yO
Vi:
.
185
complete disposal of all materiel excess to the interim requirements and/or
stockage requirements of the 4751st Support Syuaaron (Test, at sniweton,
Inasmuch as the 495lst wag a peraanent organi-vation at wniwetox,
,<nown in test perious as the Test Base Unit, the unit was charged with the
_ difficult roli-uy task of receiving from the elements ali surplus su.vlies
aud equipment and of processing, cocumenting, anu arranging for transporm
tation of these items of materiel.
sche ovcher Units provided personnel to
tie Test Base unit Lo assist in roil-up operations, these personnel being
mostly syecialists in such areas as supoly, automobile maintenance, arid
woouworking.
The gre1iter pirt of the au,entation, however, was provided
by the 4952nd Suysort Syuaugron, 4 suboruin:te unit of the 4950tn Test Group
(nuclear).
The roli~up, thus, was completed, or near completion, in all
except isolated areas us early as the first week in September, although
the roli-up pian had called for a termination of roll-up functions within
60 uays subse,uenl Lo the aay of tne last shot.
After some five months of excellent performance, the Air Operations
Cenler was closed on 8 ‘iugust 1958.
come uismantling of unneeued equip-
“ent was og,gun soon ufter tne firing of olan on 27 July i958.
upun the
closin,; of the center, tne reraining eyuipment was removed and packaged.
Ail tne e.uipme.t, measuring some 15,000 .ounds, was shippea to
Alr Force gase on lg
ai august,
irt.s ind
wugust by Special airlift, arriving at «irtlanu on
rhe evguigsment was to be rebuined for future use ut the vevaue
Test oite and in Une cniweton Proving Gro .nd.
-
ro.
ra
-”
~