3, Motor Transportation: Truck Detachment, 7126th AU operated the ENIWETCK ISLAND motor 1 pool, furnished bus transportation for ENT:TETOK ISLAND, and performed first and second echelon maintenance of vehicles based on ENIWETOK IS- 39 LAND. In addition, it accomplished, through the use of DUKWS, for TG + 7023 transportation for security swucps of off-island cargo port opera~ _ tions; boat pool suppert; and, in c:lm weather, the use cf its DUKWS | proved desirable for movement of reefer cargo direct from the ship's side to the reefer banks, Further demands’ on DUK transportation ‘were made wh.in Truck Detachment was’ calicd upon to support H & N in ‘ amphitcicus operaticns connected with aEC construction; end to support » \ off-islend weather stations as neaded, This detachment was hard pressed fer strength to perfora these tasks, since driv.rs and maintenance service was involved for some 275 vehicles, The main difiicultywas the constant problem of shortage of trained personnel. The replacements received vere, in the main, newly inducted men with no training other than basic, it was necessary to train them after arrival at ENIVETOK. Thus, This was accomplished through on-the-job training" and a continuous training: progran. Teo secure timo for this training, the majority of moter: pork vehicles were dispatched sa & user-driver basis,’ This required using units to furnish personnel to be usod es drivers for the vehicles dispatched to that unit. / . or : No provision was made for personnel for. the operation of special purpose vehicles, The solution which worked out satisfactorily was to require the verious units of this Task Group to furnish special 39-Tab FF mh