138 - - RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL - Air Force planners proposed to continue contracting out the airfielg operation to H&N under a Field Command-MACagreementas had been done since early 1976. The Air Force also planned to contract out the communications support operation to H&N. However, the Air Force General Counsel determined that this would be contrary to the MILCON Appropriation Act, which he interpreted to require use of military personnel for the specific cleanup functions the Air Force had been taskeq to provide.334 This interpretation, in its strictest sense, was upheld by the DOD Assistant General Counsel.335 DNA and the other Services, however, did not construe the Act as precluding the Services from contracting for support for their specific cleanup functions, since the Act only specified that troops would be used to accomplish the cleanup, Support for those cleanup troops could be provided by whatever means the Services might choose, based on Service policy.336.337 The latter interpretation was applied by DNA, the Army,and the Navyin providing support for the project. This interpretation was also concurred in by the DOD Assistant General Counsel; i.e., the Air Force could not contract with H&N for the communications function because that specific operational function was assigned to the Air Force, but the Army could contract with H&N to operate the messhall for its troops on Lojwa because the Army’s specific operational function was cleanup, which they were doing, not operating messhalls. Only four major issues remained unresolved at the end of the second OPLANconference:338 , a. The Armybelieved that at least three landing craft, utility (LCUs) would be required. The Navy representatives did not believe they could man more than two LCUs. A strict limitation had been imposed by the Chief of Naval Operations on the numberof Navy personnelto be provided for the project. b. The Army believed that two doctors would be required, one for | Enewetak Base Camp andthe other to be stationed at Lojwa Base Camp. The Air Force, which was to provide medical services, contended that only one doctor would be necessary, as the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopters could transport patients from Lojwa to Enewetak wherethefacilities would be more complete. The Army was not so much concerned about emergency medical treatment as about the day-to-day supervision ofall health and safety aspects that a doctor could provideat the primitive and hard-working Lojwa Camp. ~ ¢ The Army, which was to provide four helicopters, wanted them to be used for MEDEVACand search and rescue (SAR) missions only, while Field Commandbelieved they should be available to the CJTG for commandand control purposesalso.