ka ~. C..STLE when the ccnsus of ret_4 flying personne] on the islond was high. The work load of the flight Lins dispensary at tho sir strip was extremely low, cven during the peak operational por‘ od, Chiefly it ccrved as a dispcnsary for tho comaon medications uscd in treating the siast minor aflacnts, Facilities for cyc refractions and corplete ophthalmologic Study wore provided for military personncl, Ce Medical Supply: Medical supplics were received from the Alnmeda Medical Depot with ¢ resupply tims of approximately 120 days. In an uxrgency situation supplics were obtained in small quantities fraa the USaRPAC Yedical Depot via MATS. During the oporatioml] pcriod the modicalsupply scetion vas called upon to fulfill th unanticipated obligmtion of ‘supplying the flight lino dispenssry cperated by TG Tol, plus furnishing medical supplics to off-island weather stations, In additeon medical supplics were furnished to the Task Grow 7.3 ships in the arca as necessary when thoilr own stocks were depleted. The long reeupply tine from Alermcda Medical Dopot rade it difficult to provide flexible stock levels of medical supplics to rect changing demands, Related to this problem was tho receipt of many medical items in an unusable condition for reasons of clirate ‘and prolonged shipping time, For the samo reasons an attonpt to solva tho supply r oblen by storing large quantities of supplics vculd bo wastcful and costly. a rcquust was made to CJIF SEVEN for authcrity to draw uncse surplics from USARPAC, but wos disapproved, 3h