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Operations Office. HQ DNA sent four representatives. Holmes & Narver’
home office and its Pacific Test Division were both represented. The
conference considered overall concepts and policies and identifieg
potential problem areas which were resolved or assigned to specific
representatives for action. While this conference was primarily an
orientation and introduction for the second OPLAN conference, there
were several significant results:3!4
a, ERDA-NYVstated that the in situ vans would not be available for
shipment until August 1977, and the Radiological Laboratory would
not be available until October 1977. They agreed, however, to review
their schedule since it was not responsive to the planned D-Dayof|5
June 1977.
b. Navy representatives identified a source of nonreimbursable sealift
for mobilization and resupply—~COMNAVSURFPAC ships
traversing the Pacific on semiannual deployments which could
provide space for heavy equipment andothercargo.
c. Navy representatives advised that the Boat Transportation Team
could support other on-atoll tenant requirements for inter-island
transportation, within reason.
d. Although CONPLAN1-76 encouraged a l-year, unaccompaniedtour,
the Services planned to use 4- to 6-month TDY tours, which they
would fund, in order to avert the costs of moving families.
SECOND OPLAN CONFERENCE:
21 FEBRUARY-9 MARCH 1977
The second OPLAN development conference was held at Enewetak
Atoll from 21 February [977 through 9 March 1977. The location had two
advantages. [t permitted conferees to become familiar with the field of
operations,andit isolated them from distractions so that a great amountof
work was accomplished in a short time. The conference had three principal
objectives:
a. Developmentof a draft OPLAN.
b. Identification of personnel and materiel requirements for
mobilization, so that these could be requisitioned on priority basis.
c. Development of an operational schedule, to include firmly
establishing D-Day (the beginning of camp construction and
radiological surveys).
Under the direction of BG Lacy, the same Field Commandtriumvirate
chairmen and working group organization employed in Albuquerque were
used at Enewetak. A total of 120 representatives from the Services, other
government agencies, and various contractors participated in the
conference and the concurrent surveys.