A REPOR1’OF AIR FORCE COMMUNICA~ONS ON OPERATION SANDSTONE After the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius A. Smith, USAF, @ Heutenant Colonel James E. Duprees USAZ at the task force headquartersin the Pentagon Building, ~jashington,D.C., on 13 October 1947, these officers were briefed by Captain C. L. EI@eRW, USN, Joint Task Force Seven co~~cations officers on the general requirements,scope and nature of the operation. Colonel J. B. Bestic, USAF, of the office of the Air CommunicationsOfficer, U.S. Air Force, had been temporarily representingthe Air Force on the Joint Task Force Communicationsad Electronics Staff until the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, who then assumed this position. Lieutenant Colonel Dupree who was to be CommunicationsOfficer for Coamuuxier,Air Forces, was instructed by Major General Kepner to work closely with Ideutenant Colonel Smith on the Joint Task Force Comunlcations Staff in order to coomiinate the plannlng and implemmtation of his requirenmmts as Comander, Air Forces. Colonel Beatic had been participatingin the collection of Air Force requirements and therefore passed to these officers whatever definite requirementshad as yet been decided upon by the Commander, Air Forces. Further discussions and investigation revealed that an Air Task Group (later designated Air Task Group 7.L) would be based on Kwajaein Island with some of its aircraft at Eniwetok Island. Major General Kepner would have his commad post in the ’flagship. On the b-is of this information,Lieutenant Colonels Smith and Dupree agreed that the 110 Section XI P---