the week in the manner typical of communication centers serving
large duinistrative headquarters. The relatively small n~ber
‘f
high-precedence operational nessages pertaining directly to test
activities did not noticably alter this ~ttern,
Secondly, it was
found that the best speed of service on high precedence operational
tm&fio we
obtained by routing via *ny
channels. Air Force chan-
nels normally carry a high volume of AmOF
(Air oper~tion~l) traffic;
.
.
this carries a precedence of operational immediate but also kus special routing indicators which entitle it to precedence over all
Therefore, JTF
other operational traffic on Air Force Clmnels.
SEVEN traffic suffered by competition with AIROP traffic when routed
via Air Force channels. Army channels, on the other hand, normally
carry an extremely small percentage of operational immediate traffic
so tbt
JTF SEVEN traffic of this precedence could be given expe-
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dited handling. A eummry of traffic statistics is inclosed.
m.
Two detachments with communications-electronicstype
missions were attached to TG 7.2 for administration and logistical
support while remaining under the operational control of CJTF
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SEVEN
One of these was the Army Security Agency monitoring de-
tachment. The other was a scdl
group from the Army Pictorial
Center, which providec?a television weather-briefing system between
ENIWYfOK and PARRY Islands,
4.. Local Administrative Communications
a.
The teminal
communication center serving TG 7.2 op-
erated as a part of the Joint Communications Center complex. It
could obviously have been in another location, but was retained in
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