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Demobilization

forces on 15 April 1980, rollup was not scheduled for complet

about 30 May 1980. The Director, DNA had hoped that al
activities, including rollup, would be completed by 15 April 1980.
acceleration of the withdrawal of the DOD forces and the sta
contractor’s rollup activities on 1 March 1980, mostof the rollup
would be moved forwardto the period before 15 April 1980, thus
the commitment to complete all project activities by 15 April 1°
ully.
Meanwhile, work at the atoll progressed rapidly. The troop-

jaundry was closed, and the building was removed to permit con
of homes on the site. The FRST trailer was movedto the core ¢
the remaining radiological supporttrailers were relocated for ot!
By the end of December 1979, over half of the cleanup fo

departed, decreasing the island population from 947 before Loj:
was closed in October to 425 on 31 December 1979.
On 6 January 1980, the sixth andlast fatality during the project«
Specialist Four Leo E. Morris, of Headquarters and Hea
Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, was discovered lying in
apparently unconscious. Resuscitative efforts by the doctor |

Enewetak Medical Clinic failed to revive him and he was pronour

from apparent aspiration of the lungs on his own vomitus, |
suffocation. Specialist Morris’ remains were flown to Hicka

Hawaii, later in the day, and memorial services were held at the }
Base Chapel.
Later in January 1980, the Air Force Communications Service
deployed an AN/TRS-94 satellite communications van to Ene
permit the existing system to be demobilized. Two AN/TRC-96

were deployed, but neither could be made operational '
teletypewriter equipment. Thesatellite system provided a far mor
and better quality of communications than the installed system w

used during mostofthe project.5°

The final Navy sealift of the Enewetak Cleanup Project wz
during the PHIBRON turnover of 25-29 January 1980. A total

measurement tons of cargo was retrograded to Johnston At
Harbor and San Diego on the USS THOMASTON and USS J
Despite adverse weather conditions, the loading was comr
schedule through the superb efforts of the USNE, USAE, H«

USMCcombat cargo officers, and PHIBRONpersonnel.5!

ENEWETAK ATOLL SEISMIC INVESTIGATION(EAS.
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Analysis of the Pacific Cratering Experiment (PACE)

Exploratory Program on Eniwetok (EXPOE) results in Ju

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