within three to four hours.
Off-atoll visits can be provided by special
arrangement with USNS, Kwajalein, or PACAF.
The study provides for the
transfer of firefighting and POL functions from the DOD to the AEC.
The
Air Force personnel remaining in the EPG will vary from 60 to 80 depending upon whether or not these functions are transferred.
h.
Commnications (Tab "H").
The responsibility for the main-
tenance and operation of fixed communications in the EPG is vested in
the DOD. This function is currently being performed by three officers
and 46 enlisted men of TG 7.2 assisted by 16 airmen.
The AEC, through
its contractor, maintains and operates that local communications and
equipment on Parry Island essential to that location, e.g., telephone,
teletype, boat pool communications, etc. This function is performed
by 21 contractor personnel.
The study anticipates closing the Parry
Island communication installation and transfer of the entire communi-
cations responsibility to the AEC. Under this condition, adequate
communications to support maintenance stand-by operations can be provided by 26 contractor personnel on Eniwetok Island. Of the 26 con-
tractor personnel in the communications field, 10 will be employed to
assume current DOD communications responsibilities.
i.
Camp Services (Tab "I"),
Camp service functions, e.g.,
messing, laundry, housing, post exchange, etc., are being duplicated at
Eniwetok and Parry Islands. There are 109 contractor personnel and 213
military personnel currently involved in such activities in the EFG.
With only one base camp, located at Eniwetok Island, the camp service
functions could be performed by 132 contractor personnel. The study
' proposes the complete phase-out of military personnel from this func-
tion by D plus 6 months. Even though the committee favors a single
base camp on Eniwetok, it is considered feasible to conduct maintenance
stand-by operations from a base camp at Parry. Costs in terms of manpower and money for two alternate possibilities are contained in Tabs
"I" and "N", respectively.
j. Security
(Tab "J"), Security functions within the EPG encompass physical security, persomnel security, security education,
and security administration.
Security control over Eniwetok and
Japtan Islands is exercised by TG 7.2, while security control over
all other islands in Eniwetok and Bikini atolls is exercised by AEC.
JTF SEVEN is charged with the responsibility for entry control of personnel into the EPG. During a maintenance stand-by status at the EPG,
with the exception of classified document repositories, necessity for
a security surveillance of government property, and a requirement for
controlled entry into the EPG there will remain, within the EPG, no
other items or areas of a classified nature.
k. Stevedoring and Port Command (Tab "K"). All stevedoring
activities, less on-shore cargo handling at Eniwetok and Japtan Islands
(which is handled by TG 7.2), are performed by AEC.
The Port Commander
actions performed as the MSTS local representative.
Additional actions
function is handled by TG 7.2. This function encompassés primarily the
control of personnel and cargo traffic into MATS and MSTS systems and
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