aboveiB markedlydifferentfrom the routineArmy Supplysysta.
Requisitionsnormallygo from the f’o~rd base to U~pAC
and are then
forwardedto the San FYanciscoPort of mb~rkation were routinesuPPIY
actionis taken. It is obviousthat the routinesystemwouldnot meet
the requirementsof the time schedulefor Sandstone.
Rcecutionof the Air Foroe supplyresponsibility The personnel and
equipment needs of the Air Task Group did not harmonizewith any standard
was
Air ForceTO & E. Accordingly,as we have seen,a Table of Hquipxnent
developedwhich listedsuohmaterialas was requiredfrom the Army and
Air Forcedepot systems. All itemsof paraonaland unit essentialequipment were to be takenfrom home stationsby the troopuinvolved,
That sectionof the T/n ooveringArmy TechnicalServioemeterialwas
forwardedon 31 October1947 to SS & P, GeneralStaff and assignedoperationalprojeotnumberAFS-1-OPwltha deadlinedate at the Naval Supply
Center,Oakland,Californiaof 15 January194S.
‘Me Air Force sectionwas forwardedthroughHq. USAF to Ho. Air
MaterielCommand,Wright?!ield,
Ohio with the same destinationand deadline date. The Air MaterielComand assignedAir Force SpeoialProject
numbersto the ~ariousseetionsof the Air Forcelists. In this comection
it shouldfirtherbe noted that Air MaterielOommandlargelydevelopedthe
itemizedlistingsof maintename sparepartsto be included; this =8
done on the basis of establishedconsumption rates as modified by the
experienceand reoomaendation
of Staff Offioersof the EighthAir Force.
With respeotto both TeohnicalServiceand Air Foroeitems of equipment,
ninetydays maintename
spares
were included. ‘lhia
was plannedin order
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