922nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ADC)
United States Air Force
APO 677, New York, New York
1 January 1958 – 31 March 1958
The weather continues to be milder than expected, with the low for the period being in the low 20 degree below zero category. There is very little snow on the ground compared with the huge drifts of years part. Drifts of two to three feet are the deepest to date.
During the period the Squadron was visited by a Master Mechanic from 64th Air Division, while on this station he repaired the D-8 caterpillar. The AMC supply assistance team arrived at this station 31 March, and are expected to remain until later April.
The RCA team has been reduced to two men. They expect to be ready to have the AN/FRC-39 equipment ready for testing shortly after the start of the shipping season.
The AN/FPS-3 was off the air from the second to the sixteenth of January because of a faulty slip-ring assembly. The set was operated satisfactorily during the rest of the period.
The AN/TPS-502 was operational during the majority of this period, however, failure of the magnetron blower motor caused the set to go off the air in March. This equipment is non-operational at this time awaiting replacement of the blower motor.
The AN/FPS-502 has operated satisfactorily during the entire period, without unscheduled maintenance.
The UPS-T5 (Moving Target Simulator) was inoperative during the first part of the period due to a lack of Technical Orders at this station. These were returned to the Squadron in February, and this equipment has been operational since that time.
Inter-section basketball league continued to be a popular sport during this period. The Squadron sent an all-star team to the 64th Air Division Tournament in February, and one of its members was picked to play on the 64th Air Division all-star team. Material has been received for the leather-craft shop and it is now in full swing. Fishing through the ice became popular during March and several tasty fish fries have been held.
Manpower gains and losses for officers and airmen of the first day of month shown were as follows:
|
Airmen |
January |
February |
March |
Total |
|
Assigned |
158 |
139 |
144 |
|
|
Gains |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
|
Losses |
21 |
8 |
7 |
36 |
|
Officers |
||||
|
Assigned |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Gains |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Losses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Re-supply figures for the period were as follows:
|
Cargo |
|
Personnel |
||
|
January |
To |
4614 |
612 |
19 |
|
From |
1128 |
239 |
37 |
|
|
February |
To |
15988 |
511 |
38 |
|
From |
4156 |
343 |
23 |
|
|
March |
To |
16023 |
614 |
31 |
|
From |
4595 |
436 |
20 |
Total Tonnage In: 55,962
Total Tonnage Out: 26,897
The operational summary for the period is as follows:
|
January |
February |
March |
|
|
Total Tracks |
773 |
1117 |
1245 |
|
Tracks ID by Intercept |
1 |
9 |
7 |
|
Tracks ID by ADCC |
56 |
88 |
58 |
|
AADs Attempted |
1 |
10 |
7 |
|
AADs Completed |
1 |
9 |
7 |
|
Total Tracks Unknown |
57 |
97 |
65 |
Detachment # 1 became operational during the period. All three detachments are now operational.
Operations took part in four rocket missions during the period and accomplished 50 actual intercepts. Eighteen of these were conducted on unknown tracks.
During the period the 15-J-1C was utilized by directors for 48 practice intercepts.
A Motor Pool specialist, from this station was placed on TDY to the Detachments to render assistance and establish proper records. Thus far, Detachments #1 and #2 have been visited.
Communications during the period continued to be erratic and the trouble is believed to be caused by the position of the antennas in the bubble of tower #1. A letter requesting command assistance is being drafted with an eye to moving the antennas back to the transmitter site or placed on poles outside the tower.