qupeee GoIBfURICATIONS 1. ‘The conmuntestions facilities of the task group headquarters ashore were fully activated by 24 January 1954, when CTO 7.3 and the Feuainder of his steff arrived on Parry Island. In addition to the all—-Kevy Cé ard UNF voice circuits operated by flag personnel, the facilities of the CJTY SEVER teletype acssage center were made available te OTG 7.3, for use in hendling inter-atell end out of the area traffic. — 2, ‘The major commnafcations training ains during the pried CT@ 7.3 was eshore were to fanilisrise Navy cocmunication personnel with both the task group and task force organizationss to aftain efficlan operation of Navy manned GF end voice clrouits, and te accustom Baval persomel te the joint communications procedwes presoribed for inher task force eommanications, 3 nO Good comauniestions between such uldely separated bub inter~ Gepenien’ units of the task group ae the security forces, thich in- cluded VP=29 on Brajalein (served by Joint Navy—-ir Fores facilities), fighter elemukte on Enivetck and Bikini (served respectfively by Air Force aml drny facilities), surface security elents afloet in DOE, end the 7.3 Unierwater Detection Unit at Eniwotok (served by Amy Lecilitics), required a practical knowledge of traffic routing and iocal precedurea on the part of superviscry and operating personnel, A crowing fenilierity with task force call signs, en increased under stenting of alternate means of cocmunieations, and the establishment —_ = ~ 4