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The Curtiss transported a number of devices to the FA and METS ong.
tinued to provide regularly scheduled surface lift from the West Coagt oe
the PPG. Aas the operational period approached, MSTS increased the fre.
quency of sailings and provided a special ship to expedite the shipment ot
large numbers of scientific trailers, a necessary feature of the late build
phase of overseas tests.
Alteration of a number of naval and MSTS ships and craft was re.
quired for their support and scientific functions and was accomplished by
the Navy.
As shown in Table 3.3, the Air Force provided drop and sampler ain :
craft; effects, photographic, and other scientific project aircraft; helicopter,
at Bikini and Eniwetok; Maison planes, interatoll aircraft and offatoll suppor The extensive and detailed meteorological information required by various
scientific projects was provided by the Air Force, as was the weather information on which the decis{ons as to whether or not to fire were made,
MATS provided airlift of the great majority of TG 7.1 personnel and
many tons of urgent freight, furnished all of the sample return services,
and lifted a number of the devices from Travis AFB to Eniwetok.
Details and statistics of a number of the items of support provided by
the AEC and the DOD are covered elsewhere in this report.
Determination of all these support requirements represented many
months of study, discussion, negotiation, and compilation of information.
The phasing overseas of major elements of military support was determined
in December 1955 and January 1956. Subsequent changes were of a minor
nature.
3.4.3
Training and Rehearsals
Details of training are covered as appropriate in the reports of the
various programs, projects, and task units. Extensive training of personnel
and testing of equipment began at the various laboratories in the U. S. and
continued overseas.
In order to make the maximum use of project Rad~Safe monitors,
about 125 of them were trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama, during the week
of January 9, 1956. During the operation several courses were conducted by
TU-7 at the PPG to provide additional project monifors.
Five chemical lab-
oratory technicians were trained in. basic radiochemistry techniques at LASL,
and four members of TU-7 were trained in alpha monitoring at LASL and
Mercury, Nevada. NRDL trained 30 individuals from various naval shipyards
throughout the U. S, to act as TU-7 monitors for Program 2. Six men were
trained in radiac instrument repair at Treasure Island and Los Alamos.
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