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NOTE FOR GEN BRADBURN, SAFSP

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THE NRO STAFF 24 October 1973

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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Westover Air Force Base Closure

This memorandum outlines the decision made by the DNRO on

19 Oct regarding the Air Force Special Projects Production

Facility (AFSPPF). The Secretary has approved the reduction

and ultimate closure of AFSPPF. Attached is a copy of his

memorandum informing the Chief of his decision and a copy of

a memorandum to the CINCSAC.

The &Hawing outlines the main points of this decision:

There are military andlillivilian spaces at

AFSPPF.

By earl FY 75 the manning will be reduced to

military andlligkivilian for a total of spaces.

A shuffle of enlisted grades will take place in order

to achieve no manning below the grade of 876 remaining at the

AFSPPF.

Some of the presently carried out activities will be

continued at an alternate site. This site will require some

construction and MCP funding.

Some time after Congress approves these MCP funds,

30 additional spaces will be phased out of the AFSPPF to other

lOcations and two returned to AFSC/USAF. This will reduce

manning.at AFSPPF to military anillipivilian spaces.

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appiliptel aces will be transferred to it. The remaining litary an civilians will be returned to AFSC/USAF.

- AFSPPF will share in whatever the Air Staff decides to

provide at WAYS during the interim.

No OSAF pressure will be placed on the Air Staff.

A note of caution! The above figures are initial planning

factors. A detailed phase-out plan will be developed and some

of these numbers can be expected to change. Until this happens,

at Attachment #3 is a recap of expected manning levels.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

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October 23, 1973

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MEKORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF, USAF

SUBJECT: Westover Air Force Base Closure

As you are aware, I have been interested in the act

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pertaining to the phase out of active Air Force units at

Westover Air Force Base as a result of the closure directed

by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In connection

with this closure, I have approved the reduction and ultimate

closure of the Air Force Special Projects Production Facility

along the following lines.

By early FY 1975 the military manning associated with this

activity will be reduced by about one half, permitting a turnin of unneeded spaces to the Air Force Systems Command.

Because certain of the activities presently carried out

at the Special Projects Production Facility must be located .

elsewhere, it will continue in operation until alternate

facilities are available. The relocation of functions will

require retention and reallocation of some manpower spaces at

other locations. The remaining spaces will be returned to

Systems Command following closure of the facility at Westover

AFB. %

Brigadier General John E. Kulpa, Jr.,.is the•contact

point on my staff. He will keep you informed of activities

pertaining to the closure of this facility..

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MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL METER, SAC

SUBJECT: Production Facility for Satellite Photography

We have recently discussed the possibility of relocating

some of the functions of the Air Force Special Projects

Production Facility to the 544th ARTW at Offutt AFB. I have

decided to close the AFSPPF and move a portion of the satellite reconnaissance photographic duplication function to the

544thAPOW. Should the primary facility become unavailable,

this will provide a suitable backup capability for processing.

satellite photography.

I recognize that this decision will require a significant

modification to the present facility occupied by the 544th

ARTM. Until these modifications are complete, I plan to

Maintain a capability at Westover Air Force Base. I wish to.

proceed quickly to develop implementing plans and ask that

you name a point of contact. The contact on my staff is

Brigadier General John E. Kulpa, Jr., SAFSS, who may be

reached at OX 7-8675 or Command Post drop 647. .

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544th ARTW Facility Modification. Working Group

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INTRODUCTION 

As a result of the planned closure of the Westover Air

Force Base, Massachusetts the Secretary of the Air Force has

determined that the Air Force. Special Projects. Production

Facility at Westover Air Force Base would ultimately be closed

and approximately 207; of its production responsibility transferred to the 544th ARTW located at Offutt Air Force Base,

Nebraska. Other functions of the AFSPPF will be transferred

to other locations. A working group is hereby established

pursuant to instructions from the Director of the Office of

Space Systems, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force in

response to directions from the Secretary of the Air Force.

PURPOSE OF THE GROUP 

The purpose of the working group is to develop the plans

necessary to perform a facility modification to the 544th ARTW

which will enable it to accept a portion of the production

workload to be transferred from the AFSPPF. This will include

but not be limited to the following specific functions:

Determine the modifications required to the 544th

Facility in sufficient detail to be provided to an architect

engineer.

Determine whether the architect engineering functions

can be performed by the Air Force Civil Engineer or the Army

Corps of Engineers. If neither of these two organizations can

provide the service then a civilian firm must be employed.

3. • DeVelop the construction and funding information

requifed for requesting MCP funds.

. • 4. Develop a schedule depicting major milestones.

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COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP

The working group is responsible to the Director of the

Office of Space Systems for accomplishing the objectives

outlined above. The working group shall consist of representatives as appropriate from AFSPPF, SAC, SAFSP, and SAFSS.

Each organization will designate an individual Who will

be responsible for the participation in working group meetings,

and for assembling such data and expertise from within his

organization as may be required to properly support the working

group.

The Commander of AFSPPF is designated as the chairman of

the working group. The chairman may augment the group's

membership or establish subgroups as he deems necessary for

the accomplishment of the responsibilities assigned to the

working group.

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