Det WREP-3 Subj: Narrative Proj Report of Det wREP=3 (cont'd) Cooking water was obtained from a smal) spring located on the small island. For all purposes except cocking, rainwater was caught and stored, At Kusaie a boat of some type is a necessity, as ell resupply visits are made by seaplane. The detachment on Project IVY was provided with a Chris-Craft USAF 22% Rescue Boat which was satisfactory in all respects. _ English is taught in the schools on the island but most of the natives are not proficient in its use. A small number do speak good english so language will be no problem. be ission Accomplishment The detachment completed two hundred eight rawinsonde observations with an average height of approximately 71, 218 feet. Inclosed are information copies of Signal Corps Form 442 for months of September, October, and November 1952. Surface observations were taken at 3-hourly intervals from 23 September 1952 to 21 November 1952, ce Training 4 certain amount of on-the-job training was accomplished by detachment personnel during the months of June a.d July 1952 at Tinker AFB. Since all personnel were skilled in their AFSC, difficulties encountered at Kusale relative to inadequate training were minor in natures , d. Supply Equipment and supplies received at Kusaie were in excellent condition in most cases. It is the belief of the detachment commander that the equipment was packed and shipped in accordance with proper established supply procedures, Difficulties encountered with the USAF supply system at Kusaie were minor in nature, and it is recommended that accountability for supplies be handled in a similar manner on future projects of this type. 6. Transportation There were no major transportation difficulties encountered by detachment personnel on this project. BEST AVAILABLE COPY