161 CHAPTER IV, SECTION 1 2100 1800 —---—— TOTAL CAMP POPULATION H&N PERSONNEL vere H&N SUPPORTED PERSONNEL 1500 PEAK POPULATION OF 1,229 ON 10 MAY 1956 INCLUDES FOX AND TARE PERSONNEL DURING EVACUATION 1200 900 600 300 0 -. JUL AUG SEP OCT 1956 NOV DEC “~. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 1955 Chart 4-2. — FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 1956 —_’ Camp Population - Nan Three beach clubs and an officers’ club were operated at Elmer. For the test events at Bikini Atoll, operational procedure provided for evacuating all personnel to sea on board TG 7.3 ships. This involved berthing, messing, and other camp services for short periods, generally over- night. Contractor and TG 7.1 personnel were accommodated mostly on the MSTS Transport Fred C. Ainsworth. Holmes & Narver personnel augmented the ship’s services by providing janitors for spaces occupied by TG 7.5 and TG 7.1 personnel, and by operating the troop galley and mess hall when the total number of passengers exceeded three hundred. Orders for subsistence, PX, and beverage items were determined by usage factors and population estimates. The ordering procedure was reduced to a formula whereby each order could be, and was, readily checked by admini- strative personnel. This ordering procedure also resulted in an automatic review of stock on hand based on latest inventory and adjustment of stock levels to accomodate changes in population. Consumable supplies were ordered on the basis of maintaining a 45 to 60-day reserve during the build-up phase, a 30-day reserve for the operational phase, and a 30 to 45-day reserve during the phase of decreasing population. A reduction in reserve was necessary during the peak operating period because of (1) lack of adequate storage facilities for the great volume of supplies required, and (2) the possibility of radical reductions in population as a result of test operations. Operation REDWING, because of its magnitude, was a severe test of the order- ing system. The effectiveness of the system was manifested by the fact that no serious shortages or overages occurred. Page 4-3