suppknent the complemats Of the ships involved. These personnel ication organizationand were immediatelyinjected into the commun their duties established inSOfar as was neoessary at that time. A training progrsmwas instituted to familiarizethose personnel lacking experiencein aut-ties, tape relay and the other joint Arxry-Iiavy procedures and practices that would be encountered during the existence of Joint Task Force Sewn. After consultationwith represen~tives of the various Army, Navy and Air Foroe agencies W*O would be servedby the Naw Communi- cation Center on the Ml. MCKINLEY, a suitable joint message blank was designed. Reproductia of the selected form was aocanplished by the MT. MCIHMLEY reproduction facilities in sufficient quantities to provide blanks for the ALBFMARLB and CURTISS, as well as the MT. MCKINLEY. ?!hileat Terminel Island, all o~imtias to and frcznthe MT. MCKINEEY,ALBEMARI.E, CURTISSand BAIROISOwerekndled by land line teletype to the Minor Relay Station, ITavalBase Terminal Island, California;the MT. MCKINLEY acting as the guard ship for the group. Since all of the shiFs were at one pier, delivery to and from the $’ MT. MCKINLEY was accomplishedby messenger. Honual wypto systems plus the SIGTOT one-the-tape syat~ for Ataaio Energy Cmmisaion traffi~ were emFlOyed for classified traffio. Practically all of the electronics pool stock that had been requisitioned frac naval saaraea and moat of the items from Signal 100 Seotion xl W19SR’ET