eras a x eliee =: 12. On 16 February KOLALA and ‘TAWAKONI put to sea with YAGs ogr 39 and. 40 tor an‘onbaricing“and toming exercise, withtheProject, aircraft participating. 13. Se, : Lee - . - ° Three trial or dumny runs were made by LS? 762 and BELLE .: GROVE pricr to actual movement of the first test device from Eniwetok to Bikini, BELLE(GOVE, on 28 January, pumped down endloaded in her . well ‘deck a ‘shotbarge complete with a dummy device and associated equipment soa‘took it to Bilin yhere it was offloaded, positioned «. on the UNTO‘shot, site and used for preliminary sighting ing M18 Pebeuaiy.ist162, ‘beached on Parry‘Talend, recedved ‘aboard and seat ~ cured tor sea a dusmydeviceloaded “dn its specialtrailer, and trans= ported at toBoda ‘The 162 beached on Eninman Talend and discharged © ke ts" . 8 ea the ung,|which was then_beken to the shot site by LOU, off-loaded, Bee . placed in‘position and used tosight intest sauipnent. When 762- |oy ] later“broughtthe device for BRAD to Bilcini, she retiurned the unmy alt to Batwetol “These two itts provided 762 and BELLE ROVE the oppor tunity to heck out loading an securing the devices, athongs that a was ‘not.theprimaryreason the litts were mades oS a ne . a a igen Meee sy a wha: Sato eodes meh cg 7 To On"20 February cTG.1.3 closed his headquarters ashore a on Parry Taland, moved aboard BATROKO with his staff, and shifted to BikiniAtoll for the rack Force shot rehearsal, 23 February had been designated as the similated shot day. All activities conducted s rehearsal of shot day minus one and shot day procedures, except those ‘ -. ~ Ber fous 7. . PAE -ORET ons could not bearinterruption without interference with _ ~ 99