Headquarters 4950TH TEST GROUP (NUCIEAR) - Air Force Special Weapons Center United States Air Force Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico Sws 24 July 1957 SUBJECT: TO; Comments to Final Renort of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, Operation REDWING Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN Washington 25, D. C, 1. References: a, Final Report of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, Operation RED- b, Letter, JTF SEVEN, deted 16 January 1957, files J-4/300.4 sub- WING, undated. Sect: Operational REDWING Preliminary Report of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, with 1 inclosure,. 2. At the JTF SEVEN Conference held in Los Angeles, California, 19-20 June 1957, Lt, Colonel Raymond I, Schnittke, DMA, informed me that he had been requested to prepare a report to Admiral Strauss, Chairman of the USAEC, This report was for the purpose of informing the Chairman on the actions which had been taken to correct the deficiencies which had been pointed out in the Final Report of the Commander, Task Group 7.4, Operation REDWING, He requested the assistance of this Headquarters in providing the material which the Admiral required, The information contained in paragraph 3, below, lists the actions which we have taken on the problem areas enumerated in our Final Renort and the comments on that report which you made in reference b, We are forwarding this information through you for any additional review or comments you feel appropriate, After your review, it is requested that this corresnondence be forwarded to DMA, 3. Wherein appropriate, following are this Group's comments on actions that have been taken, are being taken, or will be taken with respect to your comments/recommendations listed in Incl, #1, reference b above, and as listed in the Final Report, Chapter III, Problem Areas, ITFM ary AFWL/ 14 Q SEFERENCE NO, COMMENTS IP Iv 0.11, Action is being taken to continue emphasis on the Para 0,12 flying training requirements which vroved to be of such benefit during REDWING, The arresting de- vices appropriate to the type of aircraft participating in HARDTACK will be installed. Inc/ a) /