orientation course. On the 13th of January, these plans were further refined, and the actual training of USAF personnel did not begin until March 102 . According to the Army-Air Force agreement, ABMA would provide individual training to the degree that a man became proficient in performing a particular task associated with the handling and operation of the JUPITER. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was responsible for conducting crew or integrated weapon system training (IWST) at Cooke* Air Force Base, California. The Army's portion comprised 20 courses: 16 being conducted at OGMS; three at the Army Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; and a special weapons course at Lowry AFB, Colorado 103 . In July 1958, the Air Force scrapped its plans to conduct IWST at Cooke. Instead, this training was conducted at Redstone. This action pressed the installation to prepare the site and secure the necessary training equipment. A strike by construction workers further complicated the problem. It was September before a settlement was effected, and November before the IWST area was available. The December deployment date was close at hand, but agreements had not been signed with the host country. So it was realized that the training portion would not be too pressed 104 . _____________________________

102. MFR, 9 Jan 58, subj: Opnl Planning Conf for Utilization of the JUP Msl Wpn Sys; SACOP 1- 58, 4 Mar 58, subj: SM-78 (JUP) Opnl Plan, Hist Off files. Appendix 12 contains a resume of JUPITER Individual training courses. * Later renamed Vandenberg. 103. SACOP 1-58, 4 Mar 58, subj: SM-78 (JUP) Opnl Plan; Hist of the JUP Tng Pro, p. 28 104. JUP Prog Rpt for Jul 58, 8 Aug 58; JUP Prog Rpt for Sep 58, 8 0ct 58, Hist Off files.