II May 1949, that Command went ahead with drone aircraft plans. The Atomic Energy Commission needed 12 drones and 12 director B-17 aircraft, while Air Force program required 5 B-17 drones, 3 B-17 directors, 6 TF-80 drones and 5 TF-80 directors ,~° In August 1949, Major General Carl A. Brandt, Chief of Requirements at Air Force headquarters, confirmed these requirements with instructions to the Air Proving Ground Command to supply this support for the 1951 tests on Requirements changed but slightly. The TF~80 drone and director aircraft were replaced.by T-33-type aircraft, Task Group 3., for Operation GREENHOUSE, formed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, under the command of Major General Robert M, Lee. The Task Group was to operate all Air Force experimental aircraft, provide weather reconnaissance and forecasting, inter-atoll air transportation, and operate the airbase facilities om Eniwetok Island.) The Experimental Aircraft Unit of the Task Group came under the command of Colonel Thomas J. Gent, who also commanded the 550th Guided Missiles Wing of the Air Proving Ground, Called Task Unit 3.4.2, it wes unique in that it consisted of regular Air Force organizations redesignated for task group missions. The 550th Guided Missiles Wing operated the drone aircraft for GREENHOUSE, while its 3200th Drone Squadron provided the electronicssection for the operation. “The majority of these individuals had participated in former atomic weapons tests where drone aircraft were employed," the Task Group final report stated. "Their experience was an invaluable guide in organization of this Task Unit and in 35 APWUNL SWEH-2-003h, Eu