mi CHAPTER J, SECTION 1 were operated to support off-atoll scientific pro- on a nine-hour per day basis with provisions for emergency calls after working hours. This was gradually increased and during the operational phase, 24-hour service was provided. During the period just prior to LaCrosse, the Elmer switchboard became overtaxed as the telephone operating positions were insufficient to enable the operators to keep ahead of the incoming calls; disconnected calls were handled ject personnel on Ujelang, Wotho and Uttrik. LCU’s outfitted as houseboats provided limited camp services for beachhead landings before camps were established and also supported scientific groups in various areas after the shotisland camps were dismantled. For a short period, a scientific barge was temporarily diverted to camp use and moored off Ursula after roll-up. by relief men standing behind the duty operators. Because of overlapping of the peak construction activity with the extremely high instrumentation, several camps had to accommodate more men than the number for which they were designed. It was necessary to utilize spaces intended for recreation and office use for temporary housing, to billet ten or more men in Radio networks were established for the transmission of unclassified traffic in marine operations, construction-maintenance, and air dispatching. An innovation during REDWING was the establishment of one base and one mobile radio station for the H&N guards which operated on the same frequency as that of the military police network. This resulted in better control of guard activities. the 8-man tents, to provide temporary quarters in the new machine shop building and the day room at Elmer. This overloading presented many operating problems and resulted in living conditions which were lower than normal Jobsite standards. These problems, however, were overcome without any serious threat to the health and safety of the personnel. SERVICE OPERATIONS. Quarters, facilities and services were opera- ted by Holmes & Narver to house, sustain and support all personnel of Joint Task Force SEVEN except those who lived on David and An element of importance in Camp Operations was the supply of the large amounts of the consumable supplies required. The REDWING Operation was a severe test of the effectiveness of the system. No serious shortages or overages Fred, the weather station islands, and in naval vessels. To accomplish this, temporary camps were provided at Yvonne, Ursula, Gene, Fox, Tare and Nan and the permanent camp at Elmer was expanded. Each of these camps contained the necessary facilities for housing, mess- occurred despite changes in the camp popula- tion and the inadequacy of storage facilities for a population as large as that of REDWING. ing, PX store, barber shop, refreshment bar The total HEN and supported personnel and mail. A completely outfitted laundry was located at Elmer and home-type washing machines for spun-dry service were provided at all temporary camps. Limited camp facilities at each camp are shown in Charts 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6 and 4-7 of Chapter IV. The peak population at each campis listed as follows: DATE OF PEAK POPULATION PERSONNEL AT PEAK POPULATION CAMP DATE ACTIVATED Elmer Base Camp *5 May 1956 *2,751 Yvonne 17 May 1955 20 Mar. 1956 393 300 30 May 1956 Gene Nan 3 May 1955 93 Aug. 1955 11 Dec. 1954 24 April 1955 —«6: April 1956 24 May 1956 288 189 891 350 125 1,000 29 April 1956 Fox 8 June 1955 20 April 1956 285 200 9 May 1956 Tare 19 July 1955 21 April 1956 277 200 26 May 1956 Wotho 15 Feb. 1956 May 1956 12 6 Aug. 1956 3 April 1956 May 1956 15 31 July 1956 12 April 1956 May 1956 10 - Ursula Ujelang Uterik * DESIGNED CAPACITY DATE EVACUATED **2,208 29 April 1956 15 Aug. 1956 5 Aug. 1956 During evacution of Ursula, Yvonne and Gene ** Without double bunks. Page 1-25