> 148 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL the duration of the project. Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) William L. Spicuzza, USA, was assigned as Commander, Enewetak Atoll by Fieig Command, effective | April 1976, to manage base operations and to exercise operational control over H&N-PTDactivities at the atoll. During the following year, over $600,000 worth of rehabilitation work was accomplished by H&N-PTD including: repair of dormitories, shops, and warehouses;repair of petroleum storage and dispensing facilities; repair of the cargo pier; and activation of maintenance and supplyfacilities. 24 While Enewetak Atoll was being reactivated in 1976, Johnston Atoll was being phased downto a lesser state of readiness due to President Ford’s deletion of the ‘“‘prompt”’ requirementfrom the mission of Johnston Ato}| to maintain ‘‘readiness for resumption of atmospheric nucleartesting.” A bargeload of supplies and equipment which had become excess to Johnston Atoli’s reduced requirements was delivered to Enewetakin April 1976. In addition to much needed building materials, it included an aluminum-hulled landing craft to augment Enewetak’s rusting fleet.25 “Tiger teams’? of H&N employees from Johnston Atoll were used to augmentthe Enewetak Atoll work force for Enewetak Camp rehabilitation projects. The Air Force acknowledged its responsibility for programming and managing Enewetak Atoll communicationsfacilities in February 1976. On 15 June 1976, seven Air Force enlisted personnel from the 196lst Communications Group, Clark AFB, Philippine Islands, arrived at Enewetak and spentthe next 6 weeks rehabilitating the antenna system.26 This was followed by an Air Force Communications Service survey of communications requirements and resources in September1976. Anotherreactivation project was establishmentof the Enewetak Camp exchange by the Hawaiian Regional Exchange. This organization conducted a survey in October 1976 to determine requirements and resources for establishing outlets at the Enewetak and Lojwa Camps. The Enewetak exchange began operating on 8 February 1977 and wasofficially opened by the Commander, Field Command, DNA,Brigadier General Thomas E. Lacy, USAF, and the Regional Exchange Commander, Colonel Robert M. Sullivan, Jr., USAF, on | March 1977, during the second Enewetak Planning Conference (Figure 3-3). CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES: 1977 BG Lacy promised the Services that Enewetak Camp would be readyto support their mobilization forces by the planned D-Day, 15 June 1977. This required an accelerated construction effort by H&N-PTD. H&Nalso had been tasked to assist in design and construction of the Lojwa Camp.