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OPERATIONS AFLOAT, RECOVERY AND RE-ENTRY
3.11.1
Operations Afloat.
Since the base campat Enyu, Bilcini Atoll, was
not contaminated by any shét, sustaihed operations afloat were not neces=~
sary.
However, the capability for such anoperation was maintained.
Com=
plete evacuation was made for the Sycamore and Poplar events,
For the Sycamore shot the USNS Ainsworth (TAP-118) and the USS Boxer
(CVS-21) were utilized.
In general, the majority of TG 7.1 personnel wer_
evacuated to the Ainsworth with personnel essential to maintaining the
operational capability of the Task Group evacuating aboard the Boxer.
All
Bikini based helicopters were also evacuated to the Boxer so that recover,
missions could be intiated from afloat.
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Evacuation to ship on minus one days was carried out on three occa-
sions due to the shot being postponed twice after the Task Force had em=
barked.
Embarkation proceeded smoothly on all occasions, but a minor delay
was experienced during debarkation due to the time necessary to begin
operation of the boat pool.
TG 7.1 communications aboard the Boxer in addition to ships telephones
consisted of Command Net and Administrative Net radios, ciphony telephone
and AN/TRC telephone.
Primary communications requirements were contact
between the Task Force Headquarters Afloat and CTG 7.1 in Station 70 on
Enyu and CJTF SEVEN at Eniwetok.
Communications were generally satisfactory.
For the Poplar event the USS Monticello (LSD) was substituted for the
USS Boxer since the Foxer had departed to participate in the Johnston Island
Operation.
Basically the evacuation and operations afloat were the same as
for the Sycamore event.
Helicopters were evacuated to the USS Monticello
but since it was a daylight shot L-20 aircraft were flown and orbited in
an area approximately 20 miles south of Enyu for the detonation,
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