power equipment was removed froIzthe Zero Islsnd slong with such other
materiel es could be removed without jeopardizingthe operetlon. From the
stmdpoint of Jrmy commnicetions, all oper~tions on ell the test deys were
completed exactly es plmned and without incident of my

kind.

The }tomic Energy Commission (through Mr. L. J. Hopkins) considered it
necessz+rythat en additional AN/TRC-l equipment be instelled et Aomon and
Runit when terminal equipments at Eniwetok beceme aveilable as s result of
eech succeedingblast.
1st Lt. E. D. Hicks replaced 1st Lt. Remsey as the officer-in-chmge
of communicationson Runit for Zebre Day.
During the interim periods between Xrsy, Yoke and Zebra Deys, communicetions personnel ashore engaged in an inventory of equipment, tools end other
items th~t hed been issued to the verious sections. Cretlng of the equipment
thet was no longer required was sterted, utilizing the pFcklng c~ees which as
far es possible had been saved for this p’pose.

Plens were forzulpted for

the evacuation of personnel to their home stetions snd the shipping of
communicationsequipment in accordancewith the roll-up plan cmtlined in
Field Order #2, Hq, JTF-7.
Plans were elso made end constructionWPS stsrted for the commudcetions
installationfor e garrison force. This installationrequired two (2)
BC-6ME transmitters end the necesssry antennee to provide one manual simplex
circuit to the Meriemas Sub-Area Commander at Kwajalein end a second similar
circuit direct to Helemmo on Oahu. These were the circuit requirementsset
forth by the Commnding General, US}RPAC (CJTF-7). The receiving equipments
were three (3) BC-779 Super-Pro receivers. Telephone facilitiesutilizing
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