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Navy inspectors initially determined that eight of the watercraft were
sufficiently serviceable to warrant consideration for return after the

project. Further analysis at COMNAVSURFPAC eliminated seven of
those, leaving only one YC barge to be returned at the end of the rollup

effort. The remaining watercraft were transferred to Field Command for

local disposal or redistribution to other Pacific area activities. The only

major items identified by the Air Force for retrograde were the

communications equipment, two POL trucks, and the aircraft loading

equipment.39

During the joint survey, decisions were made for disposition of most of
the materiel which would be remaining at the end of the project. Jointly
funded recreation equipment was to be distributed among the Services for
use at other military reservations. Much of the equipment purchased for
the base camps by Field Command wasto be shipped to Johnston Atoll to
replace unserviceable and obsolete items there. A water distillation unit,
generator, and several trailers were identified for use in expanding the
MPRL and makingit self-sufficient, since it would remain in service on
the atoll. Much of the medical, food service, laundry, and other
institutional equipment was identified for transfer to other United Statesfunded programs at Kwajalein Missile Range, Majuro Atoll, and other
locations in the TTPI. Innumerable items of furniture and supplies which
could be used by the dri-Enewetak were to be stored in buildings or open
storage areas designated by the Municipal Council. By the end ofthe joint
survey, it appeared that almostall of the equipment to be returned to the
military services could be retrograded,if it was not required for cleanup of
the Enewetak base camp,on the Januarysealift.40

ENEWETAK (FRED) ISLAND CLEANUP
Enewetakis the largest island in the atoll. It consists of 322 acres and was
the DOD support base during the nuclear test period. The Engineering
Study identified 310 Master Index items and 27,513 cubic yards of
noncontaminated debris for disposal. Enewetak was scheduled to be used

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as a residence by the dri-Enewetak.41.42
Efforts to clean up Enewetak Island began in March 1976, when base
camp facilities were prepared to support a steady increase in population,
and continued through the Mobilization Phase (Chapter 3).
Approximately 22,000 cubic yards of commercial scrap was removed from
the island by the salvage contractor in 1978. Almost 5,000 man-hours of
cleanup work on the island were accomplished by TTPI’s rehabilitation

contractor in exchange for rehabilitation work accomplished by the JTG
on the northern islands.43 JTG element efforts to remove debris from

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