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Training of Personnel

Training of the Task Unit personnel and project monitors was carried
on at several places. Most of it was given at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, with

the First RSSU providing the training staff.

However, manv memters of

this staff had first to be trained in their jobs. This was done through a
unit-training program at Ft. McClellan. In addition, a project monitors!
course, conducted by members of the First RSSU, LASL, and UCRL, ria
held at Ft. McClellan during January 1956. Approximately 100 projec personne! attended the course, which lasted four and one-half days,
Training of selected photodosimetry, monitoring, and radiochemistry
personnel was conducted at LASL by a ruiober of groups within H-Division.
The Navy hospital corpsmen spent approximately eight week. in ita various

laboratories, Instrument-repair personnel were specially trained at the Navy
facility at Treasure Is)aud, San Francisco, arrangements being made through
the Naval Rac‘lulogical Defense Laboratory (NRDL). Also, all Navy civilians
used by the Task Units were given four weeks of instruction at NRDL prior
to departure for the Pasific Proving Grounds.
Monitors! training courses were conducted at Parry and Enyu islands
as required.

Holmes and Narver personnel were trained as monitors by the

H&N organization on Parry Island.

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