148 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL 149 Mobilization the duration of the project. Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) William L. Spicuzza, USA, was assigned as Commander, Enewetak Atoll by Field Command, effective | April 1976, to manage base operations and to exercise operational control over H&N-PTDactivities at the atoll. During the following year, over $600,000 worth of rehabilitation work was accomplished by H&N-PTD including: repair of dormitories, shops, and warehouses; repair of petroleum storage and dispensingfacilities; repair of being phased down to a lesser state of readiness due to President Ford’s deletion of the ‘‘prompt’’ requirement from the mission of Johnston Atoll SCR wn leaserie ° SErene the cargo pier; and activation of maintenance and supplyfacilities.24 While Enewetak Atoll was being reactivated in 1976, Johnston Atoll was to maintain ‘‘readiness for resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing.’ A bargeload of supplies and equipment which had become excess to Johnston Atoll’s reduced requirements was delivered to Enewetak in April 1976. In addition to much needed building materials, it included an aluminum-hulled landing craft to augment Enewetak’s rusting fleet.25 ‘Tiger teams’” of H&N employees from Johnston Atoll were used to augment the Enewetak Atoll work force for Enewetak Camp rehabilitation projects. The Air Force acknowledged its responsibility for programming and managing Enewetak Atoll communicationsfacilities in February 1976. On IS June 1976, seven Air Force enlisted personnel from the 1[96lst Communications Group, Clark AFB, Philippine Islands, arrived at Fee ee Enewetak and spent the next 6 weeks rehabilitating the antenna system.2® This was followed by an Air Force Communications Service survey of communications requirements and resources in September 1976. Another reactivation project was establishment of the Enewetak Camp exchange by the Hawaiian Regional Exchange. This organization conducted a survey in October 1976 to determine requirements and resources for establishing outlets at the Enewetak and Lojwa Camps. The Enewetak exchange began operating on 8 February [977 and wasofficially opened by the Commander, Field Command, DNA, Brigadier General Thomas E. Lacy, USAF, and the Regional Exchange Commander, Colonel Robert M. Sullivan, Jr., USAF, on | March 1977, during the second Enewetak Planning Conference (Figure 3-3). CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES: 1977 BG Lacy promised the Services that Enewetak Camp would bereadyto support their mobilization forces by the planned D-Day, 15 June 1977. This required an accelerated construction effort by H&N-PTD. H&N also had been tasked to assist in design and construction of the Lojwa Camp. FIGURE 3-3. ENEWETAK EXCHANGE. Engineers and draftsmen were sent from their corporate headquarters to assist in these efforts. Normally, the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Commandis the design and construction agent for projects funded by the Military Construction Appropriation. Authorization was obtained for the Director, DNA to be the design and construction agent for the Enewetak Cleanup Project.2? The Commander, Field Command was authorized to act for the Director, DNA in obtaining H&N-PFD’s services for design and construction of the Enewetak Atoll facilities. 28.29 H&N-PTD again brought employees from Johnston Atoll to augment its Enewetak work force to complete rehabilitation of the Enewetak Camp. The work involved over 70 facilities including the dining hall, billets, laundry, power and water plants, recreation, supply, and maintenance buildings.39 The total cost was almost $2,000,000 and was financed by a combination of Military Construction (MILCON) funds and Army and DNA O&M funds.3! H&N had the essential elements of the Enewetak Di Camp ready by Spe Oe a the Army Element: (I) construction ofbillet spaces for the helicopter crew in one wing of the hangar; and (2) partitioning a portion of Building 24 for Army Element headquarters offices.