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WREP=- (17 Feb 54)
400.2, Subj: “ Roll-up of Weather Islands,
2nd Ind
HQ WEATHER REPORTING ELEMENT, PROVISIONAL, APO 187
TO:
13 Mar 1954
Commander, Test Services Unit, Provisional, APO 187
1. Per verbal agreement between Major McKay, Staff Supply Officer
TG 7.4, and Major Robinson, Commander, WREP, this report was delayed to
' the present date,
2. Weather Reporting Element, Provisional Operations Plan Number
1-54 is submitted for approval.
3.
Of particular importance are assumptions listed in paragrcph lb
of the plan,
A discussion of the assumptions follows
a. Considerable operational equipment for the weather islands
has been used for two operations. During the interim period, it was
stored at Hickam AFB,
During the entire period, it has been subject to
tropical maritime corrosion and maintenance and corrosion control has
been only of low order. Much of the operating equipment is now beginning
to feil with the result that even the best of the remaining opercting ~
equipment cannot be considered reliable for subsequent operations, Nopoperating equipment is in various stages of corrosion which con be <m ~
corrected only be depot reconditioning.
In addition some of tho equipment
is outdated and some unsatisfactory or inconvenient substituted oquipment
is in the woather island packages, Other equipment has beon damaged by
repeated movoment and loading and unloading operations, In gonoral, depot
reconditioning of a1] weathor island oquipment should be undortakon at the
conclusion of this oporation, All of this oquipment should be returned to
stock and reordered for the next operation. Expericneco gainod on this and
past operations show a definite ncod for preparation for a new requirements
list for the weather islands, This list will be accomplished carcfully
considering the oxact needs of each island prior to tho conclusion of this
operation,
b. Tho next question is the mothod of handling the oquipment.
This, I believe, could be best accomplished by sending all tho equipment
to SMAMA, the noarest ZI depot,
A roquost should bo modo to SMAMA to
provide a team to inspect, sogregete and roship diffcrent classes of
equipment to the appropriate zonal depots for rehabilitetion and return
to stock,
A good portion of tho equipment would be retained at SMAMA
eliminating unnecessary transportation costs which would bo incurred if
any othor depot handled such action, Scgregation cannot be accomplishod
at the weather islands as personnel are not qualified for such action.
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