. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVE ~h ae properly accomplished hand reecipts were not cn file antl the LF Ferris 90/.'s were not up to “ate. for the equipnent. In aleition, spare parts hid not been ordored During January, the project of crlcring these sparos wes stertoi by an officer placed on TDY to the Pacific Proving Grounds by tho 1808th 4£ACS Wing, Tokyo. Only about 300 lino itcis wore ordered in January and little or no progress nade on bringing the Plant “Account records to acceptable stanilards, This was the condition of the cccount at the tine of an inspection on 3 Fobrucry by the Staff Supply Officer of Task Group 7.4. 4s a result of action taken by , & consider- able effort was put forth by all concerned te bring the account up to acceptable standards, The Corrinnder of the 180&th CS Wing, assigned additional personnel end tho Conmanicr, Test Services Unit took a rore apressivo interest in tho activity so that during the nonth cf Februsry nore than 3,100 line items were ordered. This conplcte1 the initial orders for new ites onl cllowed cffort te be placed cn atjusting old stock levels during Merch, This was accormplishea by reviewing the levels to dcterrine their validity by comparing cconsuuption ani necessity fer standby items. Now requcsts were then processed through the Base Sup7"y Officer to order items bringing the on~hand figure to the preper level. Trogress was started on the Plent Account recor’s. The B-se Su, ry Officer furnishe! a consolidated listing of 211 items which the reecr’s at BeseSupply inticated were charged te the Cormmmications Eloucnt. listing of ncnecxpenldable items was uscd as a basis Yor au invontcry cench aetivity. ws om rat f These inventorics were then cerpared with the master on. sclitated inventory «n2 cverares an’ shortavcs nctcl, Paurther rescerch of these discrepancics inlicated thet mony of the overarres wore actuntiy