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the forward area in time to support the operation,
Vehicular requirements
(see "Vehicle Requirements," this history) were to be made known to Taek
Group 7.2 no later than 210 days prior to the start of the operation.
Requirements for fuels and lubricants for Eniwetok and Bikini were
to be assembled by the Air Force Accountable Officer and submitted to the
Subarea Petroleum Office, Fuel Supply Depot, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(A
planned expansion of the POI. storage facilities at FRED would increase
aviation fuel storage capacity by 840,000 gallons, thus eliminating outstanding current storage problems, 31)
Initial Air Force Suplies for all units of Task Group 7.4 were te
be provided through the project kit procedure established on 20 August
1955 for Operation REDWING,
In a third subconference, transportation support, policies and procedures were delineated.
Airlift was to be reserved for essential move—
ment of cargo and personnel; routine movement of c:rgo and personnel would
be made by surface craft as far as practicable,
The !filitary Air Transport
Service and its relationship to the test series was discussed at length,
as was the sample return program and its requirements,
This conference clarified many aspects of HARDTACK Materiel support
and provided a basis for the writing of the Logistics Concept for HARDTACK
by the Director of Materiel. 32
The Logistics Concept, published on 10
July 1957, was developed as an aid
for preliminary planning,
a
lore detailed
AFWL/ HQ
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