Ie <i. Inter-Island Transportation: 1. Aircraft - a. Bikini: Helicopter service will consist of H~l19's from the Eninman (Tare) airstrip to instrumented islands. Helicopter service for immediate re-entry activities will be from the CVE, There will be helicopter service to the floating helicopter platform (YCV) located in the vicinity of shot barges 2, 3, and 6, The USS ESTES has a helicopter platform which will be used for special flights only. Adverse boating conditions in Bikini Lagoon, due to rough water, spray, and difficult landing conditions, will place an additional burden on helicopter service. be Eniwetok: There are operational airstrips on Eniwetok (Fred), Parry (Elmer), Runit (Yvonne), and Biijiri (Tilda), There will be liaison type aircraft and helicopter service for high priority traffic to these islands, and helicopter service to islands without airstrips, and to the floating helicopter platform located near a. \ The helicopter barge will_ probably be relocated Bikinito Eniwetex, —__ : airstrip of Engebi (Janet) will probably be reactivatéq-° >= = the “Doe = = c. When possible, users will submit requirements to the J-3 representative the evening before lifts are required. 2. Boats = a. Bikinis: The Holmes and Narver and Navy boat pools will consist of LCU's, LCM's, ICP(L)'s, Water taxis, DUKWs, dir-Sea rescue craft (AVR's), barges and harbor tugs, in sufficient numbers to provide necessary surface transportation. During shore~based operations, the H&N boat pool will operate from Enimman (Tare), and the Navy boat pool, from the ISD. The boat pools will provide regularly scheduled service each day, and special service to Enyu (Nan), Namu (Charlie), Aomoen (George), and to other islands as required, When the Task Force goes afloat, the boat pools will operate from the LSD until operations from ashore can be reeestablished, There will be day and night boat service, as required, in the shot barge area to provide transportation between the barge;, helicopter platform, USS CURTISS and Aomoen (George). DUKW's and operators will be furnished for use at locations inaccessible to boats am where work must be accomplished on reefs. At locations on island complexes ani reefs distant from boat landings, where DUKW's must be used, launching and recovery of DUKW's by an LCU may be necessary. However, this is a difficult and unreliable operation and will be avoided if possible. Instead DUKW's will be unloaded ashore at the regular boat landings and will proceed by the safest possible route to the sites, i.e., by skirting the reefs or by island and connecting sand spits or reefs. connected by a causeway. of the danger areas, Yurochi (Dog) to Aomoen (George) will be Prior to each shot, the boat pools will be moved out > COPIED/D9 LANL Re . 35S°