ee ee Be nen - See. mena breat linc en abt 3.3 EQUIPMENT SUMMARY All equipment added to existing equipment at the PPG and required for Operation CASTLE is listed in Appendix B, Not listed is a relatively insignificant amountof automotive equipment such as jeeps and crash trucks which was borrowed by TG 7.5 for the Operation. CHAPTER 4.1 4. LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT TRANS-PACIFIC Material scheduled for transshipment to the PPG via water was delivered to the Naval Supply Center (NSC) in Oakland where it was manifested and held for loading aboard cargo vessels. The Western Sea Frontier allocated space aboard these vessels according to the amount of Contractor's material to be shipped. As a general rule, space was allocated on one cargo and one refrigerated ship per month. During the peak period, two cargo vessels per month were assigned. Records covering the transportation of materials included a U. S. Navy ship's manifest which was prepared by Naval agencies and then forwarded to the Contractor's home office. During the period from 1 January 1953 through 31 April 1954, 33,695.60 long tons of cargo were shipped by water. To meet deadline construction dates, priority assistance was furnished by the Defense Requirements Branch, AEC, Albuquerque. Additional assistance through telephone calls placed by the Defense Requirements Branch to vendors and manufacturers also resulted in the improvement of delivery dates. ; oo Way * o ov v ) ue \ Lo} wanewae a © 5 eo ¥ \ Vl \ saaa & 43 r In many instances, shipment by water had to be changed to air freight due to the urgency of the work involved. A priority permit was required for all air shipments, Excellent cooperation was had from Air Force Base person- nel. A few temporary delays of air shipments from Travis Air Force Base occurred due to priority of Military materiel. During the period from .1 January 1953 to 30 April 1954, 603,205 lbs. were shipped via air freight. Contractor's personnel were flown by MATS aircraft to the PPG from Travis to Eniwetok via Hickam Field, Honolulu and Kwajalein. At the end of the Operation the procedures were reversed and returnees were expeditiously processed. 4.2 ENIWETOK ATOLL At Eniwetok Atoll, TG 7.5 operated and maintained a small craft pool comprised of LCUs, LCMs, DUKWs, tugs, water taxis, and barges. The facility provided for scheduled runs between the various island camps, nonscheduled runs to outlying islands and lagoon stations, unloading of ships, recovery of records and samples after shots, and evacuation of personnel and equipment, During the period of peak demand, the TG 7.5 boat pool was augmented by craft from the TG 7.3 boat pool. The surface craft employed_