service shoes were furnished to TDY personnel and all task groups were notified of their non-availability except for ~d~fe poses. pur- Low quarter shoes were available at all times for resale to all authorized personnel. Some service shoes were purchased by CJTF SEVEN from Marine Sources to supplement Task Group 7.1’s RadSafe requirements. Additionally, based on authority received from the Department,of the Army, approximately 400 pairs of comkat boots (reversed uppers) were cut and sewn to provide a substitute in sizes which were in short supply. (e) Fbd-%fe Clothing and Equipment: No problems were encountered. Requirements submitted by the Task Groups were sufficient for operational needs. All items arrived early and were issued as requested by the task groups concerned. (f) Laundry Supplies: Although the strength to be supported showed an increase of 4.00per cent over the interim and buildup periods, the requirements for laundry supplies showed an increase of more than 600 per cent (e.g. S*ch levels were ~= creased from 1000 lbs for 180 days to 6,600 lbs for 180 days). The increase was net by emergency requisitioning procedures. (g) ~terials hdling Equipment: %tipment on hd for Operation REDWING was obsolete and in poor mechanicxd condition.. Breakdown and constant headlining of forklifts resulted in an abnormal amount of emergency requisitions. The primry istence of outdated mchinery cause was the ex- for which parts are no longer stocked ‘and experimental models for which parts were difficult to procure. The equipment was barely sufficient for the buildup and subsequent dii!!!s