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vehicles was made by Task Group 7.4 in October 1957. The initial allotments were made to Unit Commanders for further allocation to the elements.
Some 124 general purpose vehicles had been allocated to Task Group 7.4 by
Joint Task Force SEVEN prior to October 1957, an allocation which was sone~
what greater that that for REDWING when 103 vehicles were provided to the
group (see "Vehicle Requirements," Chapter I, this histary). These vehicles arrived in the Eniwetok Proving Ground during the last part of 1957
and were made ready by Task Group 7.2 for issue to Task Group 7.4.
The
full issue vaa received by Task Group 7.4 before the beginning of the opera~
=
tional phase of HARDTACK.
The plan for shipment to Inivetok of special purpose vehicles, which
were being acquired from Air Force resources and which involved 122 vehi-
clea, was made firm in October 1957 with Headquarters Air Research and
Development Command.
The vehicles arrived at the port of embarkation by
1 January 1958 for further conveyance to the proving ground. All the special purpose vehicles arrived at Eniwetok in January and February 1958 and
were placed in a common pool, to be issued to ths requiring agencies as
needed.
No outstanding problems were encountered in the acquisition, trans-
portation, or allocation of these vehicles.
Yortable Buildings.
The problem of securing portable buildings for
HARDTACK, to provide an increased amount of sheltered working space for
AFWL/ HQ