PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Cormandor of the 78th fir tescue Squacron cat Kwajalein an? had not been relieved of the SAN responsibility.in thet area, ‘to be too much responsibility. This workload appeared To further ag;reveto this situction, tho two (2) SAh-16's attached to the 4930th Test Support Group fror tho 76th Air Rescue Squadron at Hickan (FD arrived at Eniwetck without maintenance personnel, thereby increasing the maintenance burden on the 7&th fir Rescue Squadron at Kwajalein, This situction was outlined in a TWX, on tho twontieth of iirth, fror: to 4 immediately corplicd ty scmling a TWX to the 76th fir nescuc Squairon at Hicken AFB directing the assisnrcnt of a new Detachnuont Conuander for the Rescue Elerent at Eniuctok, rolieving liajor Hegserty of this duty an¢ further directin, that mointencnec zersonnel and supply be provided the two (2) Si-16 airlift aircreft fron the 76th Air Rescue Squadron at Eniwctok.+5 With the dolay of three (3) wocks and nore between Gu.VO and RCLEO shots, it became evident that the ccrrosive salt cir at this staticn was causing increased tiaintenanee and abort rates. Only by frequent aerial flights coukl wo hoje to kcep the cbort rate at an acceptable minirno, The problen which cnsuo? on these frequcnt flichts was that, with such flying, periodic inspections hat to bo serformed which could <cny use of the aircraft for the operction. Since wo could nover be sssured as to when a shot would be fired, we were in the position of assuring a calculated risk by withdrawin: circraft froi: operation forthoseinspectiors._ 14. 15. 1G 7.4 lise: THX fr TGG 3~250, DIG!s 23/02352 & 23/1135Z. 10