Date post: | 07-Apr-2018 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | aviation-heritage-press |
View: | 222 times |
Download: | 0 times |
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 1/44
v F l J-
v ( J \ j ( J - j
,
Eletor? itlftsrth,Air .Fq'ceJenrany tbrough Juno L956 (u)
, . : r. :1 : i ' r r i l ] , i i li r * - ; ; l ' t i i i i i t L U
cTf,PM--l r , \
lHE DHrEIrn'l$r 0F alt[flc cAH[E[LIrr tu,UBIQU,i:; iiUr.ir'---... ,
HLarlon EbveloPnts
Ccnsrs].
?ihll€ t}lc e;ubJec! of this chapber ls restrlcted to t}1€ cpcc{rl
F{rpons actftltlos of tb€ Fl3t€€ntb Alr Forcer lt nquld not do to
dJ.rr.egard, enti:'e1y tha thBrmnu€loar tests tEking Placo tn ths
hclflc. tho partlstpaticn of '"h€ Flfteonlh Alr Force ln thos€
tpeta Es vslr -cla'11, to b€ slrFrBr &r1y four B-J5ts of the 92d
BoEb 'JtnS on TltT eb Guarr !m€ och€dulod to gather air sauplce
conto,lnlrg ruLloacl.ivo dusi, lirajor General Arcld€ J. 01'1, Jr.,
Fl.ftcanth A:r. Fsrc€ CoimaoCoe, tre'/elled to Enl5'rtok r{,a-n4 to
obsarre tbe H-bo* Croo, hrt urrf,avom'o:b Heath€r cq:ditlss ro-
pcatldl;7 postponed tho eq.LwLon, and qlpntuall"tr Cssa-l qld bfb
tb g.ovlng grgrrrds vltho.rb hgrrlrr8 rltrpssod th€ t€ct. A s@t>
nore extudcd dlscugslon of tho elfto€d"h Alr ftac€ par{lclpatlon
ln that actlvlty lrtll be forlrd'tn gttaPt€r I[.
h nsrrr of tno Eljteeattr *lr bcsre .spcclal iEepqtsSgP'IZ tsaactlylttua drrtng the lorlod urd,er dlssuteL@ sboul,t #:t: i.fgth
trt $s .'a11 tsrt, Jn tbo FrcJ.fle qprclsadr hoFrrBF.
cpocllJ' rrApqrs tnepectJons at Flftoath Alr Forc€ bas€E ad a
SIC uurbcr.d btt€r ql tho sr''€ lubJstr et In.st @s oP€aatlglel
sult^Bbll,lty teEt of Hk-ZX. FaIFos' and e ew regulat,$ o" tb
rccpaalbltltles fe speclal uspmt fiocttons hfSfigfhd tbg
crtbcr ov6nts. ALL ln alln lnspoctL@l arrf tnrinlng cont,lnrnd to
I - : . ; a - r tnLoc
Nte-h
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 2/44
FredoEfuat€ ln the €sqPhssle on an cvar grcabq efflcloncy ilx
splc{nl rc,pon8 l\rnctlons. Tho Eny bours EFeu,t n trasnlrg parcoual
for har.cl1ng rpcc{or HBslpons epead,ec o a great ed,at, q[ tn*r
opaclallsts; tbe rpopqrs oftlcer exd thc dccol:itLqr gLncgn.Thc dutlcs and responoib{'r it,iss of thc rr€eF..ons ftlcar ere
brl'sry orrtl;lned lrl tbe o.fflcers? classlrlcatrlpE 16nr,o't a.d a.tre
lfutod hors !o cotr'.eJr seo of tho clere,nds nad,c .B bh! fter.t.
tbo offlcer an:st tra'ago n'r1 Heapons actlvi.blesp Jacruurg lngta.ll-
atlona, ralntergnce ard rcdLflcatLon of tne.rjons.. he l,ea.Jlg olErg:1tLqls on alrcrrft, ard
tbo tralnlng of alrcreu pcoonne.L fu thetactlca-l esplcrpent of Ajr por-ce wspona ed, lurlltLcn^s. rn carrylrg
out theso nrltuarlous ta€ks bbe rcaporc oftleer Ja responstbls
ss follrils:
Assfurrs ;nojects arcb aa instal}l.ng eircr"afttreapons ard repelring or rcd:ei:rg unlttsrsauepa:oLon, qrsta.ar, arC estebli,sbsa prtoritts€ fcfrmk accoipll:trnent. Obesralf perforunca o! srlchfustJ.cos as instslllng tcnr tsr$t oqulrutrroSrldaraluates :crrpletcd rrcrk for acJuracy and codor-EBnc€ o atardards. g
A tochnlcal gsst5,-enl'ii{,rt"r tocbnlca,r ak{'rle, and tltc rpepous
d-flctr' nccds to knon oru::arv utl'etlcsl calcullsr nd t&s
fucdrrnartaJs of eLestrlslty, A Bachclorrs drgr€. J.u engln€€qrfus
La dcslrablc, &rd t,ho couprst,loa of a rrep@^6 cor.rsc rgstatorir.
!r tb lrspolr ofllcer ra eaeoatlauy e tsshs ad errycvlaon,
L Aru 36-1, Offr,corst cLEsetfrcatrnn '!annr, 1 Ja' i3r p. rst,
ii;i,;i'i$;:'iFiL'il
L
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 3/44
3/f F r+ : , rng , , 1cp5i - r i ; . . r ' , . ; i . . t ; l j J
tbs dr"'^Utlo eLrun l.r t.bo pollcon cld trqubtc obooterl as
bc rorvcr to ptcct th basc n''d ths gancd cr,alnnUy ln cas€
ol alrcnft blJ.rrs, e otbcr acoldert drrlng I {pee{nl reBp@t
orsrcL$. Tld! ls aocqllahod by dlsasrenhl {ng tbc epcl^slxrspon. Tbe dsoilltLon al:un Lo a trglrrd 4cclat tqt, 16o deatrcyr
atoclc Esrt€!, dLr'ascebc apeclal :aIrD^!, an{ dJ.cpooee of G-
ploalnc rttspst! eoa:sldercd unrrshla, For tbeoe tasks bo recslvegJ/
55 dotlsrc pcr mth llr trcrrtltr ;ny. ltc qt.a.llfy 8,s 8 d.c-
mlltlon traJ-noc, en alrlron nrst bav€ so6 rrnrn{ttsrs ergerl-ence
anl a 461?a AFC. tJlth tb6s€ qrallllcatL@s bo ls aeo{gred t'o a
trelnlng cours€ at Irdlan Eead, l.t8r?lard, r&sn hc ls tsught tbe
aafo barr[lng e.d dreUtlon of rpeclel rap@' 1o g.r l]h.sec.
Tbs tlrst Fhasc de'l'' rrllh tls d{eFps8l of sotrtreat{gra] rnnrn{ttp6g,
and at tbLa ctagp tbs ctul@t srct oblall a gled€ of 85 qr bstter.
to Es,lJ{y. Tbo accood prt, proaaoo lustrnctln la tbc lafe
dl.Easaobly rnd *bPose.l of speclal Fapo*'r fu geduats of tbs
coursc 1s asafuned to tba nsrltlrns h.anlU of en Alr Baac Gop, rtrleb
bss sn authorlzatlou fqr irc Ce:ftJon alrm 1nr rrJng. fbllr tbo Ab
Ugtort l Cmnd (Alf), !s Ln cbarg! of daaoltl{qr rq* ln tbs@s of
l-ntclor, Jtrlr{lctlm' tbr qlo{al nrBpoD! d'oIltL@ U.es rdtb SAC e
ltr lnfsutlcnc, o drc.lllLo elru rs lareBly obtoincd frcllgD lrrtffil.Gt by Ib E t hcas.Lgr El.Et Dlv, q Uth AF rltALt Col Iy]. S Sourar II{, E{. 15th Af, 24 lOy 55.
AJrr llEaa Egglsber, 1 JEn 56r p. TL0.
2.
3.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 4/44
251.- J
delrolttloae actlv!.ty on the '€,se, and that lylnS ltlthln a radlus
of about 20 n{Les around cach bese. }lhore t}ro comnlly 1r
erCangereC bg an acclCqrt strbglde the 2C n{le rm'e, the SAC
derclltlon a1rnar1 orperetos Jrr:'erl{nt3\7 to prevtat dls.a*c, co-
orClnatlnA hl-: actlrilles rrlth Al{C.
Smclal lIeawng Insoectlons
SAC lhrb€red Iatter 711-2
lao entlre spec{eI rrcepons fleLd carlo und.er cl-ose scnrtlr5r
dr-rcLng he January - Juno 1956 Perlod. A nrrber ol conrla+l bases
rmro lnspected by the Rlfbeenth A1r Forcs hspectce Gencral,
and vtrere neccss€.rjr, rt c@@ndatLons nua Ede lor greaier offlcLenc,cy.
Tho irryerfoct condltj.ors noted caused SAC tp out}lrte ncr pnocedures
for peparing alrcraft and speclal r€Dons for read.v-atrile posltlous.
Stratog1c Ajr Crcnd nrubere'.i lottxr J2J-2 so.rght io dlroct tho
attcntlon of coacesders, superrlsors, an4 {nspoctoF:t, to those
defLcj.anclEs ttrich trl€ht alfect tha capablllty of coniui nJ;lgs to
- _L/rett nllcrgancy'risr glans (ry) cqdtneats. - Recont staff
inspactlons had rovcaldi-af-t"*p"ticlos
tibl-ch by tbeoselvas d{d trot,
ccnstltut€ ra.Jolr l{'n{tlng lactors ln rlt.tt espsbllity. lione. art
rrca!$esscs q.c'!.tlng ln scvara]. ol theea arsas tsnd,ed to cqo.ucd
thmel'res to ths polrrt r&er6 alrcraf[ departure cchedlt-€s csu]d
noL bc ut. ltle l.ack !.u capablllty las ttot rcadiJ.y aprparoot
d6-hg routhc oper:atlonrl or drrl.;qg Lnspcctlons coruluctod unCer
a.C,rnncc notlco pol:dttfug pegl3tlnfuS. &rt lbu Led5lg rqlulr€Data
Ltr 1ZL-2, llq SAC, 24 Apn 56, E@L.
tt
I+.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 5/44
r . i i : ; r r 1 , - i , t ' $ ]
i i l r . : i" . , . . , ;. i ' ; i . l , f
had to bc ptased lrt lrlth ot^bor properetlono, apd r&en oths agqrol€s
rEr.e ccarysbJ-ng or alraLlahlo cqulFEert, etgr lack of pofLct.ocy
on the part of bardl:l:rg, or nonltorlng pcle@roil baaant
crLtlcal.
In ordq ts sl{n{nate thJr u6a.hc!r!t ln S.{Crg capablllty, crytsln
itens rould requ3ro cmtlndng nrnroillqnco. Ajrcraft eoU+ay
conffui:ratlor roul,C nsed :r rrltorlng to lngure ttr" -qtr,rng EhlP
requJrearcnts. Ttrora utrst b€ p:arn:ne alr.t coqrittetlon betrrcn
wJrrg aintei'ance control uJ.te Erd, t&6 alr bas€ gnoup rnrdtlonc
.ft:nctLons to obtaln propsr pbaelng of specJal repons sctivltl€8
lnto tlg ovsr-all preperatlons o! the alroraft. An adegrste
nr-eber of alrcraf", ghcDr.li be e',le a'.raflabls for lhe traLalng ot
lo*tllg t€a:-cr, arcamnt lalntonancs personnel, iuli for loedLq
tests. llonth].y :3ror:ni si:sc{rl waaponlt operat5ons should 'oe
conducted oa e r.eallst{c b,sle to Ssrantes that trqjnln8 8rd
o''rqrclslng of sqport S.grctlons be conglstcnt rrlth ii{P cod,ttlo*.
In relatlon to these needs, aal em.r:Cors concerrred'r,ms to tqb
proq+- Ectlon to coma,;t.d'eCtc:sncLas * *";sses ln tboss
:rreas.
I bobai of oighf specir.J. F€apom J.nrpectloiu iook -ulace
CurJng tha rcportllxg perlod. Th€ Iaspcctc @ner:al., Itfteeth Alr
Forco.. coruluctsd ths b.spsctfui:s at thr folledng basssl
:;jjljiil
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 6/44
- t -i;",".,t"_i".i:i '#
Easc
Cartle Alr Forrcc Eesc93d B@b Hlrrg (H)93d Ab hso Grorqr
165qlrr1d Alr Forcs &.so57tJr Alr Dful.sl.on92d sotrb Hlns (F)99th Bq$ l{lxs (H)8lAth Alr Baso Ororp
l{arch Alr Forcc BasctAh A1r DlrrlrloUd, Btub }frne G{)320th no-h'rttug g)80?tn Alr Baso C,noup
Blggt AlrForce
PssceIOAb ffr DlvLsiqr95tb BotrbHlne (H)g?rh BcEs Hlry Gr)Alobh Alr Eago Gror+
Wa&er Alr Forco Base47th Alr Dlyl-rlo6rh tsotrb tlry (n)5cqth u wtus (u)812th Alr Base eoup
Ellcuorttr Alr Forcc tsgsc28th Bo'S inns (H)2$th Aj.r Ease ftoug
_ -_Albus Alr Fonco Base
'-'''g6u noo Htu6 (H)95tJx A1r Baso Grorp
Ab{Lcnc Alr &rcc Basc8f$b Alr Dlvl,'l.on3t+Lrt Bonb Wlng (U)8f$h Al.rr BBsc Grqrrp
h,te Insrcct€d
+Zl JaauarT
14-13 Fobtary
2*30l.{arch
9-13 Aprtl
23-71 AprS
?-Lt llay
Z-25 r{ay
{;..29 Jugl.e
0f tborc' tJro fuspcctlqrgat lle.lkcr, AlLus, ard, abfl.en Ajr
Forco Es€s m rstly Scrrrlcc StArgC CapabJltt;r Teats, ac,,-l'-r.rry
ctlld bc'ih+{nn -hasc (n0g) tncpcctlma. ihe dl-ttbrcnc! .bqtnq SBrnd aprc{el EponE lnspccllcor^a ny popcrly g rT,l.lnad tut sna Ot
:' ' .r"i,li3
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 7/44
u,lntenanca vamus ope,tlonr. In a lcttor of A. Janrany L955,
tho Oftlcc of tbr lnrrp.cte (bncrra.I, Eoadqurtcs SAC, *trcoted
ths Ptfteonth A1r Forcc to lnspcct thoee barar achcdulcd to rccelvr
apec{nl tcnpon!. lto lottor rcad ln part ea follorrorIt 1r the potLcy of thJ.r haadqr:artora 6\il
that s surTey lncpoctlon b cqduotcd at eachStratagtc Alr Cs,'-'and sLat{oa 1rog:auad for on-basc gtoFagc of apcclal' Fapoat pnlor to astrs,Irocclp! of yeopons. Tbsac tnrpocttons rrIIL beperlonaat to datsrnlno tbo capablllty of ttreatstlons to Lq.1cnent tho pognn- ly'
A bmbs--on-bare lnepoctlon yould n,lnly surroy assmbJgr capabJlty,
atorage fe,c{lltLes, proserrt ed, pr.oJected msrlng flgurerr 8rd
Fapons repmtlng procodurcs. Ttts mB fuspocLler hrruld lnc}:le
tbc statut of operatlono orrlers and stardlng oporatlng pocedures
for E1{P rrylcrcntatl-@, dea,}krg rdth fictr lt€clE s,! a Hcapons contr.o.l
oystenn a'rd solEciion of a 5rqpar l-edlxg 8!GBr
Cartlc AFB
An Lnspoctlon of the r.nlts of thc a3d BoEb Hb*g rd,lch acco4li-eh
fhe rcceJ.pt, rtora6e, h9:rt*, uintenaacr, r€clttrlty, and dclhrorT
of apcclal ucsporrlr ook i'f.a,co 1-n, br porlod, ?f.-77 Ja:c,uary 1956. Thg
Lnspectlo:,, tn's uado by a tour-.offlccr t rn, lod by Lbutaant
Colonol Shenrcod H. Eclscr, 0t!1ce ef tbr lrrapost^or Ccu,6rd, EGad-
qurtom FlfLeenth Alr Forcr, ard lt Jlchded actlvltlea o! tbc
93d Bordb fhg, tbe ttd Ajr Bacc 6o1ry snt thr 2d Strat gJ'c 9rrypod
IntarrLenr bry Dr E L hccacilan, EJ-st D1v, Eq Uth AF rdtb LlCoI Shcnpod'rI Eclse, IG, lh 15Uh AP, 2 JuI 56.
Iir, Eg e[C to Cdr lStU AFr rnBcobr+r-Brrc fl4i*fmCrltor:a and Eopot{fu\grn n JsrL 55. hlblt 2.
(
6 .
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 8/44
9qra,dron' Tho last annr:al spoclal lgpc6ls. LnrpectJon et ccltloJlAPIIhd bae conductad Lu.Oct€b€r 1gj4.-
rn gwrerrl trnos, the ablJ,:Lt7 of tfio g3d Bonb Hing to pcrfom t5e
apaclel trla'Pdls phaoo oflta aallgncd ECP s,s lourd to bc aatlsfactorlr.
In ttrc rrJngrs !poo{r] rrnspoo,s cctlon, ths esslgned otftcer ss dolng
an ouf stard,lng Job of coord!:a,blng r't 1 apcclal. rrapons actkltlcc on
!b.c base. Bonb consndqr loldcrs rrlr< rual prapared, tnd, rsre Eva{L-
able 1n srrfflclant nrsbora. Tho rrlrlg had dotor:rLnrd, the nocrsaar3r
houra for tralnlrrg alr crsr:r lrr apccla,l roapons, eird, boac ffudlrys
erc to bo prooaatcd to Heedgr:arters sAC es thc B-52 requtnaontg ln
this fleld. staff pcrsonnel aLso r€colrcd pcrlodlc 4rcler Faporu
trelrlng. ttro cperatrcns of tbe cberalrar, BloJoglca] a',.r grd,lo-
1o41ea1 (cuR) progrsa r*aro foud to be satlc.raot.or1r, and, hc offlcer
ant alnuan asslgncc uoIL qualllled for ttrolr posltloal, Alrcm,.it
decontsnlnatLon cr.ers bad b.@ feuod. fire g3d Arun.iot rryt ELac-
trqtlcc Helntenanco SEndron porforud, 1ta acslgmntr in E satis-
factotT EErIrlIrtFr 1sd-1ostlesd tolt udtora at Ca.rtJ.o re thc rcsb
proflclat tbat tho lnspecir* t"r
bgd cbschd,. rh varLoros
figrctlons of th 93d Alr Baso Forp nre lsrril.ed ln e satls.a,ctortrr
EnncF, r"4 no dsflclenclca or rrrcgdatltbE nrc notcd. searlty
of t&c arrvl-ca ctoregs lecJltty rdetlrrs to apcoJe.r repqu Er
outsteldlng,
rt :r totnd trrt t&! a strat€g1c stFFqt sqrgdr@ could notpcfota rt8ldard rpoclal x!rpo!! aryport luncttonc ln r aatlslactory
Bqoort, IG, Hq 15th AP1 nSpecle,l t{eaponr Inapection of Caclf"sArB,n 24 frb j6, r/t4qraEnst, IL AF 56. &h<_j,.
7 .
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 9/44
2S2j
trkrer, r.or cou-Ld i noet lts curcnt Edp dollrrery-Echod,ulc. ?hfu
ns aot duo to a lack o! prrcfLclcncT 1n rpcc{al ueaponc operatlona,
bu! to er u'.reerstlc schedule irgosec by hlgher head,qr.:artcrg. Tha
ri:spe:tJ-on Teenn oco:ocended to lleadqr:,rtels FjJteonth Alr porco
th3l s!: operatloral dilecflvo be lssued, authorlzlng onc cquplete
E.IP trtl tc ticru,{e loEc{r6, rr,lca.dj.ng, and, refi-olJng as requ!d,.
rn tJ:iee aeparato road,hg oper-ar,1or:.s, onJ.y a fotr devlatj_ons frorg
the plescrl.bed procedi.rres rler6 notod, during lhe alrcrafb-HsF\oa
ccorrl,L:.ct1on tast. A broak-algr proced,rrre tor 842 aircraf! 1r lrr
theprocoss
of dovelopnent, and rntrl thlj ls acccpllsbed. alr cnm,as3lgled Tll tl'rgets jr the B.'lP cannot practlse brealcatay proc6duror.
Falrchil^i Affi
The 57th AlJl. Dlvlslon and co:q:or:ent r.nrlts nrer.o nspcctcd, for
thelr efflclency Ln every phase of scec{rl rcaFons oporatlons bctrpea
!+-18 Fobnrary 19i6. Durlrg thls !:spcctlon onJy the ged Bor'b -rflng-
and SLLth Alr Pase crory.are inchced, alnco the !!th Borobw!.ng rer
on terryorary duty at an oy€rseas locatlon. Tbc ]ast aru.lset rpcchr
reapons lnspectlar of t,hJ 5?tb A1-r Dt'r1s10n nas cqrd,ucted, ln Fcbn:ar7
1955 by IJeutenant Coloncl Hc1.oer, 0f!1cc of the Inapcctor'Goncra.I,
Iae lnspcctloa tceu, lngr:lr-od lnto tho olfcctlvenass ard, ac@olsr
of cuch operatlons as the l-oad!€ and, lnndlrag of opcclal F{r}sls,
and the clspoaal toctrr.lqrna of ordraacc lrr:onrel. The ovar-arl
ablllty of both thc 92r F€-b lltng and, thc eurth Alr Basc rq.p to
pcr:fora tba ape.rl..l ugl,potr! phasc of thclr H{p nas for:nd, to bc-9J
cr!futact or7.- rbo rrrns apoolel rf,apons oflLcrr ud t&c dh*
-t
8- F@r Io, -t4 15q! 4P, qspco{+r }ficapoa rnspcctloa of rarrch{ldAfBrn 2 Apr 56r y'ladoroolut , 5 aay' 56. Ex[ib{t-r..-
.:
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 10/44
l i ' ! r i : i r : '* i [{fni r , ' . , ' " . ; . , , 1 i i i U ,
lnstnrctors Fnrrnrt quallJled lor tbelr pojltlocs. spoclal
uoapons n{qston fo}tors xere adequEtcly F$parod, end, nrs svg{rrhlc
lr suftlclqnt nlnbcrs. Conl.at crtr*s recoi:red, spocl:l leapons ro_
lresher tratrln6 durL:eg cach tr:cl.jdng phaso, rho oporatlons of the
CE^? rograu rcre lound to ba gatlsfactorT, anC, g sirn{.lrt J.dg,cntu's passed upon th.o activifioa of the 92C A-rsnerit arrl Electronlcc
Majnter,ance sq',:atron. Th. Er:nltlons ltranoh of the sl4th Alr Bae€
Groq rtag Bl ro found to bo flnctlonl.:'g adoqr:ato\r, o,nrl tho chlef of
thls sectloa rs,s pro'rld:lng ths necegsary guldance an{ sgpervlslon.
the assehb\7 and load;Lrg crows nere sLs,.ss€d, s sa,+,gfactor? jn t&oirhandl!-.E ot' )f<-6 and y^k LT/?A $e.e,potis, btrt ranr:J4g ln these sectlons
sa not aloqrats, ar^d ,iuo io a Ls,sk of f,ac{t;i1es i,f,1L?/?A tralnJng
raa noL b€1rrg accoaplJ.ohed. Dcsplto thoao cranbacks lrrmv-er, the
loadlq olflcec rtirt ss oxcerLent Job of nrponrisrng ths activltlaa
ol bis sactlon. A'6{1a!16 lEtall8,t,.Loos, !ac{L[tles, end q|IfFoot -
provod to bo satlsfactorT to support tbo :rlssioa'of ttrolqnltlons
branch' Tho only poLent{nlrarca of rrahxess rs,! tho re}!ab{'r rty
rtctor of HA-l, it2-ts, aair ira-r,e, $'draulrc l:Lita drrhg extcndrd.loadhg opontlons of .\rr< /?A lreallcns on a t-j,5 ajrcrafb. rack ofa;teguatc ralntenanco prlor to transfar of these ]-:!Jts to Ealrch{ld
AFB car:sod exceosive ]€slcBgp of lgnlra"l {c fhld, at ttre load1ng alte,
and, finsl opcrguionar fal]rae of thE utt. correcH.qr of thLg
dafeot Es oqprctcd to bo eceoogllshed, uy installatLq of nor rJngoenct paclclrgo .
Thc laspoctLer toau speclJlrd ja itg rc,d<s ttEt, tro presart
Btbod of q'n'l{tilrg poraonncl Jn rpcctal Hrapons ectlvltloe tq! not
adoqreta. ltc procodr:re uscd Er to trb rattcsbar clrao etardratlcn
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 11/44
) Cr- \
gred,cs as t.bo solr b6sLr tor dcterulnln6 $ctbsr an lndlvldual
ns gu.llfLcd, tuqy qr.allflcdr oF Dof qual:lfl€d 8t 811. Ihe
Lndoraeat aoLodr borclre, that r rtanrlard,Laatlst tsrtr brd b€€n
eppolntcd nnrl ES esg' onarn{n{ng ld:tvldr:al. p€rsonm1 perlodlca{y.
.Hsrch AFB
Ihalng tbc pclod Zb3O Hatab L956, the 12bh A1r Dtrd.olon ard
1+.o aubontlrnto urlts, tho 22d E@b Hlngr t&r 320th hb ifi.gr
and the S07tb Alr B.go ftoup, racalvod a specla,I wapofft bspectlon.
Llsubmeat CoJ'oncJ. H€losr of PlftsotA Alr Fqcg badqrnrters
fuspcctod thoee actkltles tbet accougllabai tbo clorege, nintaance,sccrnlty, and dellverJr of cpoclal u6alpun. Tbe la.oi rpeclal rrcsporrs
lnspect{an of tbe l2tb Alr DtrLol.on hed ta.ken place jn June 1:95]2.
The lnapcctlsn taan o.ra!:atod tb lfurdiipnc Btnrrch by obeenrrng
thc contlauorrs or€8llJd to cqbt"GfJr asg€EtbLql for strlke (C-1S)
oShrat'fm, uirl{qlx€ trio Hk 5l.bd 6, tbr.oe Mk 15 i!od, O, anrl, one tlk 2L
llod 0 'roaporr.s. .{IL qf tbes€ Fro trajnjry uospoba, Tbe lnadJlg
s/anC r:nloadlng of i;be [email protected] rdena accoaqrllabsd, on B-l+7 alrcraE.
the 1asp6"t+ teeiiir?ord' ttre ovcr*-a1l ablltty of tn€ l2th A1r
Dkl.alpn to arypor{ ltr cpoc{rl Erpds trlt€lor rnsafj.c.AstqrJr.
. Thl,r condltlm ns drg to thr tsFonr rq{nf4g1ss66 ''d ase@bly
funct{m of tir nnlilou breaoh, 8O??b AJr. tsrs. Sor4p, Otber than
thj.a oro HI k, both tactfu8I rd!g! q''.r tbc dr basr gforp bavo
chscl a goatl trycnmt, tfuca tht brt, annual sp.a{e1 ufirpcts
iaepoctlo. tho 22d E@b ffug qrccJa-l Ep@s Ecsttm ns bc{.8
?. Erport, IG, E{ 15tb AI, ttSpoclal lfeapons lruFaqtlm of l$rcbAIB,r 2O Apr 56, u/tndgg.--qntr 1 Jrgr 56. E+lbjlt {.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 12/44
Fnltor€d etfcctlvely W 1t.g offlccr, reflf Lbc ao'n- rss fsund to
bc tnrr for t$c uprcla,l rrrpoa! eactl,o of tbc S?0fh B@b l{ing.
Thc atrsurlt snd cLcctro'n:tca 'nalntrrena. qrgdr@t of both yLtrgg
ecccryLJ,sl6{ +hrfu' spoc{el rnslono ftEctfuns affectlr.ely, e,nd, gd
udc tbt Frqpq cqrflst.ratlg, qr elscraft tor ugcclal rtBpans
oparatlono. lllth tho o<cep?{q, of a fcu, alrctgnr had racelved
fosEl t&erulrcJrar dott'luy trElnlng at a tralnlng cm,nd cohool.
thc apecJal Hpons nrnctlorr of tlrc gf&h Alr Baa€ Grorrp t+er.e
far ftm retLef,actor7. In tbe offlco of tb St&tf Mualtlons q!f1cer,
nryarrlslon of t&e Hr:nlblone Branch rc.c lnadeqrn,ts b€€ausc tbe peo-flclcney of tbo olrrat{ena aectj-sr could not bo rcnlteed effectlve\r.
Tbe technlcal capabiltty dmnotrated ry the opnc?tl-ons aectlpn d.urlng
tbe lrrpcctLqr .lJd not {'"l1cate t"hBt ttlc uolt couJ,C, ,lntain rrrsqr.lrrt
Fapont. Ftfrhsr$r3r loc8l agreacrts for tbn orycdfi,lsuc rolsaso
of atcolc uErcrur bEd Bot boa docrmtrd, ao lbat nolther prty ed
cartaln of tbr aect poccdrro t,o bo fol[srpd. Ibc r*""cr of por
fq=r"rce and ggorra-t toorfgdgr ol tacbnlcel procodur:os ns belsy
tbo Pfgcontb Alf, hrc;- avrasga. Tbu!, tlc racbgnl-c€,l n$ses't,lsn
sa ooo capobl-c of p*fomJng $s t ohnlcal n!xatl,@! etJr,ia,etorJJ;.
rt na s€@ svldgrt thst r tralnlng roglarq edcqrato to ra,tntaln
t'br lrdh d.cgroG of trchnLca,l poflobncy rrqufnd En rpur€)drtanto
Otllcar !r!t !ffi.lslontd otllcar auporv$Jaa ns nrbotandrrd,
tbrw,gbout tb opa.atLon.
Hltr'tn trrc badrn6 rsGa, ccortly cryarauro tp tb,t frralsb.dI '
apcotal EBDfr! durlng rt'qlrg! end ryr'rffi, nr ngt etrt,rllrra. At
thL! crltlaal polrrb ln tb nrpqrr daltrev Irocass, abcrrlty rbsuLd
, :
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 13/44
i . . , ' l i r . . , . r r , , , . *,U i i.;1.r: r.* . i|.ij 25
bo espbasl:cd ard s.sr-rlty pcraonnel tbtrougLty lrdocbr{''rtrd ln
thotr cpoclf1c drrblss. Ib. cEa rogr8g opcr,tad ucds tbr o14
d:lractl'rosr Lo t&,lch t&r bobgrdnlot, rlls +".t tlc afu bege grqup
rcrs cEch rospo.rlblo fqr cort,&ln pbescc of th. GrB astlvltlg.
Tbo trp rlng'! hrrl ceblned tlclr astlrltlos ent{ thlc ayata, oporatcl
cat1staetorlJgr, h$ CBR, f\rnctl.ono ln t&o gg7tb Alr Baco eory
uqc not clcar$ dotin6d.
slrco tbe lnapcctlon teero tqu:d th€ unnlt.tons hancb of tbs
Sq7th Alr Eaes a.oug lacl<fu€ Ln eftlcLencrr l! cde cErtilin deflnlt€
t'acorEj€EdatLoog, Lucltdlng 6s c+11{ng ior tbg r''rn{t{ong bqBucb
to dovalop F"*1jojrxt eero@crrts rrlth tb! AEC cuatslteua for tbs
eryedltlous roleaso of AEC ieap@s. Anortb€r recc@endatjoo catled
ftr ths M13.rltions BrEnch to tglc6 {nnad{afp eetlgr to ase{go e
t:rBJ-E€d speclal rFap@s ofllcor eE cbLef of tbs Branch. As tar es
the otrrrattons sactl-qr of tbs rnlt la$ c,qcancedr tbo {nrpectLoo
teaa sug8estpd lts alfectlvensss ruld Jrryro're ll lPccirr rqspong
tochnlclans rere rotns,jnci Jto tbc rcqulr€d dog!€s of tocbnlcal
poficlancg for I'gc 5, ij,-arrl,
21 rbapou operatico.t. Suftlel.$t
tochnical tnirJ:lg on a cqlti$dJt€ ba"sLs rcqld bavs to 6s gqs.""F1{nbed
to rslata'lg th! hlgb d€g.go of tochnlsal akrll Foqul:red for apcornl
lurpons frnctlsns. In tgnp of rrsurltgr, rt't poraorcf nrcdod to
bo t&orougbly Indoctrlnstd ln tbc procodrnes te abal'lrng{n6, ard
ln th. ut{Llzat{on and oporatlft of tblr Fapong.
lba r=pcrcrusisot of tteac ra.Bvorable f{nd{n€n nro fllfg +L*l
to tie polnt. Tbsa la^s an lmdLrtr laassrgnrrr'vt ott!ry paraonal;
aryl an llrtrnslve progr|E brgun. h{b tbc Sgttb ulrnltl9ns Faash
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 14/44
ras ssheluled lor a rcJlspcctlqr sotrltltrt h JhX, str€FaIL|p/
arryerv-Is1o, of the op€r.ttlo!.s seotlon ss ooryJrtely rcorganlzed.
An offlcer fully qr,r,Ilf1ed to flll tha t0 posltlon had bca'l ass{Slnedr
In a.dCltlon to a now oparatlons offlcer. The offlcer &Lreot\yr.esporslblo lor tbc defl,clsnt arcas lfta r.cpLecod. Qtaltty control
yrocedrres ha'ro boon revltallacd, and ccryl.dsfy ngx tpolrrlosl
6:a'r{na!lsss heve bogr adDlnlst€t€d tp r'l} tocbniclang. In tblt
dlroctlon, e'!1 technlclang bEte succcscttllg pasl€d theao t'crtl.
A rollspeetl.on tboroaftpr founl tbe brancb ccnryIete\y calnbJe.
l,leanshlle, closeq. conLrol lE b€fu8 etntalncd ovEt. all pcronnel
ant tho llspoctLon tecd s rttccncr:detlce heve bsen close$ folloued.
Blaqs AflB
A epoct ]. tnapon.s b-spactlon of tb.e Arctb Air Dlvlslon ard
ccrrryocsnt rsd.ls took Cgce la t,tre porlod fU lprif L956. Uro
Dlvlslon lrart becn lrspectcd ln Decernbs L954, and agaln on l Hrrcb ,
L955 W Hoadqtert€rs El€hth Alr Force. Ideuienant Colonel HoLscr'
Offlcs of the Inspector Ge:recal, lnepeeted th9 95th and ylth EoEb
I{lnga, ths 81$bb Alr Be's€ G.orp, lld bt Strnteg{.c Srpport gqrrdrer.
lta scorpc of thc iatpectlon lncludo.l ths Losd1rrg end bandll'ng,
op€l:atLorrs, lssue, ard recclpt lectlons, as nlJ. st ttn rdngrs
rpeolal. rlaponr acbool, aocrlrltyl arld llrs dopartutt. In rcportfng
tbo tl:'rdtugt of thi.e lnapcctl.oa, t&G onea..cll abJltty of tbe glOth
Alr Dl'rloLon 8rd l,sl Strsteg! St+tpqt' Sqtndroa to orypct t&.lr
apecla,l rftlepslo nisslon HBS Fconotrrrcsl satlt{lctor1y. lho eraluEtlon
! '
10. ltlrtory 12bh Alr D1v, lhr 56t P. 36. Sco elro tho lndqrsffitto tbr InopoctJon EEPry!. bqflb-ft L
't
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 15/44
. l
-1t
EE bet€d on trfP cEpablLlty only.
fiic rpoclrl rrapons ccctlons of both bqEb ylng! rpre !ou1d, to b€
aattaiectory. A quallfl-od rrlng apoo.rrl 16gpp6s oCflcer and throc
qatlfl,cd lnsbnrotors Hsr€ roolgnad to €ch rrrng. gor.llpjrng o!r11 6p6glal rclpooe cstfirltl.ec lgr qr.s!B!d gc qffoqtl'rr. &ls w,s
cvldcnccd by th€ qtlltrctorltr ccaubt cran prrlqEanc€ durLng tb€
flitght tlnc operetLon. -Erc aru,-'tsat nud cjlectrqdca agurdrol pclr-
ford the.b r1rctnl. $capons filrsttmr sat,l,:tactc-i1y h,rt lneeas€d,
cryba'cls cr apcclal rrcaporu tralnlns ras r.qulr€d tor ct€,ff porsogrel.
Tte procedlrco, po}lcles and uthods of the lhs{tLsrs &ranch, sLotbAlr Basc sorry, t'gro adegrate ard IFIL docr""aatnd. The Lgsuo ard,
receJg! sectlcl of tbe lludtl-crls baacb e,s 6lnerr En rnsatlsiacto'r'5l
rctlng,lprsrerr txlt thj.E res pllar{ly due to tbs e:troa ohortage
of poruonnel ln thLs r€ctlsl. %l.y trrc o! tbc ad,borLja€d ssrreq
alr:ntn rff€ alsl€nrd. Tlr{s runbcr las sJr\y nort erdflslsrt to
ls,lnt8fur t[6 artrn'lnirtrati'rerccords rlth ths degF€ of accur"acy
rcguJled. Ttro otbor soqti.qla of tb,e rlnltlrng bangb, ram e1r
a,tLafactor';l fu tho pcfisr"ancc of tbolr finctlmg.
ltr occurlly atlmdcd apaclal rtapour $lJr ln storaga rcs
aatkfa,cte3r, tn;t Ylthln thr elrcr:aft ]r.a.t{ng ara, tbara x*.e
gc'rorral lnttrnc$t ln tdrtch pareonncf nrr lax ln rn{^talnlng.rrtabi1;tsf
cd procc{rrna, TbLr rosultrd tn bplor evgra€r rocur:lty drrl.rrg th,
fll€ht' llac opcratlon. rn rddttlon, ths ectlrttjss ef tbl cER,pcogretr
Fro r.nratlrfactanT. SoE of thr aaloetcd pcrronr:af, (aquadron ca
11' trpoTtr IO, E+ Uth Af, ttSpactet Hcagnns nstrstlq e! F{gerAPBrn Eay 56, u/JrlAor,-"rlrt, 5 ,tr14--6. nArfUft 6.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 16/44
ofilcers enc a,furnsrl alrcr-aft dccmta,nlnatlon crpervlson), hadnsL rocelved tbr roquir"ed tnrlllnE. sec prana hod boen u.d,e lorcE8' dcfonse, but thosc rrnl vegur, ldrrle porscrnc]. uero unar+are of
proc+lurcs end rcoponslb{].ttlga. Tho Flro Departmnt ras foundto bc congld,arab\y bclov the Etffeath llr Forcq stardanr lnthe cffcctlvrness of 1ts rpoclal uoapo.nE ralnjng progr?lr. AIFcFslfE of thc lct stratcglc spport sguadron catlrtb,ctorlly Losd€dspccla.l Eapane, coEponoats, !n,{ Llfta l-nto C-124 alrcref!, bufFro st{1't lhor.! qr broxtodga of the spco{n.r }rapans prroced,rrreo
t'nlgue to tho C-LA tranoport.
Tttg trspectior teatr roco@dcd tx€ r.evislal of ar.t lrgFons,asoenb\y ar.d lnapcctlon chgck usta, ard closer supervlslon of
tochrxlc{l tralnlnE to rnsrro tbst cpecJa-l epnns pnoflclencT ugnalntaj.ned. ApplLed to the rn-rrltj-ocs branch of. ur &lOEhAlr Essecrqrp, thosc csrrecblon; loon produced, tbe des$.od reaultg. rnth18 -".'o subJect, tr:ajnJng reaporis raro r,opabed, s.od :re1nlntod,ard loadins cnll{r r-ecolvql cLorc srrycrnlsJon_r&rlo engaEed ntbat actlvltJr. Ths ,teflotlr"r"" noted, l,n Eecrrlty r€rc also correctc4,
ftanir xErG ua{rltatnrt on ectlw {glmc 24 hours a day, and acrrtrly dogaram ut{],r'{d durln8 t,}tr baufs of dar.lcrcrr j.n cor$unct,lorr rlth t}o1gloo gurrd!. fte tralnlng lFogrrun ss altcr.cd to lrrclude rcpcatadlnstructLon for 6rn:lds perforzaln8 t.h"elr d,rrtfua, ao r! to prorJda
thc nxlnn srcurlty drclng loediq aDd unloaclng qporetlma. Anar G&1 ectlon sa forncd in rccordrncc rlth sAc E gulsr,ton iii-L,Aruax Y. r,r tlr porlod erdrd, tbc gloth Alr Drrbl,qrns ,tr.$!rg
tbc Lryortancc of tbo CE, trrogrtE, r,'d. clagsc6 rqfe b€ing ooodust d
ilr ' i '* l ri:ii:iJ
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 17/44
27A
contixuously on a atarppod-lp rat6.
er LL-12 Jrns 1956, thn Offlcc of t&. lrurpcctor rkncral,
EL:ftoonth Alr Forcc, ccnductod r cFolal Fspqls lns.ooctlon at
B1€gt AfB. fha tean, h€&ded, 7 T^{a16srcgt CoLonel llaloer, lngFctpd
tho assarnbl;r, ulntenanco, atolatsr rnd trandtlng of l& If rnapons
br th€ nurliloru trlanch of the sltth Alr Baee 6oup. ih6 rca.f{qg
anC dollvarT of thocs rnapons, nlnsg dth tbo orrqt\ell aecr:rlty
sctupr uaro E€'qr durJ-ng tho apocla-l tcesponc lrpoctlon ln ApnLL.
Dtr!.ng thLs nefi capabJllty lnapactr.@, tbr organJ-zatLqn rgs lornd
to be fblfy capeble ylth no tl:dttng f,actor:. lbctgdca.l Ord,argcomgllence rss lorrd to be satlsfactorT.
WeLlcar AFB
A s.oeclar rpapons insgectlon tmk pJaca at ifa-lkEr AB drrlng
the perJod 447 Juno 1956p r&en the A7ttr Air Di-rl,sL@, tb€ 6th
Eoubardun'" I{!rg, axd, tbo sl2th Alr Bas€ Grow nea rnrpccted, m
tho recolpt, strragcr herdJ-trgr ralntraa'nco and s€cralty of gp€c{q1
rx!8pcrne. lbs 50th Be$ hllns r.as on go dsvg tDir et ths tfu of tb
inspoctlon,Jn tho unltad il"gdo'n -T!o lnspoetr.on, tbc flr.gt hold,
at lts,lk€r sinco October L955, ras condustsd by Linrtarant coLmol
Ihiserr arul rras rrrdto'rct by ld.eutsrant CobnaL Ctaster F. I$rsrenaH.,
Offlco of tho Inqpsctor Cenerel, lS{?. Ible trgrtlcular JarpectlcnL1/u's cardfil gtrb as the reoult of a cqqei.catien Jlq sAc. such
W. TtX[, Ccadr 810th Alr Div to CI]rs.AC, ESI.fO6.10Og,J] Jrs 56.Ddrlblt ?.
, , _ '1,3' Ltrr_llq sAC o codr Utb rtp, eba+ara rarpoct,u cH-t^g.le
End Rsportlngro 21 Jan 55. EIspllj.
1
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 18/44
) 7
functlpns as o1rcra."i.ons, oa.ik6, hardlfug, Erd, secrrrl.ty, rerc
ccnrtlnlzed for affecLlvocegs. rr, uas fors:d tbat the 4?th .Ur
Dlvislss coul,l se,ijsfa;toi1.];' roccLl-a, storo, h&:dJ.e, sai;rta!:
a"'rd s€curo atorrlc Falpns, h.t that it eouLd nof loeC :& lj ueeparrsals8tj-ofe;tor{y 1n B-r+7 alrcrefb.-
Tho perforuarrco of ti:g 6th 3o!rb iflng ln lLs qpoc{.+r treapqr.s
fuactlon rp,s ggn€rrrlly s.rll.sfactorT, a.nd, ha 6tb, Aruanant a:d
Eleotrorrlcs l,lalntei:ance Squadrq c.e,sloi o.r.d, te dutles a.d,eqretaly
durlng ibs lo,ail'H o5x:rst,lqu. A.n rry-to-tria staluc cbarg l_r4lcatlng
ths staLu,s of o,lrcraft banb-boy eonfl6uratj,on ras urlr*ajned. 1b,Enrnitlqne bre.lch of the sl,2ch A1r &rse Grap es ![ste,l, as ux-
eatlgfacfory as ihe pror'lcr.sncii of its loadjls secijan Has poor.Thia 139fu* ns basq,l oir fire :'lk lj Loadlng cspabillty in B-l?
eircra.ti. Ttre n'inltloas .om,ncb,seLect€d, trac ii csrsi.dsrld, ag urebogt lk U Loe,f:ng cr€u. Thls creu ra,s r:nabLe harrrer, to load
ritlLijr aecep'Lable ti-re 'riri!,aflisns, anl tbe fuupectors nrled
tbat fhe flnal pr.oluci rroult bare be€n a drd on the ',arget. Tba
aactlpsi ss gbl,e to lra;i eatl.sfacLbrl-\y lfc 6 ar^r .\ik l? rreapons fu
8-36 alrclr8ll. Thc othar sectlons of ibc nr-nMoa,r branch, cuch Egoperatlons, lssuo and recolpt, a.rd erFloslvc or{rance d{epo€alr
rere clasged as bavllg tho capabtLity to prforn tholr {poo{e1Hrapoffl .flncflo,g sstbfa,ctorlJ;r. Tbp gecrrify s€ctLoa u,s lounl iob. ln gml operel,tn3 orrlgr Ebo. glsl:s e.d pol!.cJ.ca petaini:rg to
14. Tglo*r rG, lq 1-sth if,, trspeclaf ifeapa hspectloa of lhllccrlrgrn I !!ry 56, u/J*taemtl 2L Jrir j6. nhft& s.-
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 19/44
?i r41 ' r r" , ' , . . , , i ' l l f f it , . - . r . l + J , , ' c , . , . ' , r t - ,
tbe cccurlty of the acrrlcc utora8e fss'nrfyrrrr€ aborre hg
Elltccnth Alr Forco avrcFsgf. Tbc Flro Dcpartuat rns capable of
coplng rltb ffura lnvolrl'g apcc{al rtapoilt, brs 1tg h,orlcdga of
apecla.l rcapoil procrdnrer raE bclsv thc Flfbeonth Alr Forccat'8ndarrl,. tho tnspcctlon ttr'n bsd thrac othor apeclflc crltlclws
to offer: Flrst,, An lnadeqrs,te nrubcr of B-fZ alrgratt hrd been
udc arra{Iabb to the urrr.ltlqu r'ranch loadlng t€alrs to acccuryllsh
l.tk 15 loadlng tlalnJ.ng. Socorr:I, therc nerc last€,ncea of m,Jor
derlalloms lrota tochnlcal orrlcrs snd proacrlbed proceduea to be
follovd drnlng the elrcraf!-lraponcoordllgtlon, Plr:a\y, there
Ea a ra'ck of affectl-.ra plannrng to ,lnsrrc tho paopar contror end
phaslng o! cartaln por{lons of the loarUag oporatlons dr.r!.ng the
ELfP :carclsc,
slncc t'hr loadh! functlon uas. thc r+eakoot hk ln the opec{a1
r}lporur opcr,'atlons o! thc 4?tJr A1r D1v1cl.on, tbo Ja.apecllon tcan
rccomnded acvar:al r.wdl.€s. It€ E<1oaa brancb, abould Loltls,t€
actlo to m,kr oo B-l+?aLner.afb cmtl-nr:atly Enl].eb]. for bsd{.g
t,lnsfnlxg untll cacb ot-thisc Mk.LS/H+7 crqml cqnLd,pelora an
clfcctlvr loq,rr{nt rlthln a trc rnur poriod. balning recordc chquLd
bc cqrroudat.d t'o lndicatc tba nrnbcr of tota,l loedlngs, by troe
tftpotr, accaglJsbsd try cach GFrrfle Ag e result of tb€ or.rggectlons,
oxcoral:rc f-edlrrg tls for tne. uk 15 uas clbdnatod by ccrtJnwd
lord.lng practl-lc. A''rerago lsdlag tlne !c cach qrsr nr r.cd,uced,
to rpprdratr\y trc hourc. rt na el,ro rccrendod that tn! rbr
Ibprt-+nt c€ntlnatr rlth thc unlt{snr b.8nch to rnirrb a Drg
contlntdng rnd ralfu;tto rpcolal apapons tra,Ja]q F.ogra' R.rs
' i
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 20/44
aa
flebt n rbould bavc tbo chanc€ to practlae rmovlng the Hk 6
crpsuJr coutalaar S@ lla etorrtd poaltl-or, and abquLd be fatrfljtar
rlth r'11 sltcraft EBPSI conflgurablons scctrDn o tbslr atatLsn,
on L6 rnd lz l{ay 1955r a rciupcctlm of the g12th Alr Bascftoup Errlltlgns brsncb took ulacq rdo l^leuterant Colonol ltelsor
sgitn Edt'orcd tho lesclng of Hk 15 reapons. on fh{s egcaslo,
thc lnapcctton tann torsd the 4?t& Alr Dt'drlon furly capabLc in
ltr opac{rr napql! funotion, rlth no lldt,rn€ faciors. The loa.d-
lng scctlon lB8 cucccssful la' the tesk of Loarffurg .lk 15 r.roapons nt5/
B-47 elrcnfb.
ELtsprtb AfB
tsctno, 7 o''d IL l.!ay 1916, tbe 28tb gonb !{rng end Alr Base
Groug, snd tic 4th Streteglc Sr4port Squdron HerE l:rsPsct€d by
Lleutanant col.@or lblsar frqa Hcadquartera pift,egrth Alr Borce.
Tho last ennual qrceJnl rcap@s lnapcctloa of the 2sth Bonbardmnt,
Hlng hrd b.qr cqdrrstcd Jn Auguet Lgss. rtc lnspcctlon t€arr
folloncd tbr cn"r grucrsl pattcnr fu €Fn{n{nt Bttsril}rth ArB as it
ba'<lm tJrc occasloag ]{rLel sboto. Thg rrrng apec{er Rgpons achool
nc anluat.cd by cbcoklng the proflcl"cncy ol ita grrodrratea dlrlrg
th. lllSbt ttnc opcatlstg. Attce cra.luatlng tb€s€ nnrl mr$r otbc
eal}.ctr of rpeoJr.L EqF@t oprrat,lorur thc lnapectlon toem rao of
tbc oplnlon tlct thr 28th E@b tffug could,not srryporu eetigfactor{y
M/tbc rprclel nle! portloa of lta Efp.
L5. rlDK, co-'r' 4?tb Atr Dlv to cImsAc, Bstf789, A g8y; 56. Edllblt 9..U. l1l!"t!, IG, l4 ryth AI, tSpco.lal lfcapona nrpcotlou of
E!'].:ncsth AgBr! Ul Ury 56r- trdlq,zq'Z, Ni Jra 56. Exhlbit 1O.
-].L)
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 21/44
1 ) ta ( ,r..
i
Tttc cpecl"r nspqrr Brsblon of tho 2sth B@b i{{nt rlr5 fornd
to bc catl-afr,otor.:r, end rs,s Urtcd ea br{.g ebovr avaragc lor
l{n'l1rr coct161r LB th! Piftcath Alr Forcc. Thr wlng apcclal
Faporul offlccr and thc lnatnrgtors lcF! consldcr.ed nlll qualjlledlor thcir pooltl-urar Eni tho aru,mnt arrl cloctronlc rquadra 1n5-formd ltr fungtlons eatbfr,ctarlly. Thr adulnLstratlo of thc
agtlrltLoa rltblrt tlrc aqrrdron rgs ouBetandlq. It uc found,
horovar, tlrat ctrrdsrrt&atl-qr crey! rprc not accoryllshl4g tb€ slL-
ten cs,nlrratlon portlon of ttm r5nc'rn] Fa,poru ecsdsn{c tralnfug
roqulr@nt. Tho unrnitlons branch of tbe 2sth Alr hs€ eow
provcrt to bc unsatlafactory, bacausc ttre loadJ.ngr bandllng, and
opereflona rcctlons pcrfonaed be.lor 1nr. tb absaco of thp chlpf
of ths nunltla^e brer:,ch and thc opeatloar offlccr, corpJ"cd dtrr
tbe strff nrnltlons otflccrta laak o! rlrc{a] rpspons -aclgrourd,,
eoryllcrt.d th! crraluatlo proeolEr
. Ihc oporatlonc sectl.qr of the rdrdtloru brench ra,s BratLsfactorJr.
ltlr evarrrtLo rsa berrd, qr tho fa,ct thlt tegh,r{c{nns rcrc totrLly
rnfanrt.]:lar rlth technteirl- od€cr aott{.6 fol+h Fqulrcutrta lsr
Eepoil aanablgz, lnspootlon, aDd Blntc8rca opdatlons. Tb!
opcratlonr rec pcclom.d bf ut{'l{rtng obotrta dudsrt nguabookr'
rathcr tnan rF-t,o-datc t.atrnlcal ordss eyallghb to thr rogtle.
Ecqulred Bporrc lr|'pcot,r,6c eithc f,rt nst lcfqDdl or Er!
csrrbd oul lnocrrcdfl. Stpcrrfaloa ran nelc dwfng afl rapoai
opcratlonr. Tcchnical trelr'{'g na br{.g aqtftEtd xqftrar-rly.
rtti no prJor gLennlng ar fqpEr.atl6. Ibcrc rrratLafast r? c'oAttfns
hrd b|rn Ftcd furfug tb plrrloqr fpoo{rl a5app6! furpact1o con-
ductrd bry ti1r bcdqur.tnra, and rrsc cr,uod bv an a.Lrod t-tsl Lgak
l 1
II
,orutI
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 22/44
i,itof Hgapon! tralnt€nanco p€rEonngl lrlthl'n 3j,lK1 Brd 463X0 lelds.
Ioadlng end lrandl:lng of cpoclal r,lapons raa unsatlsfactor?r a1go.
Tbe tlqe rrqulrcd to losd a lC<1? r.€apon durlng tbo spoclal ugapoplr
fl&it Ilnc opor:atlon raa excegslvo, (four hourg and 30 nlnuteo),end the flrra.l product Fuld brvc bocn e drd on the target, tre 4tu
stratogtc sryport sqrdron 'a,s sablrlactory lrr 1tg apeclal xE8pons
yrr:foranrcc.
FolLorlng thegc flndlngar t'hc lnopectlon tean recomnded that
tho sr:nltlons branch or6ani:e a qrnllty control srxi otandard&atlon
aectlon, rcaponclbln dircctly to ths chlcf of the branch.rhfugootlon tpuld be raanned lth tbc bosb uchanlcal aasob\y teotr,,1glan,
ths best olsctrlc8l aoseub$ tecbnlcLe,n, and tno of thc best load.ing
tcchnlcLans ll tbs mrnltlong br&nch. The aecllon yould bc beld
responslble for lnspcctllrg per!.odica\y asseob$ and loadfng orperatlons
to lnsuro To ceryILancc, chcoklng the adcqrgct of i-ndorsgEcnt to
these lnapocLlona, and uonltorlag the effectlvenasE of tho tralrrlng
pnogrqE. As far as thc opcratlons sactlc'n ttgclf lsc esscoraed,
lt rould ncad to taLo dra;lc acllon ao tbat r'11 nuapona u,lntcnauce
tochnlclena rcqr.dred rnd slntrlnod, thc trtgb dcgrce of tccbnlcel
gld.Ll roqubcd for lta oporatlons, th.c rbctr1c8l cactlpn aborrld
lm'o to a brgur roolr, adJacart to tbo ucbrnlcal bey, end rcorg€
rrc bonchos to porJdc edoquato rcr*.lng 8laeer Tho rcctlsrn rcurd
arao nocd tbc nccosrary tools aad cryerdrblc arpp3Jsa lor rcrc
rca}lgblo rrr,po!r.! o,sseirbly rnd trrjnj:rg epcratlons. RIlaLIy, tho
r.ordfug 1rra[ hrnrt'l {ng rcctLcnc abould at e,er cya]:gte arl :.osar5g
crgn on capcula fuEtallrttcn pcocrdtnrcr, td tbc EGqEDcr to b.
n
. :
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 23/44
follotnd drrlng a sPoc{Al vaapon! loadJng.
the Olflcc of tha rnapcctor GcnctEl, Filftocntl Arr loroo,
hcrd e apoclal riuapons r+-{.nspcct,1oa at ED-ltprth ArB oo 3l !!ay
rnt r Junc 1955. rn t&l-E hstanco, LLcutannn! coloner Eei-ser
fglsd thc 28th Bmb tfing capcbla of concuctllg ita Edp fincttous
rltbout Urnltlng factors. Th.a earllor uosat!f,aetory etatu.s o!
tbc loadlng ard, postlnad{ng of Hk r? reapong lss r-€ctlrie,J, arlt
tho orgenbatrpn s,g found to bc fuq7 capabile of loadiag t{k 1?
reapons ln W6 alrcraft. The olrretlonr cocLlen of tbo ,-.n{tlo::esl
branch rla,s not lrspecLcd.Al.tus AIts
An J-nspectlon of tbose ecfivlbles at .{.lfr:s AIB thrt ascor"Fl qh
tho rocelpt, storago, ban{Llngr lelntcnaaoc, and accurlty o!
a;rcJ"l use,pons s conduct€d bct*cen 21 end, 2j lray 1956. rJsqtens,nt
colonor Hclssr agin conductpd, he inspceti.@,, as d.irgsted, ln a
lottar Son f,cadqr.a,rtes SAC, rtroso aulrJcct ss n8otrbs..on+aso
Crltsria and Beporttugrn da,ted 21 Januarly ]lgilL. Ihe last annua.l
tnepoctloa of tbo 96th'ihb tltng '.'l Alr Beso Grorry bsd tsksu nlasc
ln Dccobcr L955. Tho inspcctors lnqplr€d Luto snreh ett,erg as
ths abrlrty of the opcntlqr.r uctl,sn to aasttlhb end, ajntgjD
rtqtc and tbsrrnmr:plear rcepers, 8rd tb pcrlormncs o! tbr cdrancc
dlrpoEar acstlou J:r rpoclar Faporu cpcratlou. r! eppcar-ed taat
tbo 9'6th BcEb {lng oould, rocrtvo, rtorc, tsn4le, and saclar etole
wlporrl ln r rat8fa,ctorT tElrrrgr'r Tho orggal:ailon sb€r,ld tr.anndort
17. ffi, Cdr 28th eEb Hg to cIlEsAc, D0t{s456, 2 J:g_, 6. S61b1tlt' '
r . r, : lt . : i , i ]
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 24/44
27
lnFroveont ln lts spec{n'l H€s,Pons gnctlonc ginco tbo lastlSJ
lnopcctlon,
The spoc1a.l yesllons srpport pr.ovlded by tbc 96ttr Arunont r^C
Electrq,lcs Ua,intonanco Sqtsdrqn tor the .(Ught l:Lne loadtng oporallon
ns not ratlsfaetory, IIrs trro alrcrett us€d for the Hk U 1oai1n3
haC not rccelved prqp€r cmflgurabLon. ict loa taken sjnce th,s
loadlnig orperetJon ras desfunot to proyurt rocurr€nco of thlr contltion.
lbo plansr proco{uros, and potlcioo of tbe 95th Ajr Beso Croup
nrrn{ttens t\grctlon rlcre gooral\r adoquate. ln EIP u,sr.-q'l had bocn
fonnlaterJ. Th! nrnltlonr brench sborcd ullch iryroveucuL rhco
Lbs lagt trrsatlsf&ctoty lat{'g ln Dsce$ar. fbo oporatles sestlon
e,s salltfactory; bowever, th.e aocbgnlcrl assoac\r teen ncodtrd
&dC,ltlernl tralni-ng jt llr 5 storage lnspocbion operat,iona. Pre-
C.e,D.alxg or t&s rocolpt, stor:age, ard roporting of ra'r r€8qtre
Irelrpons ma outstan*lng. fno Loaa::rg end bardtlng g€ctlon rs,g
cl,ess€d asstb.nactor;r, hrt tt
'.e,s b€Isrtho F1Jtocnfh Alr Forco
avGr'sgrt n lts ablllty to,load !0c 1i lroallons.1lr H|7 aircrEft, Ibe
:,oaaf.eg crslr, l&fJ-e etficUtvc, rBi varT s1ot{ ln lis qioratiou.s.
Yorc tralntrg app€8.rcd Dac€ssarlr ln porlond4E corfajn stcpa o!
thj" cperatton to rpocd qp tho ovar=,It achedule.
Tbe lnlt{pl ilsFrcctlnq of tbo rocurJ.lsr area rsv€qled an r.Er-
si,tlsf,rctary cqnrtlllpc. Ssctrlty eoasuror progmg€d to be !r affegt,
dr:rlng tea !:lpocLic'n dld noL appe,cb tb! dcsinbll atardards. 0a\r
r, dralrtq, cccurlty lorcr ns Ln b.!tt. Tho Fl;ft e&th.Alr Forcs
P; n i1 kaI r"il, r . i' I . : J
l-El. Eopor!, IG, tQ 15th AF, nSgloclal r,{oapcarsInspcctlon of AllusItB,n 4 Jua 56, y/JnAc,mt, 29 Jun 56. EELil{t*,.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 25/44
I
l,cttor 3gtabl{rh{ng tbe rvqulrd cccurlty crltola atates tbst tbortqldr@lstr i{LL bc tollorrd;rl-c, end arrbccqrrrc to, tbc 11rtshr{eb_
rat of pcrmot fec{r ttlcr. A rclnrpcotl-on of lceurlty o the
flxll day of tbe lnrpec!{d rwca'rod 1oo pcr acat unatng eadcat$factorJr srsralty condltlou. Its plrc Dcpartrant ras rgtfu-
trctorT, but of thc 99 suLhorlaod pcraonnc-L oaly lr3 rurc aarlgned.
Tho lnspcctlon toas rccor':mrn4ed bet tbc 96th A:ltawrt rrr.l ElcstFqLics
ualntcnancc 9quaJrrca sclcct trc of thc bcat loadJngEr^g rcn1tora.
Ttrcsc sbouJd firnctlon as a ataJrdardlzetlon teal ylth tbo r.cspon-
e{!{1lty for chocklr,,g ho rpac{al napsrg profloloncy of tho
Es'porur-nelease personnrl. Hor.coyer, ectlon should bc t6,krn to
Jngurt !!st nll trald-og Faporul nro prv-Dar\y ujntalncd gl a'r'r
tLus. This aclLon rcufd fugrove tlro tralnlng capsb{t{i.y of thsac
rlapons. filralJgr, rrl app'roprlataLy ctEarsd flrc departmnt
pcrsoruol shoufd porlod&arty obscrys a rpcs{s,l !*eapons loadd,ng.
thr lldoramt lrd:Lc.ated thet personna1 of the 96th Alr F,eo
Group brd beqr thorotublv rcir.rloctrfuated, qr sggrrlty m,ttc, At
thc pcriodtg cr,ir rn fut'cf,sfbd. tlalalng progn,E rao batng oordlsted
to lnrrrrc tba bfubeot posslblo job efflclency. conlinued, trctr aud
slElilst.d poetiratlool rcre bcing csrr{rd otrl to tcat ths cftcctlvr-
nras of tbc orcurlby urit. At tbc rarna 14, e 1rtlar fieq tjr
95th B@b ffing Gooeqandsr o tbe Cooand,cr Flftosrth Alr Forqc tt$rst d
ro.Leaar ftsa c.rta,tn rcurlly r*aqulrocnta. Ae ths parlod, radrd,,
no rcaly io thir Letter ha'd b.an recelved,.
Ablj.enc AEB i'
A lllrc{rl rGaponr Janpoct{r'n of tbr grgth Alr Di-rulon na
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 26/44
. /Y
csnductcd ln thc porlod 2j-n Jr.no 195,5. Li.errtenant colonol
llolsor agaJ,n diroctcd tbe Bonbs.on-Baso .rnsp€atlsn. The r:nlts
lnspectat rero the 34bt tsonb Hlng ard Alr Ease Grwtrp. A1so, tbls
rlas tbe flrst opeclal Heapons nspoctlon oi the S19tU Alr Dlvlslon.The lnspactlor teaq oarnllod the effcctivencss, efflcJe.lcy, &nd€csnotry of thp finctlong roqp*a to orryport ths l{r'iterl corrult-
mnt of PlJtcenth Air porcc Opcratlons Elans AO, ard, s0+5?" thielnrro}red prlerIly the opcratlons coctJon, l*ci"g a.rd. handlr-agsectlonr and lsoue and recsJ.pt soctlon ln the u:nltLons branch of tlrs341gt Ab Ease Group', lbe
Rlrs Departaent anrt the socurlty d.f'rlsroo!e/truce also chockcd.
rt re,s forgrd tha,t tho elgtt Air Di.rtsLoa couLd, ecefu€, 6tor€,
hancle, m,!:taln, recurc nnd der i'1s3. atoqlc rleapono setlsfactori\i.
tr:r thli regrrd, ',,h€ inspcctlon teelx decLcec tbeL tho DtrLglonshourl bc courdec .for attainlng thls capabJJSty on cuch ehort,
notlce, Tb€ 34rst Ar:rrguant ard Eloctrqrlcr tbi.rtenanco gqrndron
ras Ii:tod by tbc toam ar ltll€ ablr to pror:ce eatJsftctorJJy
apcclal reapon.' aryport rJr t&c ltElt€d coltrilitust of 1 Jury Lgs6.
tho ualntenance of oprcr+l rglocr rocords gnd fll,os ln tbat group
ss abqvc thc avereEe fgr sJ:n{1rr- orgarrl-zat,ions jn tho ittftoqrthalr Forcc- Ey rrut largo, tbc prslr, pocrdurcr, a'd, pollclca oftho nnrn{tlcrs blancb rrro fornd to bc sdoquato to ar'rypct the
rcqprna pd.su1sn. tJtr opontlm! r.otLq sa ca,t{rfrct,oay ln thc
arrobry rrd Bint nanc€ of rk 6 god 6 rcaposr hrt tbo ab{Ltty o!
19. !4nrr-, IG, B 15!h .A?, rSpcola.l tsrpos Inapcct,rg, of Lb{Ieno. AgBrtr Jul 55. Edrlblt 13..
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 27/44
bhs eectl,orr to r,lnt&Lr tbolloqrnLcar repcm! ns rot cteluatad.
An lnt,c,stnr traJntng Fograu Fuld br acccoergr to ml^!€ tb
dcgr.ec of rklll on tbo l{k 5 Epqn, and tc glvo a prdlcJancy fn
the bardllng of firLure RIFnr s55{gnrd,.
Tbc lscu€ ard rccelpt occtJ.oc, r&Fs t1rr0 &Ep!ot€d, la,s
lfutcd, Ea rncetLelLst,orJr. Thlr rrefustloo raa bggod orr 20 par
cgrt unnlng of tbc osgtLcn. a aovu Lsyol elrun *g 8sg{{Frd,
beforo t&e coryl,etlsn of tho lnrpoctlon, and tb€ rgltt, cgulc, afLe
tbat cbaagcl recclw, etoro, a'd Lssuo tbo llntt€d nrnber Ot
epcc{al Eapfig aatlsfr,ctelJ.y. tb,!s aFplred onfy to napons tbattrrre to bs recelved initl8lly. lFrrrrer, fe tfio recoJgt of ftrtrrre
tseapor€, and ths actlne us€ o-f cqrventiomal Etrdll,ons, lull
autborlaed strength of tb trllt rpuld boco nocessarJr. Tb3 load,-
lng ad banar:-ng ssotlsr rns lsrnd to bo eatlstrctory ln lis abitlly
to loqd uk 6 llod 6 rcapoa irr E4,? slromft, to tbp ed,qt reqrdred
to nryport, tht I July 1956 ccaoi.twrt, of tbo 34f$ Eo"h H!xg. Tb€
lnspect'lon t€sg cqrsld€rcd__&c loadJng crcr ellfr,el.gt ln 1tg
olnratlon, Uulch lnd1cdt€d tbtlt ttp crw rcr.lced, errl drafug $s
rcJativaly lborb tru.rrtu gnJod. ths ogr'oslva edmncc alspose,r
acstlo ne lLstcd al rrnset1r$ot€?, alrrcc pcaconol tore,f\y
tnl.rud ln EoD t+tu:rpor nrg nou s.Es16!sd t,o lL. Ibrrrur tll^r
r6akna!! .l{d Dst acJorra\y 1{n{L t}rr b66bca-b^ac e.Fqb{rtty, rrl
dld m't ldrE tbt bra,noh rnratLalrcta7 ae a r6ob. Tbs Ab{l{ty
of tbc Spects]' HGt@s Secrrlty EUgbf to coqas rll pbascr of
apccla.l uaapet q6l,ttar.o ns satllaot'qlr, rta lJdulll furyootrfi
of thc fttrc Deryartcrrt d{+alocod an rngtfutsctq? ce(ttL6, h,rt
i v - i 5 : . -
a--7
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 28/44
n. AfmC lcr:t hogr?rq AFG/AHHh6, h & Op.ratbnal Tcat Catcr,25 Jr.;n 56' tdth appcndlcra. EllElt-,t{.. i
correctlve ectLsr tEk@ prlor to th. d.pertufo of tbc lnopectlon
tosrl pdrrlttcd s ffus,I ara}stlon of rstlafrctory.
the tnapcotlon t€alr ncundd tbst tb hqvost ltarchs,l
sooFtlxato rlth tbo rt^aft rllnltLons offlcrr and ths flrc oblcl
to do'rclop a p.actlcal poccdrrc lor evaorntlng percoacf ar1 ap-
proprJate dlrtance f,Fon flres lrrnoklrrs lntantrnl caloclvcs. It
rruld be lryoso{hra te cvecrste cvq?qp thc ld€el dj.rtance, ca;r
aeneral nllos, brut u.ny }[''ees could bs sar€d rlth c@ Flennlag,
A h&lf pi'lc {s tho r.eqUft.Cd n{n{:nra,a l,gtancc fOr protestlqn frsB
an atonlc ffuatrFn, but tb€ p"obabll:llT la that thoncltt
trochntJpe poteotlpn rculd bo Edsqustc at a fgv lnrncr.d.feet. lbe Flrs
Deparbmnt, mreover, should contsct tho Lu.otnrctlng agcncy of
clthcr the apoc{+r reapans achml or tho mnltlqrs trench, rbo
n6c€8ss,rJr nEtnrctLqr should Btr*'rs tho pract$er a.d t&o cl4l].e
ad kry lastors reqndrcd for tlrs fl€bt€rs to accooglJsh ftlb
nlgcl,oa.
Oncratlo'n 23.2-<5 .,
Opcrattoa AH6 rba-aa oporatloral Euitab{l{t-y taot ln tbt
urc o.f thc l{k 2t- napoor I tbcrsrrclcar dorlce of tb! l^Btr€t
d.calgn. lbs adborlty lor nrch a toat Lc to bo tqund ln a Latt,a
f,noa Headquartcr, AJr hoylng Grsr:nd Cmd (AICC), dltc{ g
Ingutt L955. fhlo tTcc[ Dlrqctlva tor aa Accc.Leratrd ODsratl,q&l
Sulttb{'l{ty Tcrtn na aonb to Eoedqrrertera, Alr Frc€ Oprrat,{anelNT|rt Cotcr, Eglin AP8, ELorlda, ton la${rl C8nnlry qnd cmrd:lnatlstr.
^TatrrT--T-l ' l l \ . , l l l t w L l \ L r r J I
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 29/44
-bL'l; *,'IlCI
Th. l{k 21 ru,gon u,s dcvelopod pLurf$ to pnwldc en cffectlvc
tbrwnucJrar ceFblltty lor tbe F.l+| alrantt. Eorrycr, lt no
Faunca tbrt H2, P-36 8od 8-66 elrcraft rrufd el.ro ba.ro tbo
oepablllty of detlverlng t&Lo r!ap@. tbo Uk 21 ns des{gned
to rchtcvc Ex1:aE rrllsblltty rlth nln{nun 6qg'yq{11nnes rr
rtoragc. It le 1lr8 lnchec ln bngthr bas a cl{qn tGrr of 58.47
lnchca, n{gfn" appc.odnt&ly 1?1600 br. ad ybtds an crylosl.re
Ihc lncadl,6 bl t'hs thsrrnucl,ea,r
ecccoglJrbod trootc\T ry thc uge
of a notsr*drl:rsr nAriorotlc Inl1l$t Inssrtlonn (AIFI) rcoctranism.Safc aorparatlon dlctaDcc bqbrpan tbe derltrurT alrcraft s',.1 E
prum,turc dstcra'"l,oq of ths tm'polc ls prorldcd by an aming baro
and paraotndo reterrdcd capabfl;lCy. Iho na-oor rould be used by
tha naJor alr coua,ndr ln accordrrrac rltb app.orcd, rnr pJans
for tho uill1zatloil of tbamurcl,e,r rapoa. -
&a obJccb of t.hc e:corcLs. ss 6{nTIe @ougbs to dotenolm
tho oporatlorul nltr'b.lljy of the llk 21 tbirtronualcar repon fron
atock-ptlc to tugct.'b,rlng
thla oporatloa, tb rcopa of tbc tcatAl
rrtnd fucIrdc t&r faD,grlngr
rr ?br oparatLcrr'J. coupctlbll:tty of tbs Epon rrlth 8-4?td W2 rlrcnft
b. Itc opurtl,od adbbil:tty of thr prachd,e forrqtardcd dropo
co tbr cqtib!-llty of tbfu rnp@ rfilr rrd.rtbgopc'attcorJ' foocdear
d. tb €pl.atlrnrl csd9ab1ltty ol tbt ap@ trltb drtlagtrrt cqplpat rud rtrccafi mlts' rsrt cqrtrql bqaa
,fAtr-'
,ffi) ffc,R
'a--&;14'pp-rtuUldFlD[ilfiT!Al-
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 30/44
\.,Ufujr.ftfi"f,r,i,,fAX_,(r. 1t6 eElegua* of u!ap@ pacb,gjlag procaurco arsl
dccrF of catainara
t. ltr rdqtacy of FsFo f.odlrrg 1roadtr€s sndrtrl.t^sb{Ltty of hantUlrg rq1rlpat
g, Tbt lrdtr.bfl:lty of tbc prcldty fiue fon nearsrrttcs htrst6.
InitlAL ptanntas f,cl tb tect bcgrn 1n Soptobe lgji ad
eallsd loe tba rrao of"l5ht
l{k 2X.EsFoot ard cfuht trafuLug (trrlaffoy)
capsuler. Ibe opcratlsr re,s schldulrd to bs cq:ducttd llr trp
phaaca3 tnr fbrt phas. rpuld rrgond lotr lk 21ts ldth &42 att+
crsft ea cerrlcrs, and t&o cccond 1$asc Ftdd uos a 6{n{1er. nrnber
of napons rrlth B-47rs. AII reaponc rpuld bc argended on EgUlr
APBrangcs fu Eftrlda. Thp repon.o t€ro to be nlacod !r opcratlor:al
ctorsgc cqrtal:lers pie to tho atrllo, at l{arch Brg castl-e AEBg,
call.lornLa. In ordcr to Etta,ln a ruBrr pefcct {ra{tgtlaur, tbG :{k 2.1,DC
nas fflJ,.ql *AtA llvrc re&h tould, b LD/-CRdctq:atod et altltrdar of lOO tD 5r5Cf--aot. Alrcraft of tb fu),
8n{ 93d hb Hlngl rculd cerrif sut th! opcratlonal rrqulrourto,rtrlch lnaldd s rcfcc@lrtlvo pof{Lr ad.lr16, and c coplctc
rlnrlrtlar o! e typlcal -Erttr rtoo$11,+to-targct aeqrsnca.
I?lt Strattglo ALr Curd and Elftoath Alr ltorcc re flrrst
glva to uda.rterd, that oaly Hzt, w.c to bc uttllgod, but aftor
r mc.dey cafcqco hald Et lflrch l?B ln Ostobrr Lgjj, Prt47
dratrfb pro lncl[rxlcd ra fart of tbo operaiLe,, Dcoplt E oonoldaraxlB
aqouni of pLannlng spd coo'trtfurat1o, thr ope.etlo hnd to ba pat..
pord tlc erli l'grln ttq lta qltgrnrl dr't fu D."q;end JamarT.
frr Opc?tl,mc DlrcctcratG racourrt rcd t !clc! of dltllsultfus
r6.1ch et qrr tir threated, to caucal tbr oparatlsn rlt.get&ar.
ilujdFt#hruIjA{_
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 31/44
' \ A
f1{!{e'11y, thc barrdllnS ai.i tr"tiporUhg of tbc clgt0 Fs,poat
poacd !ca{q1s pronlla for SAC. Thcrc affffcuftbo bad bsrdfy
bcsn resolved *rm thc Dlrsct'q'ato of opaatlcra crycrlcrccd nrr
probltna. IL bccau epparent thst dlro,pplnS tbc l'fr, 2. frq a n-5e
.alrcraft oould not bc ecccapllrbcd rlthort aa"ogj'rg 1tc bob-bqy
doorl. Substantief rudJulttannt! lrrc Dromaa,ry bafec thc opccattoo
could ba rcgcbcdulod. Qy thon 1t r*ss FrbrrBrt L?56, end tbc craeh of
I F-52 that nonth grounded all bceqy Jot boabsrc rntll tbo eltornates
could b€ EdffLd, br n'11 practlcal pr:rporos thLs o]{n{n+tcd tbtdE-52 ftorr part,lclpatlng ln tblc tcst ln the tmdlatc firture.
Dorplte tbcse persL:tent deJaya, !L rgs dEeldcd to r.ceculo at
least thc B-/+7 part of the l{k 21 oporatLcr. Oparstlons ordar ?!,2-^56,
lssr:od by th! hesdquarters ln thrch L956, prodaeO thst ths l2tb
Alr Dlylslon rpu-H. larnch four B-4? alrcrr.ff on tlp erarclp€ on
3 Aprtl. It e-lso o$Lfu€d tbr procedrsra to bc loltoned W W2
s,lrcrafb of ttro 93d Botr l{Jn8r h.rt thr r pert ras postponed, at,
lcast tnt{L thc Lest d4ra of Ju:ro. Subcequrnt lnlomtlon frqtbs Dlrostorato of Spem,tloins, th!: btdqrsr'b;lc, lntJ-u,t d, tbBt
4/a rcparatc oFaret{qu qder uould bs lsarad le tho E-52 phacr,
Aftcr th. A1r lte,tcr1sl Comrd baa pcoridod tb nrcoraary C-124
rlrcreft to tcr:y tbs llk 2Il napons and asaoclat€d qulprt to
}tarcb AEB, tbc oparatlcr s.r rudy t€ b. carled oEL..
P.. Intorrlcrr bt Dr E L Prqarclrsr, lllst lliv, Eq UtU AP yltn HrJJoce Dlarl DC)1lq l5th A;?, 28 l{ry 561 and ngerch ln ELLar,D0' E{ 15th AF.
23. &14.3 Opcretlona Od,or L2-56, ttq UtU Af, 14 !!rr 56r v/rctn ,..Er&t!-,!i.
t^ ' t r f? - : \ : - . i r- : :_-
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 32/44
. _ 5
0n 3 Aprrl th€ 22n B@b ',{lng laurcbed lqrr B-4,? &ircraft tn@
Usrch A!'B q e ElSslOn )tlcb rpuld takc a r:r{n{nrlr,t f asrun r*l a
lrall hor.rra o rcacb the targat, Egl.ln AlB, flLorlda. Coordloatlon
vlth the sccqrd and f,{ahrh Arr porcos povlded lor alr 16fpp1{ng.upport ln ure sEkr IIIL1 Aru aroa (goet Alr DlrlJiolr), e''a
Elntoranco oqppor! for E-{,J post-targst staglns et Bar*gdab aiB.
One elrcraft 'ould f$ a 30O nart,164! rn{'lr lorrlswL narlgr,tlon lsg
af 5@ feot +ltltrdo prlor to lts arlnar at t&o lnlti.Fl polnt.
cl{mhirrg than to bogb{''g a,ltltrd,e , tbe Ebcnfu rpuLd, r.o]aas€ +.bo
r€apon at 2OrcoG sst at a spocd o! .8[ Eaeb. Aft€r teo uka.
bad bcen r.aloascd, e brcakslr,y ',4,,r€uren rcutd bo ca:r1-od, oub l3
accorda,nce yrth sac tactlca-l Doctrlne. Tbe threo glber E-/+??s
rrro sobod,ulod o ralaaso th€lr rraepons at 3?r0oo feet rlbb a b@b-
run opood of .81 l€,ch. Wlth tbc Fqleate a br.eelana;r tra!,ouyar rculd,r1+o be porford, efter r*r-lch a'I1 s!.cJr&!t rouLd ct{,nr., o o5rt,{ranl -
altltrde end proccod to Ber.lcdals Arts lor post tergBt ttf!sf1*.
In a br-LEf nunoary ot--"Lby 1g56, tic Di;.ector:ate of Opetlatlonsuttqted to agsese tbo'iccouprisbnents of op.ratl@ n2i6 oo !F.
Oc 29-30 ltgrch tfto Hk 2X,rs had arTl.'rod r,t Usrob AFtse,"r hf,d b€€u
placod ln storagc lleodlataly br mnitlon^i perecraol of th. go?th
Alr Basc &orp. ol 1 ApIL, trc o! ttrc for epms rrra rrevod,
ft@' storaggr egs@bIod rnzt lcradcd aboant B-li? a!.craft. tba rEaroat
rq'J.u,ed 1n strllo con!fur:ratlon drrr''g a thnc-day Jtpra€e p.r1odaboar:r t,bs nl^salno alrorEfL. or 3 Apjl tbo rcapona p..c .ngq{n
2,]*. DFr E{ 15th ..13, DCP o DO, tE-[Z &ese of l& 11 Cbor:st1eustrlts,bll$y !ct't (osT) ,n 2 th7 56. Edllblt 16.
-J -
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 33/44
lnopoc'r,ed, and E Prs-taks oft chock lr€rforEd' filc t*lo alrcr:glt
tbsn lstt tor EgUn AIB, tn$ duc to contlauJng bad rssE'btr ov'sr
ths EELIx borabj4E aIE.6 tbo nlasloa hgd to be postponod. Gl I
Aprla both r,jrqraf! nare larnched Egeln aod aecoaplishEd succossfttl
ro].onscs. lto flrrt E-47 rclcascd 1tg Hee'pon t 2OTCOOcet rltb
an rlrlpccd of 499 botl. Ttre bo& btnrsf et an altltude of 58,?
tcot wtth a absrrlar 61!.qr of ,r9O eGt. Ihe sacond YlaPOn r€,s
rcloasrd at 37 W fect and an alrrpecd of l+67 ocrLt. Thl5 botrb
d,ctonEtsd IO f6ct 8boryc ground and bsd I clrcular on\or of 2t59O
fcoL. lts rcsu.Ltl of bObb nna HlFe con:tldsrod crcclJ.at.
Or 10 Ape{L tr*o ad4ltlorul Hk 2!Lrg Ergre Esc'abled erd l,oaded
Eboard, nl'gglon alrcrafb. Ttts trp B-r[frs ueco ]ar'srched he eano
dagr, but bad roathor EYIIE ln ovcr tio EgUn ;ranges gbortcd both
nisslong. l'bo S-f*7tr lanied at Bar'lcsdalo Afg Jrstead, r&sr9 both
aircraf! and rtcapona 'rr1ra lntPcctcd b;r the 22d Eftb WlDg erd AEC
gorsonncl. Ckto Fapon C[d, noO check oui dut to rc,IfrgrctlOn of ltE
pro:*elty fi.stt. ltts rcapon 1glt tttryi€d to K!*'la$d, AFB for
rcpaJrl rrvt thp 16t5ol-q1'J, -""fta"Ua fot * latrr data, Ous
nisclq' rrs osrdcd @, l2 All-ll end rrrocoafulJgr ratcesed' lta
tt6p@ at 3?,COO cctt rlth an aJrcpeed of l+67 bo'ts. t[s hggt
blfghb rer 50 tcat nlth a clrguJ.ar .rFsr of 95O !6st. S fttttU
rnd fj'al 1bor111.t rcloas€d lts raapon on 19 AplJ- sttr Etl{n AIB.
tlra altltrda ns rgsl5 3'Ireffi l€t dtft 8n str.iPo€d ot 16? hortg.
It bccb c+:peoa l4O tcot abow tbo rstor rsn86 rlt'h a clrculan.
frtcr ol 11360 f052. AII ldaalon rircFafb rwolvod pc-tar8rt a:r
qglucJ-tng srur t$c S-fV IUIL ifO .r* ard lard€d et Berksdeb AF
? . ) .
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 34/44
for 5rcst-target re3ueli;r6. ueather abcris r':otrrlthstanc5-q, t5-is
operetLor,el sultabrllty tosi re.s consLderec hl€trl-y auccessful byal
tbJr h€dgrnrtcre.
Dlrectlvc on Speclal lfeaoo:rs Tlnl;rln</r ngr, Flfleonth llr Forco re6u1a'"i.on on the respnsib{t {ty sfupocial lrrgapons i.u;rctlons raa pr,slJshed dr:rln6 the cr:nent perlfi
IU ls noL too ruch to ray thet thls ner dlrective lE6 a dlroct or,6-
co'm of the spccial hteaponc TrainJlg conjar.sace that hsd beea heldala! Headge.rLera Eifteenth Alr Force ln ltcrvecber Lgjj,- fire con-
fers.rco hgd corven€d t,o conrlderra;e and Derlrs for lrryroving
qroc{er vsapons tl's{n{ng, arc the new r"eguJ.a-tlon qht to chgrurel
thl-s l-ncreased ouphasis torlar<l e-"'el gr-egter r.ur-lb apa!{rJty t1
roatlng thc regulrenccnts of atosic or therzonuplegr rs,rfere. l{lth
this purpoee ln Bfud, rpeciar !.e€,Fons ehools erc a ri:lg scec{ar
L€spons otflcqr rero ectabl1shcd for the thoroqh trainlng noeded
ln thls flcL{. A rrLcg rpec{rr rcspons ofrlor ras deflned as any
ratod grafl,uate of the fonca-r rrlapouoor course Eb sa:rdla Base, ller
xa:llco, or of tue daltns;hstnrstor cou!.ge (AeDr) et scrdla Brac,
Randolph AIB, or lleLLLs AFB. Each cotrrnndor of a botnba:ducnt,
reconnafuEsnc€, or atratogic flghtcr trlng r&lch ha,C, spec{r1
Ftpons nlsalon Fuld bc rospons{hle for lrsrrrJng oo'ryllance rL!h
25.
26.
Zl .
rbld.
ErS 50-25, I4 lStn S, 30 ger 55, and Cbap f, fsh{blt 2,
Int€Frtrlr by Dr E L Prescoi.sen, Hlst Div, tA 15th.'l3 ,dtnCrpt Jry Y Frcstvt].l D01 Eq lSth 13, 4 t{ay 5<r, r For tbaCorrfocu,cc ltsclf, see Ulsto4r 15th AF, Jut-Dec 55t pg, ?JtA.
3,-f
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 35/44
a r r n
tho prorlslnns of tb,lr rcguJe,tlm.
In. lrttlleg W r rDcalal napcnc tcbool for nch bcb d.ngr t&c
n€y dlnctlva lrrtcnfud to ctadsr{;rgo rnd 6ugnrt tbr trsful'lg tdthlrc
t'bc PlfLcoth A! Porcc, M.4 ns accqllrbcd by urterblng forrapcoJal rlcsporu offlcrra lqr a,ch r!ng. 0o. of tbasc Frr]d b€
appolnt+t fe oecb taoL1crl lguadroa, cc.nrr.nndcd y a rpcclal w,pong
ofllcor ln thc dngtg dlroctmtp of oporetLoor. &t of tho
aquadron apoc{nl Egpons offlcers rculd !arr! as thc <leputy yrnga/
cpccla.l r€sporu offlcer. thc cpcclal Egpsrl otflscra asalgncd
to tho tscttcal oqedrons rculd be placrd oa ord€rerdcta,[Jag tbsn
for apoclal duty rith tbc rdngl6 operetlonr dlregLoretc. Tbey
rould perforu nrcb, apec{Fl frEotlsru a.e thr rhg crc,rder F{Srt
d:[rect. Tho dutl-es erd resparrlb{Lltl.ea of tbo {pec{ar F8pc6.3
offlccr at cvcrJr bvo.L of tbs rlna ccmand rtarrstrsE nrc qrrlttn€d
ln conslderahb drta{I.
lac vlng r;:oc{nr l€8pooe otllcq Fuld oorcLsc prlnrr$ rtaff
srryorrtston sror cpGcbf-rypp*,o
actlrltlna tlat laolrdod dlostrqlor
and nLatansacc corrbrof'finctl,err;
Ea ns to mJ.lor tbo orTrntratlon
8nd adrdllrtrst1$ of tbs cprcLa"l H,pa! aobooL erc popen cpccral
EIBIPrrE oltcratl.*ts o{'rC,art. EJ.r t8!kt ql.so Jnclrdcd u,lntclnlns a cLose
llr&on ylth thr otbr vlng rtaff !€{rbloa! qr ratts rstalnlns t,o
lpeclrl EBIms. lhc dryuty rdns cpcolrl rupel offlcq ns tfic
lmtlato a.fulnlstDetor of trh apcclal E!ftr roboql. b lqrld "rkeslrt thst lcasqr PIBDI' colaso qr'I:lnoc errd t=qn{natLqlt E.c fqFErtd
8. an orgrnl-Ertl$rl cbrt of tb. rtng rp.clrl nrpor rchool r^cettrchcd to tba nrr n6ula,tL@r rr'.t bal bra laalrdrd r$h tbnarretlvc of tbl.r cbrpt r !s:r tb Frpor.. of tLluctretlm.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 36/44
ur=3z q .o -E Oo
lrlatioJ6.xtrl
o :
; tF ' ;
U't - 9 6l l d r zI=<'=E :2
o = o3a=J A
zo
Gl!G
Joo-l-()
aU)zoo-Lrl=
J
()
lrlo-aUJ-FLo L
I
L-_-=_J II
_ : _ _ . t
zIFNz(9E,o
30 I'larch 1955 5
. J L '
YEt!J()
aE 2o gF FolrJ EE lrJ6 o ' o
frhoo= t l -=E
:B=oo-3Ha
g5s88t=o
s8
o: di r-
3! IO ( r Jo < u J
E , Jo g
HEgko =
AtP FORC€. HCt laF, UICH tl9ttaclueat to IIAFR 50-25,
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 37/44
s'rd ralnt,allgd ln a or.urect atstug. Apert fi@ asslstlng the
rlng aprcla]. ycapous oftj-ce, bLr dcputy re.s to cocdlDrto tbrrcbrdullng of aprc{'l rpa,ponl trahrng rlth thc rln8 gqmd, tcalningolflccr to rcccrglJsh sll tratnlng ri.equL@ts.
Thc SpccJalYcaponc 0Fqlt'L6! Ofllaar ,(agrodro lsrrrl.), rcuLd, rpero tbo lcslon
Flsnr ard coqrs strt&Lrccs r r,:d, glyc fug:truatLoo fu tbl apec{al
hep@l tahmL lttty LEro 81lo responslbb for tbo accqllshralb
of rpaclal EePor|.s Enetnrcra and exarcL!€a. In ad4ttLon, ql€ 8p€c{nl
Fspon^! o'pcratlons offfuar Frrld bc aeelgp€d t&3 ed,rB drrly otcLa^rslflcd'docrurt eontrol o!!lcar, rn f bc roapcrslbile for thesecurlty arrd, control of classlJlod docrsntc fu ttto lneseaelon ofthe cpcclal rospona ccbool.
tho nfi, directlvc elso fttlhrd tbo finctlsas of tho cchoorllgclf. thoao corul,st€d Frgrll'y of cod,uctlns roflc{ency traln-lng fon nar-rcady, colat-redy alld l,ed, a'd, selcct c:^cr mborc
rlth rrgatd to crrrantJ.y atockplled rpapotre, n',.r .rnlls aaelgnod alrcrafb
vlth dcltrrar:tr cae!{l{ty. rte cpccta.l nbpma eobool re,s a:gcctclrlso to glw r {1rc{n1. t-s;* csrrsc of at ; lsur bqrra drratlcn
on SACAtgdrtloo iO-Zlr,(trirbfns ghrlc)rfon cqndma aprt deff
offlcrra gf d$drlgt!, rtrE! a*l rguadronr. rnforu,tl,q praruteo
rculd ald cqsnd.so rrd, tbtr Et^qtG tr pqrrdfus np€€slary spccla,l
trarcnl arye.rlsfon. Horcsvs, rpccJrl nlm.g ot]flcegr Dqfcldng
tbc dutbr otrLllrcd r.bovo courd Do't b. naaelgnod, rrli.but appeonlOf tn!5 hrn&Ir*rtei-r.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 38/44
2
Sulu,rT
Hh{Lc tho rcre rpoctacular devcropantg of atqlc capablltf,y,
auch aa tbe tboruaucl.€ar ogrloe{cwrs !r tbr h,c!flc, took placc
oulglde tbo prrr|or of tbs Elfbecnth Alr Fsrcer thay belped, Dono-tb.harr to pofut, rry tho nacesalty for daJJy trqlnfug ln tbls !lrJ-d,.
Its atalc ealnblllty of thc pjJtesnth Ajr poret ras rcf,Lost€d l.a
tn nyel lncrcascd tralnlng, Bld hlgfuly qpoc{a'l{a€d operailnor cucb
ac tbc oporatlmar sulteblllty test lor thc nflr:{k 2!. roapon. tb,o
tralnlng lor epscia.I ltaporu opcratlong lnv.oIwd rrt @fy operatlonal
capab{r ty, bnit tfrs loglstlcs-l bctorr of ttorage, Bnsecnb\y,
fuensportatlon erd, load5ng. specla.l lres,pcnE operatlono, ar.:d
oparatloral capabiltty ln apocla.t rcapc/n^a ara not to be ccnr.filsed,
Ths flrst lnzol'rcs a spoclllc asslgEc€nt rrlth apoctnl rcapone, ilre
lattcr tho gcner-al cepebltlty of transportlng ard, dolllrerlng
rpoclal uta,pont to des{gnqted targcts. Botb tasb lrrolr;cd cornand _alreraft and pllots. The logi.sbica]. lactors of sp€cJq]. Eapon.g
operatjans dcpcndnd erlrarrry o tlrs lnrn1il,oos branch of cach atrlsoo gFq{r. r! na at. tftd; L6rt1 tbst a rpocJar tgporrs opcretlon
dgbt eitbcr illl, througb !.uo!f1-eJmcy, c lrqpa$a !e e talJ.$c
ln d.tcrst{m srlr tbo tsrgst, bcceusc ol lnsufflcleirt t:glnl4g.
It lrgjrtfual lestor, adnlttedly tno re,kent Unk tn atotllc
cap.hllltyr Snt ths gtrqt 6lc A1r Cerd r*f tb Elftsqtn A1r
Forcc clrrrc fc csrclllrr. A orltter.l abstege Jn aag,fgn d prromfcould rEt bC grrewr at ecc, bn$ a Ls,ck of ognrfuncs could. IJr
dry to day egtlrfiy tJxfs FfiLlt€d !c En trdrdng ann furg {nsp€sgL@s.
f tstal of c{Elti {pec{.r'l rmaponr Lrupccttos tlok pLlae at Ftftaant^h
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 39/44
rn*'i.vr|id]{,t1ft,n,/fn oSffi
. ' - 1
Alr Forcc bacs dr:rLng tho porlod 1 JaurnrT - 3O Junc, L956. those
sogbt to dotonnLao tbo capalllfty of nrl,or:r satLos of thl
E xlltonr branqh !n bdng1rrg thc etmJ'o or tbmuslc,r dcvlce
sW of !t r8go, and cvotts.lL:f f.oadfug 1t Jll tb alrcrzf! ol E
roaapto--ot:rfb bs1r. ltr c.tnslmcy of tb fLJ.sht J:!ar aacuity
pocoduros, t$r capablllty of tnr tlrc dfnarturrt "4 raLEtcd
agcncLos nra also tsrted. ghsro dofl.a{qlalor rrn d{r6q7qq[ 16ry
eould usr:alJy bo traccd to a Lqck of ngcrvLslon ard tralalng,
t&lch la ltcalf rge ofben cswcd bl lncufflclrat nnnJng. Ih.Ls
elr forcc mu€ht to stardardlzc apcclal' Fepcr"r traln1lag on tbotdng Lsvel, and thercforc publlrh€d Begul.aLt.gd 5C-?;5 dd.ch cstabUsb€d
a Epec{al rcapons tralnj-n8 rchpol rrlthLtr oac}r tactlca]- rdng. A
8AC nu6er.ed lctber dlr€ct€d tJre attantLon of tba specr"r voapong
LnrpectJon t€ag to areas of rrtalq:oss that rerc lrkarJr to oaeelr
attsrti.cn, hrl bat tbo tdcrlc1r to ceur€ lncraslngly grane dc-
fj.clrncLas.
!l tnt rpccJa-I *ry ectlrltl'es tbEt tek placo et ltLft,eatJr
Alr Forcc ba.Eos re" q.FU"" out,ld trehfng ...rrcLses, Opcrntlo
A2-55 ra,s of a dalfGrillt lort. In tb. rrarch lor an aru greate
ete,lo capabtrjttr, ccqnond trrltdns atta?rd tp lacee,sc atf!'al.acy,
rnd thc trqp.r uc of all rtonLc end tboruuuola:l n'pmr fu tbr
Pftronth Alr hca crs€na,l. ttf, Uk A-, t tb*suclnr drrlccErltb rn qloart" r**@rl tu ih. Ia*e carrgsrrr. ffit
Opo.r.etl,oo ?!2-56 E! an oprratloel nrllsbl3ly t^crt:":
* FaFoTCFFD
rnd slt&pu$ @fV trid cn B-J+] alrcnfLr !i nr alao plrnncd for
t&r B-52 bevy 'Fnbctr. Un.lta of tbl,s elr foroc t€std,'tbr * 21
€trcffi{ar;rvj.t/jfrftiTfltr/ ono :n
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 40/44
, Y ' - )
tn targat aFEe! over ngl{n air Forcc Efor, Eloride. Itr o'pcretlcr,
rdulch lnrolved dromlnd and cryloarn6 tbo apop En consldlrcd
ruccorrfirl. &l both frontr tbsu, ogrragioos and trafulagr tio
Flftccnth Alr Forcr drd lts ut'rgt to lcrap in ctcrp yltb tb. gpoocal
Plrcgrssa pf Arnerlcarg et@14 capab{Llly.
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 41/44
,ilstor;: i$eench .iir..1,'a::uaq' tl:rorr :h J,::e
r.Sc l t :9 .
1 .;:;:
iillliri 1;. ar f . . l t - - I :n - t i - ? . . t F r . . , . : i ' i-i if :*u-i! . i- . i9 . ' j i lJ-: :1. :!- .vJ
1 i ' : i
L lr
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 42/44
293
Cenorel
The histor;r or' prcblei':s ancl aciizltres ol' :,a'ierjol s.d :si:t-
€Bnce of bhe i"jJf,eei:i,!: ;'.jr lorce '.rjlI be :i,e're1o.:vJ ::: iirjs chs:;tsr,
C,o;:si.Jerac.le gt'-entj.on is ;i.ren to r,i:e revisiol: oi' the *)2 fl;l-
a'*atr kj.A (F.tK), iho recor:.iil:oir,l.'r; .r::d rr.ier::i:aiici: cf bi:e ij-j.
ln the 3Iloci31i-e'l a::cr3i! iai:rte:ia::ca ;ro;ecL (!I:-i-lC),
Eilni5[El:fi?, *:i eo oii:er !:pci.-".:.-*:ieul,:viL:eg. .t\:-thor, .r
sbu'j7 ::':ier zhe he3r.i',:j rtl-l'c's;: FacLOps :-l l.ri ^Le:gi:es)i3 l'r,s i;ee::
;1-ren a ljrr;e pb-'::e. lc.:e .faciorJ us --.eiJ, ..tliJ€ oil:ers is.re
a;ine.seJ, i a :.'.:-:;er- if irre'.rlous h+:ict.:es. -'rsi:Le::s :ii::cii '.rierc
::ci scl,e,l .t'.:.-''i- L:':e rci:cri,tt: :J€r:ci: shculi :;r: .":o-{.cC.
C::€ cr' ;he ch:e!' 3,uzi-o::s ti.ih::: -,he eco::e o:' f-tcE-:'iilt ...y
Fcrce lbier-1 3.-€::c:es Jr:l:;:;'"ho
:le;rri--:-: :,or:,oj ii:s'i:..e
;;::.;rl ; n - 'phase-;ul oJ ii:e :assi','s 'yj3 ai:r:r::'t. 'I5,e b:c seLrscie<i ar
y'obire:=ni cf ihe ;c=bers i.c.s lazls-b::il:cn :''ri;Jr ..tr-tcig. il:e
first ot' ihese ltreaT-:ssit ari.r'od a'" the .iri.:cla poi::c = Fo'rruary
.:iic::.:. ' .ir .- -ic.! 'r:gJ . i v q . . : ' J ! - . J . L t .
Li:;ili,:;;;iiiIl
l?i'!, anj ii:e ';:?1 ;c-.i.
i-j,,l i.r.',-:it o se::j ihic
reltL ares.
ai lorlr; .Lrir llqi:a, t.ie.s he -f,:isL
ot' aifcrar'f, bo tt:,e -€,,J:.j--:ontlg:r reils-l;'.p€
Dr-ri.::5 he p.lr:oJ, '"he f4hrar Conf;:raiio:: (?ICC,ii) pro;rl:
1
.)
DaLlj .l,ctt'rit7 .ieporc, .{q i;th .;, ;}ese-,ouc2i Jalr, 6. }b.!&-.!.
iv>l; .i:rcrar'g/,
i - ' i 1t : i F-, i
\ --r'
't
t :::]:
f
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 43/44
2 A4(- \., -.'
Ee d{qcontttlld. lbat, tnJ.nlng lsrollyed tba glckrp 6 tbs
grqed, sr lrr, tbs alr, of r ftettor a,tFqtft bg e boary boblr. Trr€
tlgbtoF urao leaEt€d rt lamo llB, lrd t&c bery bobq.c rt
fgirahlfd l8B. eo b6r':r bobcr, r&n c8rrfllg L ttght,c, ed,ededtb! Lutt rt; rangr c,cnaldcrb\y'. Iba pogran ug dlcadtllotd cn
1? Frb{Tgr:f L956.9 ry .erly L%S td3l€th sqrsdror ot t5c ggth
Bstrb Whg ns oqtrlppcd dtl lO @8-36D ElrqrafL, rcdlf:Lsd to EICOU
conflgl.Eatl,oa a.8 pareslic flgbtq cstrLsrs. Ir'r. sqr.adrcarr togcthar
rlth tho ?bt Hlngts fltst Sqtgdre cccgLoed tbc l^u,ltla]. ALF Steft
rcqu!@t for EI@II opantleral tral-alng. Il trd€bt bc add€d tbat
the reaso !6rr rl{rgsrt!rulng tbc EICOIIactflly ss tba darggc
faotor lnrlol'rld, ln tbs alr plck-rry. Al.tboug! thsro bant nr EJor
accldents, on aelreraI occsotrrnq tbp lot-+rp amretus oo tb cegl€r
rlrsrafb ns Jnjrrod, &r reasoa f.or ttrJ.g bpohrp dtfftcilflty h-
rroilvtd, uryea3.ctaUls drd-ft".Jz \(U)nccar:rc ffie e!e{11 arf JdgtrBt, ef tho nirdennc. rurLr qn
c+r+nd slrcre,fb En eo !ryortsnt,, tbo. phb'l1a'rrg{nglang1sgs of tho
rgagbanlcs Crord,n f.e rec.qrrfo bar".-A/
2. Progrraa Et?ort E. 9 to Fogwdng PTsn *55, E{ l5tb lI,rUarnltc'g, Eqpfp'pfug, balnlng of t&. ?f.gt SEfrFbrrn 39Af 55. Cbap I, n'.h{hil 5.
3. Intcrylar W !t ggt Jaul E Stokso, Bl-rL lllv, Eq Ut^h l? rdLbCayt E E lh.l, IH{,, gg 15tb AI, 14 ttry 55.
4. h5rllrr tsccbaalca l{lgarlnrl FAf Adv*ifuertr ttf,6gbrn1a861rlcdrr Jrn 56r p. L
c\ -4!_D+-..-\J !-\-/ l \ :- r
8/6/2019 Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/strategic-air-command-history-development-of-atomic-weapons-1956 44/44
j j};
/ r ( Itv /U;or : ' - i : io r :or : J ! i
29-Sse{red Aflst iire ri....ircs .z::J :;rl;-iLejes coi:terte.ll4)on tra a9 r certijis.i :.5r.:h.1:ric. Kr-:orcirg i'url ueLLlhaf '"he sa-ieiy a*i li'res of others 3rc ds.D€ndontuPon :V slrial ar:l juJg:er:i r I sha]-l it€:rEF bxouin3lysub;ect others to rlgks *tuich i rrrulj ipt oo 'illrrgto assus for. qpol-f, or. for Lhcse Jels. ;o o.
r \/ , 1 I\v/in -llsctrar;lr3 this in:.rtp i pJ.e,.eq,.'o 4rsolf
.'t€'zlJrr ;O U:ilefi:ake lrcflr- Ot a:)i:r3.g.r'g '.p1.k i.dUch f,ialle*e lo_be i:ofooi the b:1ls or. i7 b:orrle,!;r;;or stnlJ. i a:Jrw l:+- suq:€r-:.cr ;o :=r",g-ie :€ 6c:A:)::roiro :frcfa:t Ot e(l.i:1ilT..r3nv C a::f.rcftlgl aJlUUar1' .-ciat- ;-:.1,5:e::!i ::or ghalf I ;c.r." :y j.;I;r:ent,Lo :t€ i:-:11uo:lcq.l b;' :ro:re7 or o-,.hel. persoi:et .p:*;::cr shali I ;rts,: as :i-rrcr+-h; a=criIl cr eclu:_-=:e:ital.pui utrich r e: ir doub-., eiihes as a resurt 6l ,r:rectln^sge:tio:i o:' u.i:c€rr.BJ-ir+-y .e;anJ.!lg i!-.e abili"; o- -others i.{ro ha...e
'.o"kojcn it io acJorplish theiruork sa;is.t'actor{'. -
/ \(U/t rtx.ii.:e t!:e -aa.rrr roslcrs:u:1lt;r .,t:-j.,::i:is
i*:.e as a cerLjJi.ei :echa.dc, fo q;ercise :ry jrldot::et:l o;i l',ie a:r'r;crti:i.,rs;.= oi ai;cr:i.f, r:i rrtri.>..e-:r.-I, zirer.olbr.e, ile.1j"i,.7:of ,;,i3 eul:ere,,* iJ-ii;;;-';=e.:o;_lt; .fcr- -,.Le ul,;rt.l;e:_:gr.t cJ .rvi:,i-:or: r.:C j'ofbiie .ii:3n:-ty of :17 -,loi;*1Licn.
(U/ nis ',Es e Pei'ior i-:: r'ddch e'/er Jre3ier ei4ha3is :.r3s pJ.:,cei
cn lhe stuJT a:ii, perl'cFsr:,ce ci ceu ;o'- aiicrafi. :fle }e!:; A:f-
-uLars Jorya.ar =i l^r; !.9>'.: cc',tietc.-i. :'ou:. x:c c;r.-i:alf ;reara o.d
C::-:chqiule operaiior,s -a,i- lis: / '
jet -cerer :Fodruxr eu ihe .Jishi.--a
Dizlsi-on. ihe ccr;u-;i contij:u.e{i io Jlsnleli iLs ab{riUy in
*etir; h:;h 3:erfoerce sjrsrafg :rolucLio-l r-equ:res:snts. ibre
i-hs:: LrjCC sr,rept-i.rl;\: ?-i a::d -E-+? atrcio;eis, aJ-c:g d.th serrerral
)-)2 stn'tofcrcregs ;1o..,n-r i:oni€rsr ho.l iee.r ,-:rcducai 4t lice:.:;?5
iia::sas ol3::ts. Ihe W:,:ir:ur fec{1'lf '.g,s ai:i3 o::\r 669 of :is i,-i
:*here!: ;rriuc:-ic: o{ :h$ .:.r r-or:ers c::e.-at,Jc c:c!t, eea-4,- c:.:i
lie'.is rsl,Jas€, joe:r.*; .'ij4:J;'no jo,Fl:7r,ji:hlts,