Ti... move °+ of air freight wac slow during the months August 1957 through Nove 2957 and averaged only ten (10) December, the air tonnage picked up. tens a month, In January, February, March, April and May were peak months averaging 85 tons per menth, The movement of Task Group 7. passengers via MATS was accomplished in an orderly manner, About 100 airmen of the 4952nd Support Squadren were shipped in November and December 1957 to augment the 4951st Support Squadron (Test). In January 1958, the Advance Echelons of the various elements started to move and peak months were February ard March. Elements were responsible for movement of their personnel from home station to the Aerial Port at Travis Air Force Base, California. Some of the elements used aircraft of their own Command in moving personnel to the port, Others usec cormercial transportation. Personnel ° from Hq, Task Group 7.4, 4926th Test Scuadron (Sampling), and 4$52r4 Support Squadron were moved to Travis AFB in seroups of 20 by C-47 sir- craft furrished by AFSWC. A total of 1200 Tas: Group 7.4 persornel were moved to the ™PG via MATS, In the Westbound Air Cargo, it will be rcted there is a posi in the months of January, February and March, which was the shippirg cf "B" kits for the elements ard other supvort equirprert for the start of the Cperation, Also rote another build-up in Westbcund Air Cargo shipments in May and June. This was due tc the shipmert cf replacement aircraft engines by air from the depot to the EPG., (See figure 15, Air Cargo Westbound.) The Chart on Westbound Air Passenger Movement shows a peak in January, February and March which is when the miority of the 1200 passengers moved by MATS had reached the EPG. Then another build-up is indicated on the chart in June ard July in the Vestbound Air Passerger Cor Lepee i oF bebe oo 193 JIS