At the present time, the AEC contractor is repairing and mothballing AEC and DOD-loaned equipment used in Operation HARDTACK, providing utilities and facility maintenance to resident DOD elements,
and undertaking several small construction projects.
The major main-
tenance effort—equipment roll-up--is scheduled for completion by the
end of this year by which time a ceiling of 500 Holmes and Narver personnel will prevail.
Task Group 7.2 is repairing and mothballing DOD equipment located
on Eniwetok Island, disposing of excess supplies, providing camp support to all personnel residing on Eniwetok Island, and operating exterior communications for the EPG.
The 495lst Support Squadron (Test), at a current strength of 382,
operates the Eniwetok airdrome, provides local air support to all EPG
personnel, operates the POL farm, and provides firefighting services
on Eniwetok Island.
Preliminary examination of fifteen primaryareas of interest lead
to the concept that consolidation of all base camp activities on Eni-
wetok Island would be a logical and economical means of maintaining a
maintenance stand-by status.
Under that concept, these areas of in-
terest are reported upon in detail at Tabs "A" through "O", and are
described in summary as follows:
a.
Depots (Tab "A"),
The AEC contractor operates on Parry
Island a 33,000 line-item inventory totaling $5.8 million in value, of
' which about $2.4 million are construction materials.
TG 7.2 operates
a 33,000 line-item inventory valued at approximately $6 million on
Eniwetok Island.
Provision for cross-servicing support exists, but is
practiced only to an insignificant degree. An accelerated excess program is in process at both depots, Stockpiles of supplies required for
a 12-month readiness capability, plus those required for day-to-day
operation, can be managed from a single depot.
b. Installed Facilities and Equipment (Tab "B"). Similar
facilities for the provision of utilities, living quarters, camp
services, maintenance activities and amenities exist on both Parry and
Eniwetok Islands. In closing Parry Island, all facilities and installed
equipment could be mothballed except auxiliary power for salt water
lines required for firefighting, and for limited dehumidified storage.
Facilities on Japtan are a continuing requirement for PMR and certain
communications activities. All facilities and installed equipment are
the property of the AEC except certain facilities on Eniwetok Island,
as listed at Tab "BT",
¢.
Construction Equipment (Tab "C"),
The program under way
to overhaul large stocks of heavy construction equipment including land
and marine transportation is about 60% complete.
The amount on hand far
exceeds that required for maintenance stand-by status.
The age, condi-
tion, and remote location of the excess stocks are such that their desirability, requirement, and dollar recoupment value elsewhere are questionable.
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