expensive.
Here is a chart that shows
in summary what our
effort will represent in personnel and major items of equipment:
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The cost of the Operation will approach 150 million
dollars.
This cost will include the pay of all personnel,
. and the cost of construction required for Operation REDWING.
It will not include the cost of normal items of military supply,
nor will it include the cost of fissile material or atomic and
thermonuclear devices.
At this point I will discuss in greater detail the
organization and mission of the Air Force task Group.
Here is
the major breakdown of this group, the number and types of
aircraft assigned, and a resume of major functions.
The groups
headauarters was established at Kirtland AFB, where the
organization manned and trained its subordinate elements and
where it came under us for planning purposes until it moved
here in March.
Many of the supporting units did not report
for operational control until we moved to the forward area.
Examples of these include the TAC, SAC, and MATS elements.
The group is divided into three units,
the test support unit,
test aircraft unit, and test service unit.
missions assigned to each are as follows:
The aircraft and
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tT am sure all of you appreciate the supply, maintenance,
and operational complexities associated with this great variety
and number of large and small aircraft.
Getting all of them
crowded onto ENIWETOK Atoll represents a considerable planning
feat initself as you can see from this airdrome layout on
_ ENIWETOK.
(discuss) The C.0. of 7.4 came under our positive
operational control 15 March in the PPq@.
Up to this point, I have given you a broad picture of our
organization, missions, and operational concept of Operation