ae é$ee& A major Air Force building program was scheduled for Eniwetok Island, *vwew?ewse#eeger¢egertget¢etketeettht requiring a further review of construction equipment requirements, The asphalt paving equipment was in very poor condition. It had been acquired as used equipment in 1949 and had been subjected to a great deal of use in previous operations and required replacement. New equipment of the traveling type was purchased and was more adaptable to the various types of work at the PPG. A much lower capital investment was likewise involved. Due to the increased number of camps and operational sites there was not enough equipment available to outfit adequately the construction crews. This was especially true of concrete placing equipment, cranes, trucks and earth moving equipment. This problem was largely overcome by careful planning of equipment usage for each construction phase of each structure with the aim of getting maximum utilization of equipment. This involved considerable movement of equipment between islands at each atoll in order to | have it available when required, The work of the various crafts was scheduled in accordance with the equipment usage plan. Appendix B lists $2,251,889.10 worth of equipment added for Operation CASTLE. For the operation roll-up, a schedule of events was formulated as the heavy construction period drew to a close. This plan included the return of all unexpended equipment to Parry for overhauling, sandblasting, painting, and application of preservatives to all moving parts before being placed in storage. This was done in most instances, . > €; a, « Prior to the BRAVO event, reoccupation of Enyu and Eninman had been scheduled. After the BRAVO event, the salvaging of personal effects had high priority. The roll-up of equipment at these camps was somewhat retarded due to a bottleneck in interatoll transportation, All equipment not needed forthe YANKEE test was removed from Bikini by 3 May. On 12 May, the LSD BELLE GROVE arrived at Parry with the last scheduled load from Bikini and the roll-up for that atoll was completed. & The roll-up for Eniwetok Atoll was completed by 20 May 1954. As of this date a substantial amount of equipment had been repaired, overhauled and &, mothballed. That which remained to be accomplished was the application of preservatives to vehicles, generators and marine craft. All marine craft A, @, RECOMMENDATIONS 66 @, WS, os, ar, Copteg Lan poe om . to this practice in the preparations for future operations. Qy S preparedness was due to early evaluation of equipment requirements and prompt procurement thereof. It is recommended that the Contractor adhere @. This Operation presented a very tight construction schedule which was further complicated by late simultaneous releases of many additional major items of work. However, serious delays in the construction schedule were averted by having sufficient numbers of suitable equipment on hand. This 1. 3.2 AY remaining in wet storage will be kept in an operable condition and will be operated at least once weekly.