Echelen cn 5 February 1958. This unit was csteblisted as a feo.) peont te correlate the overall mairterance effort. This urit mintaire? current status of aircraft, aircreft rrovrd suprert eguiprert, scheduled : airter- ance specialists end controlled flow of werk irte Field Mair.terse:ce Sheps. In addition, priority requisiticns were validated in those instarces ° where the required item wes not in local stccl:s. The methods ard prc- cedures erployed insure? the most effective and effictent utilization of rersonnel and equirment throucheut the entire cntration. The Elerent Meirtencrce activities perfcrme" the specific furctions of directly supervising ard rerforming rairterarce te the airevaft ind other equipment. " Section C + Aircraft Isirterarce Al]. crearnizaticnal meinterence ard secre of the field wes accomplished in the cpen. The sirgle existince hanger wes uselt as 7: aircraft repair fcejlity tc the womimau extecrt rracticarle itons, hovever necessary to provide ter (16) 20X40 nerticle besliircs crc | sotisfy mirirum shor, supriy cnc techricel at iristrative require ots. The Farrar an¢ dotache? snller buildircs rroviideld rini ur irciva spe.ce tc acccrmodate base skcepe, Selt water corrosion presertec a contiruirnc rroblem in the ETC. A vicoreus ccerrosicn cortre] norecram, inclwiirc frequent frosh - ater - ft, amy waskhin » Was practiced on all cireraft. ret eliminate salt vweter ccrresicn. This prerran Teed tea DAO Oe ee There were rery cré verted cir- craft ralfureticrs directl: attritutable te cerresior, .ltieveh co Sicrificent effort was expended tc mirimurize ecrresicn effects. During the entire eperaticr there were fertr-fcur (44) reciproc: ting ergires ani severteen (17) jet erztre charpes. The ruvber cf orcire chances were well within prerorticn te hours flown. - 179 Ge, CS Co, eS, JIS