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The documentary photography requirement was to be met through the
use of C-54 aircraft at Eniwetok,

Two civilian photographers and re-

quisite equipment were to be transferred to Johnston Island in late May.
Joint Task Force SEVEN laid down a requirement for one weather
flight per day at both high and low altitudes, beginning aproximately
25 July, six hours of each flight to be in the vicinity of Johnston
island,

To meet this requirement, Task Group 7.4 planned to deploy

five aB~50 aircraft from the weather Heconnaissance Element at Eniwetok
to Hickam Air Force Base “at the end of operations at eniwetok."

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nificantly, this assumed a completion of operations within the sniwetok
Proving Ground by about 1 July 1958.
Regarding command matters, the overation plan stated that Headquarters

Task Group 7.4 would be maintained at uniwetok during the iniwetok Proving Ground phase of HARDTACK, the Commander transferring his headquarters
to Johnston Island about 12 July 1958.

Ihe Johnston Island headquarters

was to consist of two officers and two airmen.

In addition, a comple—

ment of two officers and two airmen from Headquarters Task Group 7.4 at
Eniwetok were to be stationed at Hickam to coordinate support and operational_matvers during the build-up ind operational phases of iiwShesL.
Two other officers and one other airman were to be detached from the
staff of the neadquarters at sniwetok to tie staff of the Johnston Islund Base coiumander for the duration of Coeratizn HawtliCn.

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