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Late in 1956 the L950th Test Group (Nuclear) was established by
Headquarters Air Research and Developnent Command as part of the Air
Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Bese.
It ts a permna-
nent orsanization whose mission is to plan for and to provide direction
of air suprort for full-scale nuclear test prosrams both in Nevada and
the Pecific.
The members of the Headquarters of this group, while
rarticinating in the PL’MBBOB ex-rcise in Nevada in the Spring and Summer
of 1957, concurrently initiated plans for Task Group 7.4 participation in
HARDTACK,
Upon activation of Task Group 7.h, Provisional, by Headquarters —
Air Research and Develonment Command on 1 October 1957, the Cormander
and otier personnel assi ned to the Headquerters of the 950th, merely
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assumed similar titles within the newly formed Task Group 7.) and continua
doing the job at hand.
Thus there was no time lost in organizing a new
group of people to do the Jleadquarters Task Group 7.4 job.
During the period from 1 October until thse orening of th: operational
phas* of HANDTACK in the forward area on 15 March, the provisional units and
«elements of Task Jroup 7.l: were established and organized at their various
4T home hases,.
Commandsrs were assisned and planniny proceeded under the
giidance of the Commander, Joint Task Force SEVEN and the Commander, Task
Group 7h.
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Althou 2h advance detachments were jn the forward area as early as
February, operational control of these units was not assumed by Task Group
7.4 and Joint Task Force SEVEN until their commanders arrived on 12 and
Marc: r spectiv ly; this assumption of com-and was accomplished smoothly
and without misunderstandinz.
Connand arrangements during shots varied depending upon the shot
Situation.
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