wat I 10 Based in part upon the Joint Task Force schedule, a planning sche- dule for the 4950th (Task Group 7.4) was compiled in March 1957 by the Operations Directorate. 17 this schedule, listing all known requirements and projects, was designed to provide a constant monitoring of all planning programs to insure punctual completion, 1. According to this schedules Aircraft modifications were to be completed by 15 December 1957, 2. The Task Group 7.4 Operation Plan/Order was to be completed by 15 February 1958. 3. Materiel was to be pre-positioned in the for- ward area by 1 March 1958, 4. The Air Operations Center was to be in place at Lniwetok by 1 Mareh 1958. Se ~ The edvance echelon of Task Group 7.4, the Test Aircraft Unit, and the Test Services Unit was to depart for the proving ground on J]. February 1958, the move to be completed by 15 February. 6. Headquarters of the Test Services Unit, Test Aircraft Unit, and Test Base Unit were to be activated in the forward area on 20 March 1958. 7. Air rehearsals were to begin on 25 March 195%. 6. The roll-up phase was to be completed 45 days after the last shot, Significantly, no estimated date for the termination of the opera~ tional phase of ‘iARDTACK was given in either the Joint Tusk ‘‘orce shVEN or the“950th schedule, Book -essaze. A draft cf the preliminary Look mesunve, wien had —_ 7

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