BE Av N DEWSRMINED1) WAR 8 ADMINISTRATIVE ARCHIVES: REPROQUCED AT THE NATIONAL . o7a7. E.0. 12085, soon) : . By—00.WARS» pateVIAL. « . ee rt fatsagropolo siena open oe under oontract. Consequently, upon arrival of the main body of the Pask Torce, the scientific group wae able $o commence ite preparations immediately. During the period of construstion and preparation for the tests some 50,000 measurement tons of material, supplies and equipment were shipped from the mainland and from Oahu to ‘the tect area. Some of this was shipped vy alr although the bulk, of course, went by water. Xt wan decided at the outset that the most econonical seans of mounting the opexyation would be to utilize the existing administrative and logietioal channele of the three Services. Primarily, these Channels were Commander in Chief, Pacific, and Commander in Ohief, Pacific Fleet; U. 8. army, Pacific; Pacific Air Command; the Pacific Division, Air fransport Command; and the Maval Air Transport Service. We aleo hat the services of the Western Ocean Division, Corps of Xngineers, Department of the Arny, at Sauselite, Gall. fornia; the Naval Supply Centers at Oakland and Port Hueneme, California, and at Pearl Harter; and the San Francisco and Beattle Ports of Fabarkation. The overall strength of the Joint Task Force was approximately 9,500, inoluding civilian persennel. Observers of the tests wer: limited in the extreme, since 1t was the view of all egencies that only those who had actual need for the knovledge should attend. These observers included personnel of the Joint Congressional Committee for Atomic Energy and ite ateff, the AIO and the Armed Porcese Ho other observers were permitted. To sum up, aside from the value of the teste thenselves, the Operation was one of great profit to the Armed Forces. Valuable training in joint Operations was gained——training almost impossidle to get in peacetine, and generally, all too limited to most memberea of the military services. experience is invaluable in fostering integration within the Services. ~b« Such