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TRANSITION FROM PL4NNING TO OPERATING STAGE
The period of 15 November to 15 January was one of transition from a planning to an
operational stage. During this time the Task Groups were engaged in completing their
organizations and in initiating training.
The initial force of the Joint Task Force embarked from Pearl Harbor on 15 November
to prepare the way for the arrival of General Ogden’s Task Group 7.2. This latter force
sailed from Port Hueneme on 15 December. General Ogden, who preceded the main body,
arrived at Eniwetok and assumed command of the atoll