crews,maintenanceand supportingpersonnel.
This arrangementreducedthe organizational
strengthnecessaryto
be moved from the Zone of Interiorand would,it was estimated,reduoe
totalpersonnelrequiredin the air task groupfrdm the 21 to approximately 1,500officersand men. The StrategicAir Command,direotedby
HeadquartersUSAF to orgahize,man and train the Air Task Group,was requestedto submit● recommendedTableof i)istribution
with au accompanywhioh
ing Table of Equipment. Deadlinefor this was set at 1 December194’?,
date was met, the actualdevelopmentof the Tablesbeing accomplished
by
the Staff of the EighthAir Forceunder GeneralRamey. It may be observed
that the aotualstrengthof the Air Task Group on site was approximately
1,600offioersand men.
Planningand Wecution of Supply of Class I (rations), Class III
(Petroleumproduotsotherthan ablation)and Class 111s (Petrol,eum
products,
aviation):
Class I (rations)
Storagefor dry provisionswas adequateand reeferswere presentbut
inoperableat Ebiwetok,the reeferunitshavingbeen removedfrommost of the
reefers.Refrigeration
unitswere carr.edwith the initialmovementof ships
and troops,and they were put into operationshortlyaftertheirarrival.
Therewas some water storageavailable(about12,000gallonsusable)and
additionalsteelboltedtankswere ereotedby the Navy Utilitiesteam on arrival. Therewere no distillation
units operable,the Navy seouritydetadunent
consistingof the IslandCommanderand nine men had to dependon a collection of’rain for theirwater pupply. The stillswere put in plaoeand in
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