a, of security guards during arming. 3-98 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. Sa PAGE 2