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nucleus of personnel from activities associated with
the program were trained. In this respect, men from
the Maintenance Operating Procedures Shop
(MOPSHOP) were given three months training at the
Ordnance Guided Missile School (OGMS) in the
Ordnance Individual Specialist Course, and two
months OJT at Chrysler in Detroit [Warren, MI].
Additionally, approximately 44 students per month
were receiving the OGMS one-week Ballistic Missile
Orientation Course
98
.
After operational control of the JUPITER had been
given to the Air Force, the Training Division sought
information from AFBMD in order that an efficient
training program could be planned. At the briefing for
General Schriever in June 1957, they presented a
complete plan to meet the JUPITER portion of the Air
Force IRBM IOC requirement. This proposal was built
around the Air Force's static site employment concept.
Also, maximum utilization of Air Force specialists
would be made. On another point, it was stated that
personnel and facilities for assembling and servicing
special weapons warheads would be furnished by an
Aviation Depot Squadron. The plan went on to cover
each facet of the training program from factory
training of instructors until the troops were ready to
man the missile in the field
99
.
Army and Air Force representatives made a
comparison of JUPITER and THOR training plans in
early July. As for the special weapon warheads, the
Army adjusted its plan to the Air Force method of
placing this function directly with the Strategic Missile
Squadron (SMS - later called Technical Training
Squadron - TTS). AFBMD also provided other material
such as the training cycle, and firing unit and
specialists training. ABM
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98. Hist of the JUP Tng Pro, pp. 16-17, Hist Off files.
99. Present, Briefing for Cmder & Staff, AFBMD, 18-19 Jun 1957, Hist Off Files