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example, USAF furnished six months of language
training in Turkey before the students departed for
Lackland [AFB, TX] where they received an additional
six months of instruction
114
. By the same token, the
technical courses were lengthened.
Training of USAF personnel for NATO II deployment
began on 30 November 1961. The Turkish portion of
the individual technical training program started on 28
June 1961. This phase and the IWST part were to be
completed in December 1963
115
.
VII. DEPLOYMENT
When the Army and Navy first started the JUPITER
development program, the tentative plan called for
deployment of the weapon system on or before June
1960. The location of the deployed missile was
undefined, and this was the status for better than two
years. From time to time the Army attempted to
obtain a deployment plan, but was unable to do so. As
earlier mentioned, even the GSE development program
was held up, and, without this equipment, deployment
was impossible.
The orbiting of SPUTNIK and the decision by OSD to
develop both IRBM's brought the deployment aspects
of the JUPITER closer to definition, although a specific
site was not indicated. The directive simply stated that
deployment was to be effected by December 1958.
SAC's operational plan of March 1958
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114. Ibid., pp. 57-58.
115. JUP Qtrly Rpt for 2d Qtr CY 6l, 14 Jul 6l, Hist Off files.