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Communications for the weather Island facilities operated by the
Communications Klement included a radio telegraph net between weather

Central and the following weather and radiological safety islands:
Kusaie, Tarawa, Kapingamarangi, Nauru, Utirik, Ujelang, Wotho, and
Rongelap.
“The Conuunications Klement also provided several additional facilities.

The facilities included the high frequency point-tc-point

voice and control/warning net with Bikini Control Tower, Kwajalein Air
Route Traffic Control, and Kniwetok Approach Control.

The primary

purpose of tuis net was to pass Air Traffic Control messages between
the above enumerated agencies,

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Another special ty»,e facility operated

by the element was the Parry Island Dispatch, an ultra high frequency
air/ground facility used to control the flights of nelicopter and liai~
son type aircraft around Eniwetok Atoll.
The Military Air Transoort Service Terminal Element, prior to

HARDTACK, was a detachment of the 1502nd Air Terminal Squadron, Hickam
Air Force Base, Hawaii,

The Terminal Klement was responsible for the

e:ficient movement and manifesting of passengers, cargo, and mail to
and from sniwetok; for the loading of test samples and the unloading
of atcmic devices; for tne maintenance of Military Air Transport Command aircraft; and for custums activities und dispaten of those aircraft.

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