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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION
1.
Personnel Strength,
Following the first test operation
early in March, twelve personnel of the Commmications Element returned from duty stations at Bikini to supplement the sections at
Eniwetok.. No immediate action was taken to arrange for early re-
lease of these men, as it was not definitely known that operations
in the Bikini area would be suspended.
The radio operators and
maintenance technicians were integrated into normal operations of their sections, while the control tower operators were assigned for
cross training as outlined in the Flight Facilities section of this
report.
In addition, one supply specialist arrived for 45 days TDY
from the 1959th AACS Squadron,
Early in the month Mr. Vernon A
taynard, contractor technician, returned to the 1810th AACS Group.
Numerous short trips were undertaken by officers and airmen of
the Element during March, primarily to check on communications fac-
ilities at Sites Tare and Nan of Bikini Atoll, and on Rongerik Island.
These are reported in the laintenance section of this report.
The Comminications Officer spent several days aboard the USS Estes,
coordinating commmications matters and working to improve circuit
efficiency between the two stations.
Late in the month two radio
operators were assigned a week's duty for cross-training aboard the
Estes, joining the teletype operators and tech controllers stationed
on the ship.
During this time, two Navy radio operators performed
duty with the Communications Element on Eniwetok.
The announcer:ents of promotion were received in harch for Cap~
tain Clifford D Young and lst Lt Donald H Herbig.
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Staff Visits.
During the month of March there were numer-~
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