l%adquarters, and JTF-7 were set up in the sam location. Headquarters,
Task Group
’701 ws
established
on the USS Albemarle and Headquarters,
Task Group7.6 on the Bairoko. The USS Mt. kcKinley sailed at 1500 the
USS Cwtiss (AV-4)~
Sam date in convoywith the USS Bairoko(CVE-IJ.5),
and the USS Albemarle(AV-5)escortedby 5 ~D’s and with continuous air
patrol. A zig-zagcoursewas followed, and the ships were darkened at
situation
night. This procedure was directedby the tense international.
at the time and the previoussightingof unidentifiedsubmarinesin the
victi.ity
of Eniwetok.
During the periodMarch 10 to 12, while enroute to Eniwetok, a
commandpost exercisewas held aboardthe AGC-7. The purpose of this
CPA was to test fiternal.conrnunications,to familiarize the Coxnanders
facilitiesav~lable~ and to bring out
and Staff with communication
typicalsituationsthat mightbe encounteredduringthe tests. The
CFX was set up by StaffMemorandumNo. 33, which was preparedby the
J-3 Sectionduringthe periodGeneralEkmkerwas in Oahu. The concensusof opinionsee~d to be that the CPA as carried out would have
been better had act~
times been used rather than following a Con-
densed schedulewith “maneuvertti”.
Following the CFX, a studywas made of FieldOrderNo. 1 and
Annexesby J-3 and necessarychangeswere effectedto bringthe
Field
Order Up to date with currentdecisions.
The USS Mt. McKinleyarrivedat 3niwetokLagoonon 16 March,
1948, and a seriesof conferenceswere immedtitelyinitiatedwith the
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