vit QoIBPUNICATIOBNS 1. The cormustestions factlities of the task group headquarters ashore were fully activated by 24 January 1954, when CTQ 7.3 and the renainder of his staff arrived on Parry Ialand. In aidition to the alleRavy C4 and UNF voice circuits operated by flag personnel, the factl—ities of the CJIF SSVER teletype message center were msde availahis te CTO 7.3, for use in handling inter-etell and out of the area traffie. 2. The najor commnfostions training sins during the peried | CTO 7.3 was ashore were to feniliarise Navy communication personnel with both the task group and task force organizations; to attain effi~ ele operation of Navy manned CW and voice cirouits, and te accustom naval persomel te the joint communisations procedwes prescribed for inter task force comanicetions, 3. a Good communiestions between such uldely separated ba inter~ deperien’ units of the task group as the security forces, thich included VP~29 on Brajalsin (served ty joint Navy-Air Fores facilities), fighter elemscts on Eniwetck and Bikind (served respectfively by Air Force ani Aray facilities), surface security eleoonts afloat in DOKs, end the 7.3 inierweter Detection Unit at Eniwetok (served by Any fecilities), required a practical knowledge of traffis routing and local procedures on the part of supervisory ani epersting perscansl, A crowing feniliarity with task force call signs, en increased uderslanting of alternete means of eccummleations, and the establishment