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broadoast from the Weather Central at Guam by-passed the Communications
Section aboard ship and was received in the aerological office where it
was plotted immediately.
The Navy Acrology Section arranged for two
facsimile machines, technicians, and supplies and established a broadcast
sehedule especially suited to the needs of the Task Force.
Two surface
weather charts and four upper air charts were broadcast daily.
Voice
contact with aircraft flying over the operational area was established to
aid in the detailed analysis of the daily weather.
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Photographio Plan.
General QM, the Staff Photographic Officer, Joint Task Force
SEVEN, received the first intimation that he would be in charge of photography on this operation when he met with Dr. Bradbury of the Atomic
Energy Comission in August 1947, at which time an inquiry was made as
to the best means of securing the photography desired.
A review of the requirements for photography by the Atomic Energy
Commission, United States Army, United States Mavy, and the United States
Air Force revealed that there were four (4) distinct phases of photography
involved:
One, the technical photography required for the purpose of
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measurement; two, photography to record a definite action, equipment or
area to illustrate technical reports; three, documentary photography
required to portray the sequence of events and the manner in which they
were accomplished; and four, identification photography for seourity purposes.
This lastenamed photographic requirement was made the responsibility of J-2,
Joint Task Force SEVEN, and the Staff Photographer had no connection what~
ever with this phase.
The other three (3) phases of photography were
obtained both from the air and from the ground.
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Motion picture or still
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