the Air Task Group and aooordingly did require support
personnel--into
by the Joint Task Force.
the Air Task Groupmade requeststo Hq.
For emergencyrequirements,
USARPACfor TechnioalServiceitemsand directlyto Hq. Air Materiel
Command,17rightFieldfor Air Forceitems. For commonitems of Air Farce
supply,the Air Task Group also sent emergency r~quests to PacificAir
Depot,Hickam Field,T.H.
Use of citilianoontrac+orsfor oertainphasesof the scientificconstruction Certainptw.ses
of the scientificconstruction,
due to its
complexityand the need for highlytrainedtechnicianswhichwere not
rsa?ilyavailablein the armed semioes, had to be carrisdout with civilian contractorpersonnel. A largemajorityof this construction
was
performedby 140rrison
Knudsun- Peter Kiewit under the overallSupervision
of the WesternOceanDivision,Corps of Engineers,U.S. Army,*o assumed
primary,responsibility
for procurementof suppliesand equipmentnot furnishedby the contractor.
CinCPaoFleetsdsinisteredthe contraotfor construction
of the coral
head photo and surveybeaoontowersand causewaybetweenAomanand Biijiri;
the work being performedby the HawaiianDredgingCo. Ltd. CinCFacFleet
aasumedprimaryresponsibility
for procurementof suppliesand equipmeut
not furnishedby the contractor.
The J-4 Sectioneffectedcloseand continuousliaisonwith appropriate
representatives
of’the oontraotorsto insurethat all itemsrequiredfor
the construction
wure furnishedin sufficientquantitiesand time to meet
the deadlineset by tie @
representatives.J-4 monitoredthe oontracta
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