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the late planning phase and helped to insure a general state of readiness .
in meeting flying safety criteria.
Several construction projects during the planning phase of HARDTACK
wore favorable to safer operation and maintenance of aircraft.
The most
important of these projects was the extension of the FRED (Eniwetok) ruway, beginning in October 1957.
The existing 6,850-foot rumeay was to be
extended to a length of 8,300 feet, including a 200-foot eddition on the
south end and a.1,250-foot addition on the north end.
On the north end,
the runway would extend to the water aige.
The construction of a run-up pad and accessways, parts of the rummy
extension project, also began in October, as did the rehabilitation ofthe
rumway and aprons and installation of ramp lighting.
These projects, with
few exceptions, were completed or near completion by the beginning of the
operational phase of BARDTACK,
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The Group Commander directed that a flying safety council be established for HARDTACK and meet once each week during the operational phase
to discuss and consider safety problema and policies on a continuing basis.
Similer bodies also vere formed in each of the Units to stress the magnitude of potontial flying safety problems.
Therefore, because of these efforts to indoctrinate flying personnel
in proper procedures, to reduce or eliminate physical obstacles, and to
continue the accentuation of problems and hazards, the flight safety program
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