SECTION XI - TRANSPORTATION AND PORT OPERATIONS: 1. Missions: The missions of the Transportation Secticn were to furnish a comprehensive staff for transpertation services; plan, coordinate end supervise mctor transportation activities; furnish transportation support to elements of JTF SEVEN in the forward area; coordinate hiTS passenger traffic, cargo and mail; overseo a port of embarkation and debarkation; support operaticns during the roll-up phase and insure ‘the shipment of all personnel and materiel to the appropriate destina~ tions a: they becume surplus to requirements. 2. Air Transpertation: . . = The Transportation Officer as chairman of the air areffic Board (ci:nsisting of representatives of each of the military services and civilian agencies stationed within the ENTWETOK area) compiled 7 and fcrwarded estimates, issued air pricritics, and ‘coordinated, with MaTS the novenent of cargo, mail and. passenrors ‘trod ENIWBIOK ee tho ‘Tronsportation Air Sub-section propared reports and nado allccatiéns of ‘passengers, cargo, and air madd prisrities. this sco= ticn controlled and coordinated arrivals of outbound passengers arid aes cargo in sufficicnt tine to assure utilizetion of available “space to the advantage of using aggrbios and also assisted ATS.‘in ‘bracing- lost shipments and expediting cargo to and from theiS Terminal, This section also issued passenger tickets, monitored and nainteined statistical data for tho intver~island and Anter-atoll air traffic. Operation of thie airlift w 1 as theosponasbility of TG 7.4. C 3€-Tab EE fe aN 4 ww : . » : ” tee, ate a * fete . . hee so "oe Ce a “anal pastreabtae arate fc 3.y ccc t ee antares Bln sethCb otealatn Aeaaedlhog ated t ‘ 2 v . “C . . . , naevee A ae . ‘ ‘ ¢ to ee prea earn hae s si, dead te. oes