Operational Report Engineer Section The Plaming and MobilizationPhase (3 Ott 47-30 Novlt71 This phee of engineer activities begins with the briefing of the Task Force Er@neerby the Jotit Ta$k Force Co-rider on 3 October 1947 and extends roughly to the 30th of November. Minor changes or additions to plans were znde throughout the period of operation, tit essentially all basic plaming and mobilizationwere completed by the end of Novewnber. The engineer mission was to construct the Atomic l%ergy Proving Ground on I!hiwetokAtoll in accordance with specificationsdetermined by the Atomic Ehergy Commission, and to p!wride land-based housing and utilities at the site of test operations as dete~d by the Joint Task Force Commander. Completion date was set at 15 *rch 1948. Preparation of layout plans and detailed desi~s for test constructionwaa the responsibilityofA~ engineers, and, for participating semices, of the respective Chiefs of Semlce. Plans for construction and rehabilitationof housing and utilities was ths reeponeibilityof the Task Force E2@neer. Procure-t reaponsibjlityfor test construc- tion materialswas divided by agreemsnt between the Task Force kgineer and the using serwices. In general, all cammm constructionzaterials were procured by the Task Force Engineer, using normal semdce channels and facilities of the Western Ocean Division of the Cows of Engineers. Section XVI . . . I f Q