PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOYBD — C = DAILY DIARY = BIKIWI ATOLL 26 February - @ March 1954 J~3/93 F . 28 FEBRUARY 1954 reported aboard USS BATROKO at 1100 hours and established headquarters in the Forward Ready Room. This room was occupied jointly with staff of TG 7.3 and TU-7 Rad-Safe of TG 7.1, and was consequently crowded at all times, Since there was no POGO Net in this room there was no direct means of communications with the Je3 ESTES. avacuated to USNS AINSWORTH; ; _ - evacuated to USS ESTES. J-3 operations office established in Strategic Plot in USS ESTsS where POGO and ADMIN radio outlets were located. J-3 Tare closed at 1100 hours and opened on USS ESTES at 1100 hours. Commnications unsatisfactory on USS BAIROKO, In the Forward Ready Room there are no TG 7.1 radios except that of Project 6.4 which is in constant use. The POGO radio is down in the Rad-Safe Trailer and one remote is in the Air Intelligence Office. The ADMIN Net is down in the Boatswains' shack on the hanger deck. This will have to be changed so that POGO can be brought up to the Forward ReadfRoom where it can be used. At present, contact is thru AN/TRC and Project 6.4 radio to J~3 ESTES. . was brought out at 1530 from Charlie to Nan by copter. T boats leaving Charlie delayed in getting last of equipment out. Will go direct to Nan as soon as loaded. Firing Party was delivered to Nan at 2245 and copters returned USS BAIROKO at 2300. worked out probable copter missions with for shot day prior to shot time, These plans were not used. on USS BAIROKO 1 MARCH 1954 BRAVO fired on schedule at 0645. Firing Party reported receiving large shook, much water and rather heavy fallout at Station 70. Fallout on USS BAIROKO quite heavy. About one to two R in the Ready Room near vents. Ships were washed down with reduction in dose rate. By 0830 the ships were receiving fallout. 250 MR/SR on USS BAIROKO, 100 MR/AR on USS ESTES. The survey of a bucket on deck of USS BAIROKO, which held trash scraped from Scuppers, read 20 R/AR. This material had been handled with bare hands by two sailors. inspected and instructed to bathe. They were ~ Following the shot, the mission ordered by JIF SEVEN to take the crash crew into the Taré Airatrip was called back, nothing of this mission. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OFS_PACE®) no_\_oF<4 COPEDy, COPIES, SERIES LARy Roe : ] = mo J-~3 on USS BAIROKO and USS ESTES knew