re
personnel were closely correlated with their re-entry and recovery require-~
ments. Afloat housing assignments are discussed in the following section.
As the operation progressed, the decreases in the number of camps,
personnel, participating projects, and trailers and vehicles made evacuation
planning and execution progressively casier, Toward the end of Redwing, a
‘minus one" rapability was maintained at Bikin. for many successive days;
and a real D—1 could have been declared and evacuation could have started
as late as 2100 on D-1, with a probable completion time of about 0200 D-Day,
3.9
3.9.1
PERSONNEL EVACUATION AND MUSTER |
Muster
On April 12, 1956, the TG 7.1 plan for the conduct of sight-musters
in the PPG was published. This plan established a Task Group Muster
Officer, and two Atoll Muster Officers for Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls, respectively. The plan also provided a Muster Officer to represent each of
various units and programs and to carry out the muster for his group.
Muster rolls were prepared by TG 7.1 Headquarters Commandant at
varying times, depending upon the number of changes occasioned by arrivals
and departures from the PPG, The fixst muster was conducted on April 26
and 27, 1956, as a Cherokee {_
rehearsal, and the last one on
July 21, 1956, for Huron
a Durin? this peried cf approximately twelve
weeks, eight different mustéf
rolls were published.
Musters were normally conducted on D-1 in order to minimize the
faise starts, but on occasion musters were started as early as the late
afternoon of D—2, if necessary. Where the shot was being detonated determined the time of muster avd the details. Therefore, the following is a
discussion of only the most commonly used procedures.
a.
Shots at Eniwetok Atoll only
1,
Muster of personnel at Bikini commenced at 0900 on D~1
with each Muster Officer submitting to the Atoll Muster Officer signed muster sheets for that portion of his unit he had sight-mustered. Results of the
Biking muster by line and page numbcr were telephoned to the Eniwetok Atoll
Muster Officer, who was responsible for consolidation and reconciliation,
2.
Muster of personnel at Eniwetok commenced between 1200
and 1400 on D—-1, depending upon the nature of the morning weather forecast, with the later time being more common to take advantage of the 1330
weather bricfing.
3.
Muster Officers submitted signed muster reports.
Once the Muster was completed, normally about 1800, an
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