a,
of security guards during arming.
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He was responsible for the
proper connections between the various firing components and the
device and to see that these were made in an acceptable manner,
observing the necessary safety precautions.
It was also the
responsibility of the Arming and Firing Coordinator to organize
the activities of the disarming party in the event of a misfire
or routine dis-arming operation, again observing accepted safety
procedures.
During Operation Hardtack a total of 32 devices were
successfully detonated (total does not include Teak, Orange or
Fig).
There were no misfires, although many routine disarming
operations were carries out, due mainly to weather delays: °
An Arming book for each shot will be documented and presented to the Commander, Task Group 7.1 for future refererice.
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