be>raxavs_ suds 5 seve ves ve ese eUTVIVI_ssae q EONEHDENTAIA PART Ill, CHAPTERS 8 and 9 inspected, airshipped to Johnston Island, and placed in operation 10 days prior to the User's deadline. MOTION PICTURE SERVICES 8.24 Coincident with camp activation, TG 7.5 operated six open-air theaters during the build-up and operational phases of HARDTACK. Theaters at Sites Elmer and Nan were equipped with are projectors, and those at the smaller camps and aboard scientific houseboats were equipped with lamp-type projectors. Films were rented from the Armed Forces Motion Picture Service to provide a free showing of regular or Cinemascope feature movies seven nights a week. The theater at Site Elmer was extremely overcrowded and interfered with night softball, tennis, and handhall activities. Plans have been made to relocate the present theater and to con- struct an additional theater before another operation. Also, are-type projection equipment has been cbtained to replace all lamp-type projection equipment. TELEVISION STATION 8.25 WXLE-TV operates as an Armed Forces Television Station and is operated and maintained by TG 7.5. The facility consists of a combincd studio and transmitter station in Building 488, Site Elmer. The station operates from 1730 to 2255 hours daily and from 1330 to 2255 hours on Sundays and holidays. Coverage of the Sites Fred-Elmer-David area is excellent. This station, as presently located, interferes with official communications services, and plans are being made to construct new studios at the south end of Site Elmer to accommodate the television as well as the amateur radio station. CHAPTER 9 TRANSPORTATION - 9.1 All water transportation within the EPG was provided hy TG 7.5, with the support of TG 7.3. LSD’s under the control of CTG 7.3 were used extensively during the Operation. Two LST’s and MV ALOTO provided shuttle service between Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls, while intra-atoll water transportation was accom- plished by DUKW’s. 9.2 means of LCU’s, LCM’s, and The addition of Johnston Island required ed the scientific program at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls had the ALOTO not been available. 9.3 In an attempt to solve the complicated requirements for air support of all Task Groups, an Air Priorities Agent, based at Site Fred, was established under a JTF-Seven Operations order, to control and coordinate with TG 7.4 all aircraft dispatching within the EPG. Each Task Group provided a Transportation Control Agent for coordination with the APA. All aircraft were scheduled from Site Fred, with a major effort from both Eniwetok and Honolulu for the movement of construction the exception of liaison aircraft on D-—1 and on plished by barge. Ships Jarger than an LST of traffic from Site Elmer on these davs, it was agreed that traffic control would be handled from that site. equipment and materials. The major part of the freight movement from Honolulu was accom- could not enter Johnston Harbor; therefore, all shot days. Due to the greatly increased volume direct-lift cargo from the Mainland was steve- 9.4 harge. It was possible to beach LST’s after the removal of coral heads in the channel and the lems in the maintenance of ships at the EPG. It dored outside the lagoon and brought in by construction of an LST landing ramp. A major increase in the support provided other Task Groups was-made possible by the addition of the MV ALOTO to the permanent craft at Eniwetok. Its presence in the EPG allowed continuous construction support by both LST’s at -idely separated areas, such as Wotho and Nauru Atolls. If it were not for the support provided between Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls by the MV ALOTO. construction at such distant locations as Nauru Atoll might well have fallen behind schedule because of a lack of surface craft. Inclement weather and other factors frequently deiaved construction at the off-atoll sites, and this delay might have adverselyaffect- The unanticipated extension of the HARDTACK program posed major prob- was necessaryto release one of the LST's to Pearl Harbor for repairs during the most critical part of the move to Johnston Island. Repairs re- quired 10 days and resulted in the absence of the LST from the EPG for more than 30 days. An LSD wasalso absent for an extended period for repairs at Pearl Harbor. 9.5 Inter- and intra-atol] shipping was under the control of CTG 7.5. Jobsite pro- cedures to prevent duplication of shipment and to account for all materials shipped from one island to another were revised to include the experience gained during Operation REDWING. CTG 7.5 and CTG 7.1 observed the methods provided by H&N Jobsite Procedure Page 59 Ev