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A Letter of Instruction to Gar Thorsrud (24 March 1961) eliminated much of the difficulty between COB and Chief, Air Ops at MADD. Thorsrud's letter clearly spelled out his responsibility as Chief, Air Ops, as distinguished from the responsibilities of COB at MADD -- or at TIDE since Thorsrud's LOI also made provision for him to continue as Chief, Air Ops at TIDE when the move to Nicaragua took place. 52/* Even before he actually took over as Chief of Air Operations at JMADD, Thorsrud had been in and out of JMADD and was well acquainted with the training situation there. He recalled that when he first arrived at MADD in January of 1961, the basic training was largely completed, and unlike some of the other problems that had been faced by Billy Campbell -- who had to depart MADD earlier than anticipated because of restrictions imposed on USAF personnel by DOD -- the flight training had been largely completed. Thorsrud stated: [Morale] wasn't a problem for me, be- cause by the time that I got there, the operation was getting close, and everyone was trying to pull together ... We set up a little bar down there. When I came * See Appendix 4 for copy of Thorsrud's LOI. 131 -