30 June 1961 - The Black Vault

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In SU Dl i .t s hould be noted that nei'1 A1r Force dlrec,tives anJ.
mission changes influenced certain organ1zational changeG 1o t.h €:
first nine years rollotling ac t1vation of the ,G.FF'l'C. ltioreover ,
a.'1 ever increasing aircraft fl1ght test and mi ssile captivE; t e;;; t
: i c ~ 'kload !'lecessltated certain mutations in orgar:.izat1on. Th l::::
F, ; ~ S exemplified by establishment of HeadquarteY's 6S1.0th Te ~ t Gr cup
(r'lis. ~ile) and 6512th 'i'est Group (Aircraft) speclfically to
acim:Lni!>ter pe:r"sotlncl assigned to the Directorate of ;,l1s;;;il€:
Captive TC5t and the Directorate of Fli ght Te st. Also, organizationa!
titles Here somet1mes altered to dcs ign2.te mare : .; P ~'r. 1f'-
lcally t bQ func tiona belng performed. I!ut the primary r easc n ::or
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so many 2.ctlvations J deact1vat·ions, designations, and rede s! g;!a­
t ! , •
tions wa s AFF'IC adjust:nent to the requ1rement~
of a changing
r.liss l cm both \'Jithin the Center and in the AROC--for ther e \,'a s r.o
precedent.
Nlscellaneous Unit Additions to 'the center
Kl:l 11ic r OU S small off-baSe a n d on-ba~e facilities '..;er ~ ad d , (~ t o
the .4lIiFTC in the last feN year'::; mo s t l y in connec t10n ~' i 1 tl-, th ~ y'- 17