rn b. DISPSTITON OF FORCES tee ea “pa ah Tacs Seal ty 3 ay att, ‘ weoS Oe Saat St po as, ath s.ey fr. « + raed Ne. A oie , Lh, . Ky oo lis - vt Pare “| we « I | 3. CASTLE. ee taut Eniwetok Atollwas ithe Task ‘Force base of operations for There, on Parry Ialand,+were the permanent, headquarters of . CJIF SEVEN, CTG 7.1 (Scientific Task Group) and CTG 7.5 (Base Facility Task Group). On Eniwetok Island itself were the permanent headquarters of CTG 7.2 (aruy Task Group) and CIG 7.4 (Air Force. Task Group). Eni~ wetok was the principal port of entry for ships and aircraft arriving in the area. It was the main assembly point for the test devices, and for the preliminary assembly and testing of experinent al equipment. stockroom facilities were there, with only limited facilities at Bikini. abe te. AeA: ™* aa ft c% eat ~ teryvai arent)ry‘eg ee. The principal machine shop, lsboratory, photographic, warehouse and © 4. All test shots except one were scheduled to be detonated at. Bikini Atoll, 186 miles to_the East of Eniwetoke on Eninnan Talend at Bikini was the base camp for Task ‘Group 71 and 705, from nich|2 their on-site operations at Bikini were"conducted. y Snall camps were no operated on several other islanis of the atoll, to support scientific . and construction personnel who were establishing and servicingstations for recording scientific data.’ The Peak shore-based population at Bilcini Atoll was approximately 1600‘persons. Air transportation between the two atolls fa@ personnel ia high priority cargo was provided by 20 ~ to 24 C-47 flights weekly, operated by the Air Force Task Group. Interatoll surface transportation was provided by the Navy. 5. Units of Task Group 7.3 were disposed at Bikini, Eniwetok and -4 92