=OEOREr from the Chief of Staff, USAF. ’ Colonel James F. Starkey, Commander of AFSWC's 4930th Test Support Group at Eniwetok, was leter named to com mand thet organization when it became the Test Support Unit during the operational phase ef CASTLE. Personnel were tc be assigned this unit for the direct support of CASTLE. | Lt Colonel James A. Watkins, Commander of the 4925th Test Group (Atomic)'s 4926th Test Squadron (Sempling) at Kirtland, was named Com mende> of the Test Aircraft Unit, which was to consist of elements from Air Force Special Weapons Center, Military Air Transport Servics and Strategic Air Command, participating primarily for the direct support of the scientific mission. These elements weres F=84G sampling: B-36 sampling; RB-36 comtrol; Be47 effects; Be36 effects and C-54 photography. The Test Services Unit was to consist of those Militery Air Trans- port Service (MATS) units furnishing services to Task Group 7.4, including Airways and Air Communications Service (AACS), Weather Central Element, Weather Reporting Stations, Weather Reconnaissance (Air) Element, the MATS Terminal at Eniwetok, and Search and Rescue Element, Headquear- ters, MATS, source of all aircraft and personnel of the Test Services Unit, designated Lt Colonel Mahion B. Hammond as commander of that unit on 18 August 1953. BEST AVAILABLE COPY When General Estes assumed commard of the Air Task Grovwp on 1 August 1953, his staff includeds Colonel Eari W. Kesling, Deputy Commander; Colonel Herschel D. Mahon, Chief of Staff: Colonel Ray M. Hawley, Die rector of Materiel; Lt Colonel Harzy B. Allen, Director of Operations; Lt Colonel Birdene E. Ferrest, Director of Personnel; Lt Colonel Arch C. Fleming, Comptroller; and Lt Colonel Williem R. Hanna, Personnel SEORET RESTRISTES"BATA ATOMGmlitiiiitienbtiinDS 1956