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departments of
Commission and the three
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Chiefs of Staff and jointl
was approved by the Joint
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July 1949, ond the
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ion
the operation started in
Operat
Operation. Plans for
this
for
nt
Age
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was given the responsib
located in Washington,
ense. The Air Force
the Department of Def
operation was physically
this
of
ers
art
dqu
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Although the
was | November 1949.
the personnel of STF-3
Joint Task Force THREE
performed. In all, 95%of
-- actual activationof
ly
ual
act
e
wer
s
test
the
area where
personnel to the forward
ion to move considerable
rat
ope
this
for
ry
a
ess
‘= was nec
on the Eniwetok Atoll.
d in the forward area
ate
loc
r
the
movement of military and
ano
or
e
were at one tim
ertaking. It required the
und
s
dou
men
tre
a
was
a
ward are
and personne! to the for
ation.
and operational material
or ship to the forward loc
-The movementof the test
n 5000 miles more by air
the
ond
:
on,
ati
ark
Emb
of
the ZI to the Port
e predomrage of 3000 miles within
tests, These personnel wer
“civilian personnel an ave
ore the actual time of the
bef
ths
mon
lve
twe
to
ht
approximately eig
lished.
e moved to the forward site
scientific test to be accomp
Considerable personnel wer
facilities in timefor the
und
gro
g
vin
pro
the
te
to activa
prime responsibility was
construction men, whose
inately the working and/or
in the early stages
ll were moved forward
Ato
the
ure
Island.
sec
and
rol
to pat
facilities on the Eniwetok
Military Police forces
uct the housing and living
str
con
to
a
are
d
war
for
talion was moved to the
my 79th Construction Bat
struction consisted mainly
in December, 1949 the Ar
mes and Narver. This con
Hol
of
firm
ng
cti
tra
con
by the AEC
er ‘slands was performed
es such as clubs, outg and focilities on the oth
sin
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ion
uct
str
con
nts, recreational faciliti
pla
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rig
ref
es,
faciliti
er distilling
lities, power plants, wat
ldings and sanitation faci
bui
ice
off
rs,
rte
qua
* of living
personnel «
health and moral of the

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the air effort and the
door theaters, tennis cou
ties which could handle
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new
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con
to,
as well‘Os
on facilities on Kwajalein
ting pier.
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nec
was
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