1959 NORAD CONAD History Jul-Dec.pdf - US Northern Command

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However. the development of the subordinate headquarters
organization was based on the premise that 1t
should be primarily operational in nature. This consideration
plus the fact that personnel were in critically
short supply made it necessary that manning be aimed
primarily toward the accomplishment of NORAD operational
control functions. U. S. personnel assigned to the
MORAD staff were to accomplish sue', essential CONAD
functions as required.
Distribution among the Servic\!s of officer spaces
and key staff positions was marie or 'i::~': basis of the
composition of the for:.::·~s within t.'t:; r':lgion and the
character of the opera~ions. For ~xample, in regions
where SAGE was operational or b"'i.,~< developed, it was
considered appropriate that Ail F:"ce personnel predominate
in the key positions until ~ J~ system was completed
or the p.::rsonnel of otbt;., S,,'rvices became proficient
in the SAGE system. MORAD stressed that organizational
and personnel adj ustmellts might be required as
the result of operational experi~n~'e and changes in
for~n deployments.
Currently. on the basis of force contributions, the
Army was given command of two regi.)ns: tl:le 28th, Hamilton
AFB, California; and the 33rd, Richards-Gebaur AFB,
Missouri. The other five regions~~re placed under Air
Force commanders.
Because of the severe shortag~ of general officers,
NORAD worked out a compli~ated, CUll-role, manpower-saving
arrangement for the region cOfl1;oalld positions. The
arrangement was, however, designe