business, Operations, communications and maintcnanee personnel with long on—duty Rel and R-2 day assignments, wore faccd with a fatiguc problem imposcd by these demanding days falling in constant succcssion. The most significant aspcct of ROIEO shot, from an Jur Task Group point of vicw, was, therefore, not the overall success of the air operation, but the fact that this success was achieved in face of 17 days of successive 24 to 48 hour postponcnents, Highlights of the ir Task Group's accomplishments during ROMEO snot included: thc mounting of 16 F-84 sortics by the Test Jireraft Unit altnough only 15 aircraft were assigned; the repair of an FB-36 and successful accomplishment of its B~-36's sampling mission after an abort; and, the lack of significant failure by any singlc component of the air e Task Group communications or control systcms. “so ~ The success of this mission in face of the long postponcnent period was achicved mainly through the following mcasure: Decisions were made by the Air Task Group Commander that several announced postponements would in reality be longer than the 24 to 48 hour period officially announced, He based these decisions on thorough stud: of weather and radiological forceast analysis. They involved a certain amount of calculated risk, but were obviously nccessary, These decisions afforded the Air Task Group and subordinate Com-andcrs with a time schedule adcquate to kecp units in a reasonable state cf reacincss; Effective leadersiip and direction at Croup and Subordinete levels insurcd maximua advantage being taken of this “‘unofficial" time scheculc, f, judicious aircraft flying schcdulc vas maintaincd. nig s/