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ON-SITE OPSRATIONS
3.704 General.
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During Operation HARDTACK, as in Operation REDWI:'S, Task
Group 7.1 had its main base of operations on Parry Island at Enietok Atoll.
Command and staff sections, task units, programs anc projects gain pvrovid-e
ed sufficient qualified personnel to man offices at both atolls, Eniwetok
and Bikini, and later at Johnston Island,
Sach atoll maintained an indep-
dent firing capa lity.
This operation found LASL devices detonated at Enivretok Atoll and UCRL
devices detonatec primarily at Bikini.
Hotrever, some UCRL devices were de-
tonated at Enitretok later in the operatio..
This was done principally becau:
of the more favorable firing weather at Enivetok.
The task croup staff sections moved to the EP3 well in advance of the
first planned ready cate in order to orient new staff sersonnel, to become
acquainted with their counterparts in the other tsk croups, to work out the
final details of t-e plan of operations, anc to expecite all matters of
construction, transportation and services woich would enatle the latoratories
to meet the first ready date.
In coordination with the other task croups >resent, standing operating
ocrocedures and schedles were drawn up for the different modes of transportation.
The principal chance irom tne orizinal concept of transporta~
tion control was the delegation to J-1, of the staff responsitility for
booking passengers on Reflector flizhts between Eniwetok and Eikini and to
the off atoll sites.
Of all of the scheduled events for HARDTACK, the two shots, Teak and
Oranze, hac the createst imoact on operations in the EPG,
To meet advanced
read-’ dates for the launching of the Redstone missile from Eikini Island,
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priorities of construction, transportation, anc communications were siven
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to this effort,
ling, Witen the decision was made to transfer these two shots to Johnston
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