WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #11, OPERATIONS SCHOOL(Classified), 4 MARCH - 10 MARCH 1957

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: March 11, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT s Weekly Activities Report #11, Operations School/- 25X1A6a
1. H arch-10 March 1957
SIGNIFICANT ITEMS s
Nothing to reports
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Office of AP/OS
a D/AF/03 conferred with C/ZSS/t2D, C/ 'SS/=nd 25X1A6a
25X1A9a On Wednesday 6 March, concerning the latteres
com a. wc~e TDY here*. will revise and present 25X1A9a
some of the TSS lectures in t perations Courses dur the
25X1A9a time that is a student in the OPC. 25X1A9a
just' completed 00 and should be able to contribute significantly
to the deve1o znent of TSS presentations.
2. AF/OS devoted several hours during the week to reviewing
OC "#3 adjectival ratings and other preliminaries -pertaining to
final evaluation of 00 students. He also discussed several matters
with CV0C and PO/OO pertaining to the conduct and content of OC Ij..
25X1A9a 3. was here on 7 and 8 March to
discuss his forthcoming assignment as an OC Insstr~uctor. He Is in
the JOT Program and was a student in 00 #3. We are very pleased
at the prospect of having n the staff. He will arrive
here POST approximately 1 Apra ".!"'/0P'3' into 25X1 Aga
the nearby town to begin the search for local hous .
.. D/AF/0S discussed their approved Career Plans with several
members of Operations School/= 25X1A6a
5. D/"/OS was in Headquarters on Tuesday, 5 March,, to take
the Language Aptitude Teat and to discuss his forthcoming rotation
to a P Area Division.
6. was transferred on 7 March from a
training ass a ant c s posit on in the OC to the office of the Train.
Ing Coordinators succeeds 25X1A9a
in this position.
Courses
Operatj,one Coursse
1. Special briefings were held for the four now Operations
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Coursenstructorss? Messrs,
course critiques.
Ma-e- Instructors have just completed
00 and have spent part of this week preparing their final overall
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2. Other 00 staff members worked on the final OC #3 student
evaluations, on course content for the coming OC #4, and on filing
course material returned by departing 00 #3 students.
Operations Familiarization Course
1. OFC #8 started on schedule with thirty-five students,
ranging in grade from G& '7 to OS-.17 (the average is above aS,12),
in age from 23 to 56 (the ave r a lit over 35). There are four women
enrolled. The less than average'number of students has been divided
into three discussion groups instead of the usual four.
2. Some of the VIP briefing charts and explanations were ' tailored
to the Course Introduction and presented on "Mo idly: afternoon. This
presentation gave' the students a clear and ?'coiorful comprehension
of the course objectives and block instruction `:coverage.
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3. An usula ,; i fret week, most instruction was devoted.
to tradecraft. The' OFC assumed role in 25X1A9a
25X1A9a the selection 3] ,t; presented the two:.lecturres on
Co ieations whioh.had:been near d to
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CONFIDENTIAL
the 0C at
f as sied' .in the Rearm
2, A two?-hour re reOhio and theodolit
to the Air Staff, alid-one `guest bar
3Q f`rom;
25X1A8b . pee le from during the week of
iI r time egtxipa o nests have been .t
returned to Headquarters on March.
Spec a Stay ehl 0p>rationa Course
`played the part o
C staff.
to take an E to
4400 was given
'01W. 7 March 1957.
Assisted three
in tstit
*k And the - ,group
1. Two stud s were iven three days - iai instruction
25X1A9a in Caching by fray b- ? 8 March,
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2. u visited Headquarters on 5 March, Persona
seen an uatod were:
a, DC/QS, concerning future tutorial-Instruction to be
handled by 3800.
25X1A9a b. Messrs. Et?AOe7~rii83g 25X7 A
25X7 A details on the caching film* They plan to begin shooting the
film on Monday, 11 March.
c. F" ' 'sonn+el, PO/49R, and 0/03, concerning reassignment.
25X1A9a 25X1A6a 3 0 Ek TSSI, visited to ooordim to
with C/ cac a *sting program being conducted at , 25X1A6a
Units
Asses nt do Eva cation;.
1. Chief/lEB was here for conference on 7 March, Because of
a TDS assignment this will be hi bout two mont
In his absence from Headquarters will be Acting
Chief/1BB.
2. on 6 March Mianes were here
from Headquarters to assist in the backlog of work on summarising
00 student critiques.
3. Evaluation support of 00:
25 1 A The week's major portion of time, Including, considerable
compensatory time, was spent on statistical and other work
,involved In the determination and recording of final grades
for 00 #3.
1}, Evaluation support oft
25 1 A A brief oofferonee, with Cl, to make some suggestions
b
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out student briefing and preparation for the first
written exercise.
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as TD3C aday I-Y$n ' to
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2a TS SS was TDY all week to monitor
the Special Coursee
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3? ChiefftSS , was TDY Thursda
morning to Fr. ay afternoon to monitor the Special
Course.
4. The special four-week - Course was completed 25X1A14a
on Friday, 8 March.
50
was TDY here for the complete running
of the Special Course.
PERSONNEL NOTES:
1? An informal cocktail party was hold the ursda
afternoon, 7 March, to bid goodbye to 25X1A9a
25X1A6a ve made ZMV Go V. U ons to the
e o or operations Sehool/M and, needless to say we very much
regret losing them.
2. An informal coffee was. hold in the office for Pete and
25X1A9a on :Prtday, 8 March. Pete has boen accepted for
o e of trainin and leaves next week for 25X1A6a
25X1A6a Bonnie will accompany Pete to his new aasig en . e 'e
and Bonnie have both been extremely valuable employees during
their long tenure hers. We wish them the very best of luck in
their next and succeeding assignments.
25X1A9a 3, was honored with a coffee in the
Library on the afte won of 8 Xa~W After 'several months as
a member of the Ope tiOn* `SChoo Staff ,. Pat.. in returning to 25X1A6a
the Headquarters area. Her secretarial services will be mussed
very much.
25X1A9a j ,. arrived here TDZ on 7. March to begin
his duties as an AFC Instructor. Bill will move his family to this
area about 1 April.
25X1A9a 25X1C4a
and family arrived an thee- PCs as
5.
Wednesda , are living in the quarters formerly
25X1A9a occupied by
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Assistant Chief for Field Training
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