Movement.
This build-up was due to replacements arriving in the EPG for
augmentation personnel who were sent home at‘the end of their six (6)
months period.
Due to the extension of the operation through July and
August, it was necessary to replace these personnel in June and July.
(See figure 16, Air Passenger Movement Westbound).
The major part of the water cargo was the 120 special purpose
vehicles which arrived at the port in January and were shipped in
January and February.
Water cargo reached a peak in January, February
and March when the bulk of the heavy items of support equipment were
shipped.
(See figure17, Water Cargo Westbound.)
Section E - Air Transportation.
(Inter, Intra-Atoll and Off Atoll)
A position was created by JTF-SEVEN called a Senior Transportation
Control Agent (STCA).
Task Group 7.5.
This position was held by a civilian employed by
This person was placed directly under the JTF~SEVEN
Transportation Office and responsible only to that office with no obligation to any Task Group.
The duties of the STCA was to receive require-
ments for movement from the Task Groups and to make decisions as to
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priorities of movement.
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Each Task Group designated an Officer as a Transportation Control
Agent.
(TCA).
This Officer's responsibilities was to receive require-
ments for movements from the subordinate units and book them with the
STCA.
The STCA consolidated all his bookings from the TCA's and then
made a decision as to what passengers and cargo would go,
No problems were encountered on the scheduled lift, to Bikini.
There
were sufficient flights scheduled daily to take care of everyone who
had reason to go.
Three (3) flights were scheduled daily at first and
after two (2) months, the number of flights was reduced to two (2) due
to lack of patronage.
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