Among the first matters taken under consideration were the reorganization of the Army Task Group, the establishment of a new AEC task group, and the rehabilitation of Eniwetok facilities damaged by the typhoon which suddenly struck the atoll at the end of December, 1952. Reorganization of the Army Task Group had been the matter of study and discussion for several months. Of all the military ele- ments of an atomic joint task force, the Army Task Group is the one which has experienced the greatest continuity of activity at Eniwetok. Since the days of SANDSTONE, at the conclusion of which USARPAC established a small unit of garrison personnel on Eniwetok Island, the Army has garrisoned the atoll. After the completion of GREENHOUSE, a larger force consisting primarily of Army personnel was established for the interim period prior to the next series of tests. clusion of IVY. This same procedure was again followed at the conDuring these interim periods the Army Task Group fulfills those functions normal to any garrison. In addition to the functions of storage, maintenance of facilities and equipment, communications, and general housekeeping at the forward instal- lation, the Army Task Group is responsible for preserving that local security of the PPG required by the special directives or- iginating from CINCPAC, the area commander charged by JCS with the preservation of the security of the Eniwetok area, Because of these garrison functions and unlike the Task Force Headquarters and the other military task groups, the distinction between 16