facilities as requested. A tighter control of vehicles should be exercised in order to get the maximum utilization out of all vehicles. Although the Task Group requested 47 vehicles for use on Johnston, only 8 were assigned full time. A few more were available from a TG 7.5 central motor pool on a daily first-come-first-serve basis. A bus line using two 12-passenger "'Toonerville" units circled the small island on a 15 round trip schedule. This system fell far short of meeting vehicle transportation requirements. As the build-up increased, the inadequacy of this transportation system became more apparent. A request for more bus service was disapproved because of the inability to get full utilization at all hours of the day of the vehicles that were dispatched from the pool. The problem was finally overcome by having H&N hire additional drivers to operate a taxi system. A somewhat similar problem occured at Hickam Air Force Base when vehicles promised to the TG 7.1 projects were not provided. That problem was solved by task units renting cars from the Hertz system. Although the Johnston Island phase of the operation was successfully accomplished with a drastically reduced number of vehicles, the administrative attention required as well as frustrations of and harassments to both staff and technical personnel seemed to outweigh any of the hoped-for advantages. Off-atoll Operations. Although the CTG 7.1 report for Operation Redwing recommended that plans for off-atoll stations in future operations be finalized prior to movement to the EPG, this was still not accomplished in some instances in this operation. Off~atol] sites were operated at Wake Island, Rongelap, Utirik, Ujelang and Wotho Atolls, and Kwajalein Island. They were serviced by SA-16 aircraft and surface runs by the M.V. Aloto. For the Newsreel events there were 11 manned stations located on Johnston and Sand Islands, 10 for scientific purposes and 1 for support needs (firefighting crews, etc.). Outlying TG 7.1 scientific stations included a maximum of five stations afloat (USS Boxer and Belle Grove, and the Dehaven, and Cogswell until replaced by the Epperson, Lansing, and Hitchiti), 10 airborne scientific stations, and units on top of Mount Haleakala on Maui, Wheeler Field and Lualualei on Oahu, and French Frigate Shoals. Test Rockets. Extensive rocket firing tests were characteristic of the Teak and Orange operation at Johnston Island. A total of 37 firings were accomplished between July 10 and August 12, 1958. These included five types of rockets: The Nike-Cajun, Nike-Asp, Deacon-Arrow, Viper-Arrow, and the Modified Lacrosse. The operation at Johnaton Island was basically affected by: (1) the proximity of the inhabited area to the launchers, (2) the air traffic congestion through the Johnston Island air space, and (3) the location of the Navy ship support anchorage in the firing lanes. These features were in wide variance with the conditions that existed at Bikini Atoll. Joint Task Force Seven decided that the firing conditions at Johnston Island required a central control agency for firings which had the authority to: . 1. Dispatch CAA "Notices to Airmen" (NOTAMS) to air traffic influencing the complete Pacific air traffic system throughout the Hawaiian/Johnston airways system. 92