staff tethnical duties, Mr. EnmphrsY W- charged with monitoring the aclentificmeteorologicalprogram. After the assembly of the weather staff early i.nNovember 1947, work I I was begun on the establishmentof a weather service which-wouldbe & equate for the exacting requlrementaOf the operation. In Movember. the only weather stations in the operatioti area were Kwujaleln and Wake: and these atationa were not equipped or manned to observe and transmit the additionaldata which would be required from these locations for the SANDS~X operatto& It was at once apparent that the existing stations would have to be au@nented and that additional island weather stations would be needed before reliable for=-ts could be prepared. The rneteOr- ological staff recommended the establishmentof weather stations at Eniwetok, Bongerik, and HaJuro for the duration of the operation. ktion W* dso taken to”send Air Force weather personnel and equipment to Wake to assist the U. S. Weather Bureau persomel stationed there. The island weather stations would provide complete weather observations,including a minimum of four rawin sondes (radio and/or radar wind, temperature,and humidit~ soundings)per twenty-fourhour period. AU of the island weather stations would participate in a weather obsenational network, and in additio% Kwajalein and lhiwetok wuld provide a forecast and briefing service for I I I I I I I I I k local commanders and transient aircraft as well as aircraft of JTl?-7. The island stations would also provide a relaying service whereby all weather information includlngflight reports and flight summaries would n be collected and forwarded to the M. 4 SECMOB XII NcKinley for use by the st+Mf.