~PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED

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Tuesday - 19 January 1954

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Smudge pots were placed at Copter mats at Charlie and Fox for night operations
and emergencies. The Nan mat already has a lighting system installed.

The Air Dispatcher reported 286 passengers carried on Monday 18 January.
Reservations were made on the 1830 flight, 23 January, for return to Eniwetok

for the 3 MP's accompanying the lowboy LST movement.

Movenent of the special cylinders accompanying the lowboy, 22-23 January, was
discussed with
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H&N and
of Project 1,2a and 1.3 discussed with 33 the requirenents for his
Frojects in the evacuation check list.

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J-6, and McLellon, TU~13, arrived Tare 0950.
departed Tare 1035.

visited Charlie, Fox nd Nan.

Returned to Eniwetok 1535.

It is presently planned to superimpose the Marine helicopter contingent over the -

existing Air Force structure,

on a joint and equal level.

_., USNC, and ~

USAF, will sit

Operational control will, of course, rest with the Navy.

The strength of the two urits:

USMC

USAF

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Pilots

Planes

Spares

20

10

2

6

5

2

The spares are not to be consicered as available operational planes, but rather
as rerlacenment for completely wnservicable planes or as planes to be cannibalized to

supply parts.

If carrier arrival permits, marine pilots will fly as co-pilots with USAF pilots

in order to familiarize themselves with terrain, primary landing fields, secondary
lemding fields, existing winds, and general conditions.

To preserve the stability provided by a fixed schedule, a fixed, published schedule

will be maintained. If the demand for a greater load capacity makes itself felt, more
helicopters will augment the helicopter making the run.

THIS DOCEMENT CONSISTS OF22PACE
NO_c_OF>COTIES, SEPIS_@

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