each monthQaPRabis period due to emergency or morale leave.
ret
1) each film courd@rwas booked each week to return exposed film
to Lookout Mountain Laboratory in Hollywood, California.
In April and
May, the C-97 and B-36 aircraft support crews were booked to leave after
theiaircraft had departed,
In May and June, augmented personnel of
the 4952nd Support Squadron started to the States,
Starting in July and
reaching a peak in August, the main body of the operation was returned
to the states via MATS.
On] July 1958, the MATS Industrial Funding
System was placed in operation.
operation.
This had very little effect on our
This meant that all TDY personnel and cargo moved by MATS
in support of Operation HARDTACK was billed to a JTF-SEVEN fund
citation by MATS.
A stamp was provided by JTF~SEVEN to validate all
personnel orders and shipping documents.
(See figure 18, Passengers
Air Eastbound.)
There was very little air cargo moved Eastbound in January, February
and March, but starting in April, a steady build-up is indicated on the
chart reaching a peak in July, August and September.
The major part
of the tonnage moved in April, May and June was reparable aircraft
engines, being returned to the depot for overhaul.
of cargo was shipped’to Hickam.
B-36, C-97 and WB-50 aircraft,
In July, 20 tons
This cargo consisted of "B" kits for
The roll-up of air shipment on high
priority hi-value items started in late July and continued through
August and September.
(See figure 19, Air Cargo Eastbound.)
The roll-up of heavy surface lift was started in June when several
special purpose vehicles were declared excess.
Surface lift reached a
péak in August and September when the USS BROSTROM, heavy lift vessel
was brought in to return the remainder of special purpose vehicles to
the CONUS.
Unfavorable winds made it necessary to ship six (6) SA-16
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