t!lWIIMT satisfy Air Force needs. Plane were made for use of Ghe Combat Information Center aboard the ~. MCKINLEX ami its associatad VHF ami HP voice radio facilities for communicationswith aircraft in the operating area on test dayS. Thus aU the communicationsre- quiresmnts by the Commnder, Air Forces$ on board the Flagship were met by use of existing shipboard facilities or joint use of those which were to be specially installed for the task force. Since the Flagship was to serve as the command post for the Coumwder, Joint Task Force Seven; Commander, Air Forces, Joint Task ~orwe Seven; ad Commander, Naval Task Group (Task Group 7.3), it was considered that increase of the shipts consnunications persomel would be required. b attempt was made to provide an Mr Force Communica- tions Squadron to meet the Cosunander,Air Forcest communicationsrequiremmts on the Flagship @ on Eniwetok Island. In a conference with Brigadier General F. L. Ankenbrandt, Air CommunicationsOfficer, U. S. Air Force, it was found that it would be impossible for the Air Force to protide any additional communicationspersonnel over ad above th$se planned for the Air Task Group and MCS requirements without seriously affecting the Air Forces1 fifty-five-grouppmgrsm which had ptiority over Operation $suxlstone. It was finally agreed by Captain Engleman that the Navy ~uld be responsible for providing all communicationspersonnel aboazxlthe Flagship, and by Colonel Hatch that the Amy Signal.Corps would furnish personnel ashore on Eniwetok for all except AACS facllitiea. 118 Seotion .XI