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On 7 October 1957, after conclusion of the PLUMBBOB test series,
utilization of the air control equipment at the Nevada Test Site was terminated,
Therefor'e,. on us Ootober the AN/USQ-12, to be used at Eniwetok,
was moved, lesa goers from the Nevada Test Site to Kirtland Air Force
Base, where nifdrbdahing ef the equipment was begun imediately.
By the
end of Oatobér the AN/USQ-12 was established and operational in Area H
at Kirtland,
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Arrangements cleo wore nade in Ootober to transporttheUSG-2 to
Eniwetok aboard the USS Boxer about 1 February 1958,
Together with the
equipment, newly-arrived Task Group 7.4 controllers would travel to Kale
wetok aboard the Boxer, receiving training enroute on the Boxer Air Opera~
tions Center equipment,
The USQ-l2 subsequently was sent to North Island
Navel Station, California, on 31 January 1958, for transportation to the
forward area,
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The radio transmitting and receiving equipment for the aircraft COMe
trol system was placed in readiness by Sacramento Air Material early in
1958.
The equipment, housed in a trailer van, was shipped oy the depot
to the Boxsr in January 1958,
The depot also obtained an additional
trailer van for conversion to meet conmmmications needs; the second van
was modified to accept UHF radio receiving equipment.
this additional
The acquisition of
van permitted the full mobilization of the adpground
communications system and provided greater flexibility of the system,
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