Headquarters
4950TH TEST GROUP (NUCIEAR)
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Air Force Special Weapons Center
United States Air Force
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Sws
24 July 1957
SUBJECT:
TO;
Comments to Final Renort of the Commander, Task Group 7.4,
Operation REDWING
Commander
Joint Task Force SEVEN
Washington 25, D. C,
1.
References:
a,
Final Report of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, Operation RED-
b,
Letter, JTF SEVEN, deted 16 January 1957, files J-4/300.4 sub-
WING, undated.
Sect:
Operational REDWING Preliminary Report of the Commander, Task Group
7.4, with 1 inclosure,.
2. At the JTF SEVEN Conference held in Los Angeles, California, 19-20
June 1957, Lt, Colonel Raymond I, Schnittke, DMA, informed me that he had
been requested to prepare a report to Admiral Strauss, Chairman of the USAEC,
This report was for the purpose of informing the Chairman on the actions
which had been taken to correct the deficiencies which had been pointed out
in the Final Report of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, Operation REDWING,
He
requested the assistance of this Headquarters in providing the material which
the Admiral required, The information contained in paragraph 3, below, lists
the actions which we have taken on the problem areas enumerated in our Final
Renort and the comments on that report which you made in reference b, We are
forwarding this information through you for any additional review or comments
you feel appropriate, After your review, it is requested that this corresnondence be forwarded to DMA,
3. Wherein appropriate, following are this Group's comments on actions
that have been taken, are being taken, or will be taken with respect to your
comments/recommendations listed in Incl, #1, reference b above, and as listed
in the Final Report, Chapter III, Problem Areas,
ITFM
ary
AFWL/ 14 Q
SEFERENCE NO,
COMMENTS
IP Iv 0.11,
Action is being taken to continue emphasis on the
Para 0,12
flying training requirements which vroved to be of
such benefit during REDWING, The arresting de-
vices appropriate to the type of aircraft participating in HARDTACK will be installed.
Inc/ a) /