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CREW,

AND MAINTENANCE MAN OF TES MONTH

A letter outlining the procedure which will govern the sutmission of
future nominations for crew, and maintenance man of tho month, was sent
to the three Test Services Unit Elements pessessing aircraft, on 20 Marche?
Selections for the month of February for the Test Services Unit were
forwarded to TG 7.4 on 22 March2° Tho selections were made by this head-=
querters from recommendations submitted by the elements posscssing aircraft,

AIRCRAFT SCHEDULING
An Aireraft Take-Off Coordination Form is published daily by the AOC
in order to provide adequate take-off scparation of aircraft departing
Eniwetok.

Failure by the individual unit operations to furnish tho A0Ce

with take-off and mission data prior to 1600 hours each day tended to_ = ]
defcat the primary purpose of the take-off coordination form.

The dis-

erepancies noted in the operation of this scheduling system ware called
to the attontion of our elcmonts posscssing aircraft, with a request that
positive steps be taken to insure that they do not occur in the future?”

"ROMEO" MISSION
After several postponemonts due to unfavorable winds, "Romeo" mission
was flow successfully on 27 March.

For the second time, all participating

MATS aircraft porformed their part of the mission in a commendable manner.
Complete crew debriefings were conducted with crews of the Tost

Services Unit that participated in "Romeo" mission on 27 March.

A summary

of data obtaincd from these debriefings was forwarded to the Director of

Operations, TG 7.4, on 28 March?®

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25. Hq TSUP Ltr Subj "Crew & Maint Man of Mo", dtd 20 Mar 54 (TAB #21)
26. Sco TABS 7 & 8 of SAR Elm History, Attachment C.
27. Hq 1G 7.4 Ltr Subj "Acft Scheduling", dtd 19 Mar 54 (TAB #22)
28.

Hq TSUP Ltr Subj "Msn Debricfing", dtd 28 Mar 54 (TAB #23)

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