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for morning reports; and all Test Base Unit personnel assigned to elements not having a morning report function physically present in the

proving ground were attached to the 495lst Support Squadron (Test),

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major problems were encountered in providing Personnel services to individuals of the Task Group,
In mid-June, when it became apparent that Operation HARDTACK would
extend over a longer period of time than had been anticipated, a review
of the manning status of Task Group 7.4 became necessary in order to
determine the need for extension or replacement of personnel in the
proving ground,

An original plan provided for a replacement of only eo

persons for whom a mission requirement would exist in excess of the 179day limitation.

However, extension of the operational phase made neces—

sary the establishment of a program to insure that a much larger number
of personnel required for the operation either be returned to the Zone
of Interior and replaced by parent organizations or be extended beyond
179 days under authority granted Joint Task Force SHVEN in the Air Force
Movement Directive,
To effect replacement or extension of temporary duty, the procedure
first employed consisted of the submission of a roster by the Unit con-

cernedto Headquarters Task Group 7.4, listing ail information essential
to constitute a reyuest.

Formal requests, then, were prepared in the

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