and TU 5 and 7. Bikini: Projects 5.3, 5.4a, 5.4b, 9.2, and 9.3: and TU 7. .Wake, Guam, Midway, and Hawaii: Project 6.4b. Midway and Johnston: Project 7.6. . At Kwajalein the support of project personnel was provided by TG 132.4. It consisted of the construction of prefabs and the installation of power, communications, air-conditioning, work benches,etc., as required by the projects. TG 132.4 also arranged for housing and subsistence of scientific personnel with the cooperation of the Naval Station. JTF 132 furnished TG 132.1 with a motor pool consisting of seven jeeps and six weapons carriers which were attached to the TG 132.4 motor pool for maintenance and dispatching. TG 132.4 also furnished fork lifts, trailers, and other items of equipment as required. Support by the Air Task Group at Kwajalein was very satisfactory. Arrangements were made with TG 132.4 to airlift Project 5.3 personnel by C-47 to Roi on a scheduled basis for installation and collection of data for Mike and King Shots. Kwajalein was also the base of operations for airlift support by PBM and C-47 for projects with installations at other atolls as explained below. The initial Bikini development by H&N in preparation for Operation Castle coincided with the movement and support by LST of Projects 9.2 and 9.3 and the installation of the Weather Station, The projects required water transshipment of equipment consisting of trailers, generators, gasoline, and housekeeping support from Eniwetok. LST 836 was made available to support the Bikini development, the scientific projects, and the Weather Station. The first shipment of material left Eniwetok on 15 September, and subsequent trips were made on | October, 15 October, and 6 November. In addition, LSD 7 was; used on 1 October to carry one LCU and two LCM’s loaded with H&N heavy equipmentfor their base development. Weekly PBM flights carrying H&N, AEC,and project personnel and mail and special cargo were made between Eniwetok and Bikini. An additional flight each week was added if required. Projects 9.2 and 9.3 established two camp sites on Bikini, with tents and field equipment furnished by TG 132.2. The project personnel subsisted with the Weather Station and furnished housekeeping support to the Weather Station. The weapons carrier and DUKW assigned to the Weather Station were used part time by project personnel. Late shipments of project equipment were moved to Bikini Island from the LST off-loading point on Eninman Island by means of H&N LCM. Project 6.4b had installations on Eninman Island and Chireete Island. Their personnel and equipment were transported by the Scripps vessel Horizon for installation prior to, and roll-up after, Mike Shot. Part-time use was made of the H&N LCM to lay cables, install sea-mount equipment, and to support the personnel on Chireete Island. The project personnel lived and subsisted on Eninman Island at the H&N camp. The LST 836 was standing by at Bikini for evacuation capability of personnel on Eninman Island, and the LCU was at Bikini Island for the same purpose. Personnel wentafloat in the lagoon during Mike Shot. Projects 9.2 and 9.3 were rolled up after King Shot and returned to Eniwetok by LST. Weekly PBM flights were made from Kwajalein to Bikini, Ponape, and Ujelang, and weekly C-47 flights to Majuro and Roi were made as scheduled for the project users. The PBM flights, under the operational control of CTG 132.3, were originally scheduled to support the Weather Station under CTG 132.4. TG 132.1 submitted project requirements to JTF 132 coinciding with the established schedule and requested flights to Ujelang. Similar requirements were submitted on the C-47 flights to Majuro, and an additional schedule was madefor flights to Roi. The following conditions affected the reliability and convenience of these flights: 1, Flights were canceled and rescheduled because of poor weather. 2. Flight take-off times were changed frequently without consulting this Task Group. 31