daikt Task 2 ao "1 militery staff 7 f S. Farson s, Willian AaQniralThe Poree Seven included Reer o Gcneral William 3. In USN, and Major Kepner alsa served General D MY Kepner, USAF, as Deputy Commanders. Erigadier Foree Seven. as Commandcr Air Forces, ae Joint Task General Claude B. Fcerenbaugh was Chicf of Staff. Naval units of the Joint Task Forec were cormanded by Hear Brigedicr General David A. D. Adzriral Freneis C. Denebrink. Oeden, USA, commanded Army units er the Tesk Feree and Majar Gcnerel Roger M. Ramey, USAF, was in command of sir Porce units uncer the overall dircctinn of Genercsl “epnsr. . The major portion of the Joint Task Fores sailed from Pearl Horbor on & Merch in ships of the Navel Task Group. Flagship of the force wes the command ship USS [fxant eKinicy, veteran of the Pacific war and of the Bikini atomic tcets. The four ships af the convoy hed aboard the principal porticipants, both scicntific and militery. Construction of the proving ground had been commenced in late December 1947 by General Ogden's Army units, in ace2rdance with plans developed 40 eourdinetion with the Scicntific Grvup. Some of sue ecnstruction was perforreda by civilian contrect. One of the most extensive construction projects was that o Signal communication. Both radisc and tclepnane service was required. Nearly 1,005,000 feet of subjiarinc calle waselaid under Girection af the U. S. Coast Guard. Ineldentsily, it might Intercst you ts know that within the Tesk Force in addition t+ the Se tentific personnel fous from the ABC's Los Alamxs Selentific Laboratory at New Mexico, end many otner ports of the country, we hed cngascd at different periods during the prepsration for and conduct of the tests personnel from the army, Navy, Including Merines, Air Ferec, Const Guard, Public Ecalth Service, Cosst end Ceacetic Suny Cys y, civilian employces from the different Services and civilicns werking undcr contract. Consequently, acientific . upon arrival of the main “baby af the Task Forec, the eroun was able to enmrenee its prcparstions immcdlatcly During the period vf construction and preparation for the tests same 50,000 measurement tons of material, supplics and equinment were arcae shinoed from the mainland and foo Oahu to the test Some of this wes shipped by air although the bulk, went by water. of coursc, Lt was dceided at the cutset that the most caonomiceal means of mounting the operation would be to utilizs the existing administrative ane 1-isticnl channels of the three Servieccs. Primarily, these Channels were Cormendcr in Chicf, Pacific, end Commander in Chief, Pacific Plect; the Pacific Divisio Dy U. S. Army, Pacific; Pacific Air Commend; 3ir Pronspore Cammancs:s and the Naval Air Transport Service. “We also bad the services of the Western Oeccan Division, Corps of Bnginecrs, Department of the army, at Sausalito, Celifornia; the UVavel Supply Centers’ at Oallend end Port Hueneme, California, and at Pearl Harbor; and the San Francisca and Seattle Ports of Embarkation. oy ae -. 3s ~ ;