Vil the fact that UNF communications were impaired both by unfeniliarity of sone unite with task force calls and the loestien of cortein ships beyond UF rae at the tims. These ships were anployed in continued preparations for the actual event, ani simulated participetion in the rehearsal by trmamlitting necessary reportea, As a rosult of this ree hearsal the ahot-time positioning of ships wos reaxamined with a view towards improving comuiniestions where possihle. Ships that had to be cuteide of WF rance during actual shot operations ware directed to maintain voloe comnunicetions on the ship~-abore HF voice frequemy. Dally cirmit crille on all voice-circuits rere ccntucted for several daya, 13. <dhok time conditions involved the rapid delivery of high precedence traffic, the reduction of traffie to the absolute ginisam required to execute the erent, sai the provision of maxima flexi- bility in case of equipment failure or unexpected deployment of task group unite. Ia addition, eperations required that the Task Group Commander maintain direct control of individual units end ships rather than exercise control through task anit coomsndersa. Rapid and direct somannicstions with logistics and itinerant ships withia range of fallout was also easential. To mect these rejnirenst 6, eupplensntery communications instructions ware izsusd before each shot. The BRAVO instructions directeds a All ships to test all ewipment ct least 3% hours price 23h