a
wh Weather Squadron requested they be
ocated additional vehicles including two (2) Dukws.
These addi-
tional requirenents were forwarded to JIF-SEVEN and they were approved.
Final approval was received from JTF-SEVEN for 119 General Purpose
Velttcles in January 1958.
These vehicles were made available through
Army Supply channels and were shipped to the EPG in the last quarter of
1957.
The Test Base Unit Installations Officer made arrangements with
the Army to commission these vehicles as they were required.
The Transportation Officer was represented by the Assistant Staff
Supply Officer in the Advance Echelon.
This officer drew the general
purpose vehicles from the TBU and issued same to the various elements.
This phase of the operation was carried out as planned and the elements
received their allocation of vehicles very shortly after arriving in
the EPG.
Task Group 7.4 personnel were issued Military Drivers license and
operated its own vehicles.
Task Group 7.2 dispatched and provided
maintenarce support for these vehicles.
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Some of the units that had requested jeeps decided at the last
minute that they would like to have 1/2 ton pick up trucks.
It is
believed it would be to the advantage of the next operation to have
more pick-up trucks and less jeeps.
(A breakdown of general purpose
vehicles by organization is shown in figure 13).
Section C ~ Special Purpose Vehicle Requirements
144 pieces of special purpose equipment were programmed for the
Operation.
AFSWC.
These vehicles were requested by letter to ARDC through
At the time, these vehicles were requested the 4935th Air
Base Squadron had serveral vehicles excess as also did the 4951st
Support Squadron (Test).
18 of the 4935th vehicles were marked for
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