In order to carry out this long list of functions, TG 7.3 nized into task elements. naval units involved, Ss orga- The task elements with their functi and numbers of persons are presented Throughout Operation CASTLE, s, in T Able 5. the vast majority of the 6,351 personnel of TG 7.3 remained on board the ships to which they were assign Pd. to BRAVO, getonated on 1 March at Bikini Atoll, only a few men tioned on Eneman Island at Bikini. Prior ere sta- These included the personne and air- craft of the Bikini Fighter Element, TE 7.3.2.2, the Bikini Boa dispatcher the Pool (who worked on board the boat pool houseboat YFN-934 approximately half of the personnel of HMR-362 with six HRS-2 h ters. Following shot BRAVO, Eneman was abandoned, TE 7.3.2.2 w Ss trans- ferred to Enewetak Island, and the HMR-362 personnel moved thei from the island back on board the carrier. the Bairoko and continued to oper The boat pool dispatcher continued to work on boa in the interim periods between Bikini shots. Since Navy activities were concentrated at Bikini, particul shot BRAVO, the majority of the task grqup ships remained there constantly. Originally, the flagship, Estes, was to be based at Enewetak between Bikini shots. However, when all Bikini operations moved afloat after 1 March, the Estes remained at Bikini for most of the oper tion. Relatively few TG 7.3 personnel were stationed on shore at E Atoll during the shot phase of Operation CASTLE. A rough estima number of people and their location is shown in Table 6. The Surface Security Unit, 7.3.1, always had two destroyer e Stationed at Enewetak. Similarly, the Utility Unit, 7.3.5, had two tugs Ships assigned to the atoll rotated at r (ATFs) intervals. YAG-39 there. The LSTs of the Transport Unit, 7.3.9, were based at (USS George Eastman) and YAG-40 (USS Granville S. Hall) wee also based at Enewetak because the personnel of Project 6.4 were locatkd on Parry Island. On several occasions other task group ships came ofer from 63