HARDTACK in, March 1958 WMil its conclasicn on 18 Augist 2956, The sampling aircraft flew 20 sampling vissisns ard logged 1,635 flying hours. The effects aircraft fiew 47 successful missicns cn 18 shots and logced 347 flying hours. The Asrial Pnctography Els- ment flew 32 missions or certain specified shots and isggead 199 am fly- ing hours in support cf beth documertary and technical phetegraphy requirenerts. The Weather Reconnaissance Element flew 334 flights ard acgged 3,696 flying hours cbtaining weather information over ar aréa that stretched frem the Territory of Hawaii to a point vest of Guan and cevered weil cver 10,000..00 square mites, ir. the Central In addition to the fiying actavities listed abive. during tt. operationai phase the Task Group operated weather reporting and conangece tm Pacific, stations at erght (8) island sites remite fren tne testiig Lecaticr. Wniie the cperational phase vas siial is prearess. seme elements Element which completed its schedvied participation on tne ELDER sict on 28 June. They were fclicwed srcortiy by tne Air Firce Effects Elenert vhich compieted their missisc: on the POPLAR Byert on ic duis. Wren or 27 July it was cfficially arceacced that PINON, the cper shet for the United Nation Observers ardes persormme:, had bee: tare celled there were only wwe (2) shots left tc be fired at at niwetck and the twe (Z) high altitude missile skots tc te fired at Oo Jennstes Island. Az tnis time, weather reporting reqsirements ++ were Cc iz decreased in the Eniwetok Preving Grcurd and im.ediate rcil-up of Weather COMEDUGE i LANL RC ee etnt one evr ie iS