Ltr, SWS, 4950th TESTGU(N), dtd 24 Jul 57, “Comments to Final Report of the
Commander, TG 7.4, Operation REDWING*
ITEM
8.
REFERENCE NO
TII P II A, paras
1.3
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1.8
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The difficulty of obtaining timely manning of the
Task Group was generated by an apparent failure
to provide adequate lead-time in requisitioning
of personnel,
problem by:
We avoided recurrence of such a
(1) requisitioning officer personnel
from 9 to 12 months in advance of desired report-
ing dates {which provided a 45-day period of resi-
ding
at Kirtland AFB prior to departure for the
EPG), and (2) allowing 120 days lead-time in
requisitions for airmen personnel,
Al] recommen-
dations made in the Final Report on this subject
were carried out and will be subject to periodic
screening and follow-up action by this Headquarters
and AFSWC,
9.
ITI P II A, paras
2.3
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2.9
Despite our efforts to the contrary and the experjence gained during REDWING, we anticipate continued difficulty in securing the assignment of
personnel who are necessary to carry out the Task
Group mission in an optimum manner, We have already encountered this problem in planning for
HARDTACK in that there have been arbitrary reduc—
tions in all UMD's resulting in arrival or projected arrival of individuals against non-existent
positions, Despite the cancellation of certain UMD
spaces, 4 mission requirement still exists for the
individuals concerned,
DCS/Personnel, AFSWC,
recongnizes such requirements as valid; therefore,
no cancellation of original requisitions is planned,
10,
ITI P II A, paras
3. 3-3,10
This Headquarters is giving continued attention to
the problem of securing the proper number of adequately
qualified personnel for all cf the units for whom we
have manning responsibility. We believe that the
situation will be materially improved for HARDTACK,
Thus far, the question of rank in relation to UMD
authorizations has not developed into a problem, at
least at the higher levels as mentioned in paragraph
3.9. However, in the austerely manned 4951st Support
Squadron there are certain career areas in which
only one or two authorizations exist. In such cases,
it is highly desirable that incumbents be of NCO
grade, so as to provide a supervisory capability in
all functional areas of the unit. In those functional areas where only one or two airmen are
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