164 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL The absence ofa clearline of command authority was partially overcome by the professionalism and common sense of most of the key officers assigned during the project. One of the principal points of friction regarding command authority was the relationship between the JTG staf officers and the officers of the Service Elements. Often the responsibilities for planning the cleanup operations overlapped. Priorities for accomplishing tasks were subject to differing interpretations. Differences included resource utilization and availability, logistics support, time lags for off-atoll procurement, resupply means and scheduling, weather, emergency situations, and other considerations which were perceived differently in terms of their potential impact on mission accomplishment. In actuality, to complete the project successfully the Director, DNA, the Commander, Field Command, and the CJTG assumed command authority they did not have, and the Service Elements acquiesced in this assumption of authority in a cooperative spirit, recognizing that it was essential to effective operation, 66.67.68 One area of particular concern to Field Commandandall three JTG commanders was the lack of a senior Army Element commandechelon at Lojwa. The majority of the Army cleanup forces were located on Lojwa, yet the Army Element commandbase was on EnewetakIsland. The USAE commanders shared this concern to some degree, and studied numerous alternatives to alleviate the situation. Solutions considered included moving the majority of the USAE headquarters and the commanderto Lojwa, moving the S3 operations office there (except for an Operations Liaison Officer to coordinate with the JTG staff), putting the USAE Executive Officer at Lojwa, and developing another commandcell utilizing additional personnel from higher headquarters. At one point, the USAE Commander proposed to the CJTG that he move virtually the entire USAE headquarters to Lojwa, butafter full consideration of the impact on the daily coordination requirements among the USAE, the JTGstaff, and the other Service Elements and agencies, this option was not implemented. After detailed consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, the USAE commanderbelieved mission accomplishment would be best served by the senior Army Company Commander on Lojwaalso serving as the Lojwa base commander. The organization problem was aggravated by the mannerin which the JTG staff was mobilized over a period of months. It was activated too late to work together as a team to formulate policies, procedures, and instructionsprior to the arrival of the Service Elements and other agencies reporting for duty on the atoll. There was a need for rapid development and publication of local policies. Had this been accomplished prior to deploymentto the atoll, the Service Elements and personnel would have entered an environment which was well organized relative to specific - we