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the Naval Air Liaison shown on the chart, it must be emphasized that this
liaison was effected continuously throughout the operation because of two
factors:
First, the fact that the Commander, Air Forces, was responsible,
with the exceptions noted previously, for all air operation on test days,
necessitated a close relationship with the Naval Air Units involved in
the operation; second, the Combat Information Center aboard -the UBS MT.
McKINLEY waa placed under his operational control for the duration of
the air activities.
This Combat Information Center provided a positive
means of air control during the training period as well as during the
actual operations.
Problems faced by various officers of the staff are
discussed in more detail in Chapter V.
In an operation of this type and with the organization used to accom=
plish the mission, there is always the danger of minimising the part played
by administrative personel. ‘Complete records of the procedure must be
filed in an accepted manner, administrative action must be accomplished
expeditiously, and action required and taken by the operating staff must
ve followed carefully if the over-all result is to be achieved.
A complete
discussion of the operation of the administrative section is contained in
Annex "0", Part II of this reporte
4.
TASK GROUP 74
Task Group 7.4 was organized” officially 9 January 1948 at Fort Worth
Air Field, Fort Worth, Texas, with Major General Qa, then
Brigadier General, assuming command on that date.
This group
as the operating agenoy for the Air Commander in the field.
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was to act
With a few
exceptions, personne) were drawn from the Eighth Air Force, and much of
@chart 8 on the next page shows the organisation of TG 7.4
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