82 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL normally cannotdirectly let construction contracts financed by MILCoy funds but must go through the military construction agencies; e.g. the Naval Facilities Engineering Command or the Army Corps of Engineer, ‘ Therefore, DNA plannedto have the Pacific Ocean Division (POD)ofthe Corps of Engineers accomplish the actual contracting, including design, preparation, award of the contract, and monitoring of the contractor’. performance. As the using agency, or client, for whom the work would be done, DNA was to furnish basic concepts for accomplishing ang supporting the cleanup project. Responsibility for developing these concepts was assigned to DMA’s operational element, Field Command, DNA. Field Command, DNA, a joint service organization located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was commanded in 1974 by Rear Admiral L. V. Swanson, USN. In addition to being responsible for developing cleanup concepts, Field Command was tasked to assume the responsibility for operation and maintenance of the base camp at Enewetak Atoll, effective 1 January 1974, Field Command’s Logistics Directorate, under Colone| Alan C. Esser, USA, was assigned primary staff responsibility for both efforts. On 23-25 January 1974, representatives from DNA’s Headquarters and Field Command traveled to Enewetak Atoll to inspect base camp operations and maintenance andto confer with POD officials on cleanup project concepts. Major General John McEnery, USA, Deputy Director for Operations and Administration, DNA, headed the conference, which included Mr. Earl Eagles, of DNA; COL Esser, Lieutenant Colonel Donald B. Hente, USAF, and Mr. David Wilson, of Field Command; CommanderFritz Wolff, of AEC Headquarters; Mr Roger Ray, of AECNV; Mr. Harry Brown, of DOI; Colonel John Hughes, USA, of POD; and Mr. Earl Gilmore, of H&N. While radiological planning awaited several key decisions, the conference established several basic concepts for base camprehabilitation and noncontaminated cleanupincluding:87 . a. A Joint Task Group (JTG) would be formed to coordinate and control the cleanup operation. b. A temporary base camp would beestablished in the northernislands to support cleanup in that area and reduce transportation time and requirements. c. Costs would be reduced by using existing military equipment. d. There would be only one contractor at Enewetak who would operate the base camp as well as accomplish the actual cleanup described in the Engineering Study. mm oO . POD would serve as contracting office for the cleanup contract. DOI would have POD contract for their rehabilitation program, possibly using the same contractor as DOD used for cleanup. ,