Cartwright, Labrador

922^nd AC&W Squadron, APO 677, NY, NY

Israel D Siegel, Major, USAF

AN/FPS-3C Search Radar (1ea); AN/FPS-502 Search Radar (1ea); AN/FPS-14 Search Radar (3ea); AN/TPS-502 Height Finding Radar (1ea); GRC/27 Multi-Channel UHF Transmitter and Receiver (4ea); GRT-3 Single Channel UHF Transmitter (4ea); GRR-7 Single Channel UHF Receiver (4ea); FRT-502 Single Channel VHF Transmitter (4ea); FRT-503 Single Channel Transmitter (1ea); URG-60 Single Channel Receiver (5ea).

During the period of this report, the Operations Section had the following operational summary:

Total Tracks: July 1330; August 1696; September 1307
Unknowns: July 74; August 58; September 75
Training Missions: July 10; August 5; September 15
Total Intercepts: July 34; August 22; September 27

The Operations Officer, Captain Clayton B Bisnette, rotated on 4 September. While awaiting the new operations officer Lt. Douglas C Harper is acting OIC.

The AN/FPS-3C continued to operate very well during this period, with Quality Control checks averaging over 100%. The annual overhaul on this radar was completed on 10 July 1958. The AN/TPS-502 was completed on 4 July 1958. This set has operated normally during the remainder of this period.

All operations and maintenance personnel has actual training in the recognition of ECM and in the application of ECCM. During the month of September alone, six missions were run against the site, jamming both the surveillance radars and the height finders. Jamming included chaff and electronic against the radar and some jamming of UHF radio.

Captain Paul E Holland arrived and assumed duties as accountable supply officer for this squadron on 13 September 1958, relieving Captain Wennesheimer.

Supply functions have been varied for this period, with the shipping season in full swing. The Magga Dan arrived at this squadron and all the detachments in July, supplying each with dry storage and frozen storage food supplies. The Wang Pioneer also visited each of these units with supplies of a general nature. The USNS Chattahootchie supplies the three detachments with their annual bulk fuel supplies. Another ship to visit the squadron was the USNS Sagitta, which brought some general supplies in during September.

The physical plant of the squadron has been face lifted in many aspects. Re-roofing of the entire site was completed on 24 July. Almost all of the floors in the squadron areas were re-tiled, providing perhaps the most needed improvement in the housing areas. Painting and other improvements of the area have also been initiated. Other installations contracts have been completed including, storm entrances on the outside doors, repainting of the POL tanks and repair of the outside POL pump lines.

Outdoor activities during the past months have been varied. Fishing has been the primary interest of all outdoorsmen, with Sandy Point being crowded on many occasions. Volleyball also has been widely participated in by most all members of the squadron. Softball also was played during July, and a team journeyed to Pepperrell AFB in August to participate in the 64^th AD(D) tourney. Although the team had no decent practice of any kind, and won no games at Pepperrell, the squadron was proud of their showing.

At the present time, many of the personnel are awaiting rotation. As a result, morale is high and work production is good. The Nine Twenty-Second is living up to its motto "The Best in the Business".

Israel D Siegel, Major, USAF