_ | iz URLON — TARKES ~ MECTAR 1, Task Group ships aade two sorties from Hikini Lagoon for UNION, the fourth shot fired. the firet tock place on 15 April, 6 days after the KXS shot, in mre or less roubine fashion. Notices had bees received early on ninus-one day thet an atteapt would be mule te fire the shot, permitting chip moveaants to begin on sched~ule, By 1500 the lagcon was clear of shipping, except for noored enall craft end two manned Navy Lilis etandins by at the chot barge to resove the firing perty. At 1515 all ehips reported their posi— tions at a safe distance froa the sere paint, incinting PC 1544, stationed at Rongerik stoll with Aly Force weather cbeervars aboard, The firing party armed the device ai boerded the 1Ots for samen Ielend where they were picked up by helicopter ani flown to Inys to comect the firing elreuih: After disscbarkingthe firing party, the Lots ras dean the lagoon, mocred te buys off Bayo, the cress isunched a DUEX carried in one LOI and prosesded te Eva fer beli-~espter transportection to BulOKOQ. Buring the arcing operation ESTES, BaAlROXO, REMAN (as plane guard) and BELLE GROVE remained within ten miles of Enya to shorten the helicopter flights ani to be esaily available in case on emergency developed, errived on board BAIROZO. At 1415 the LOM cress At 1830 the firing party helicopter reached FataS, BAIROKO recovered her helicopters, ai the four ships headed ow to sea to join the rest of the formation, 2 APWL/Ho er 2) 4&’& 1915 CUETISS departed her station st eea and headed 1h 7 5