The
engines, which was shipped direct from SMAMA.
All Special Purpose Vehicles, van type trailers and other heavy
equbggent was moved to the Port of Embarkation, Naval Supply Center at
Oakland, California via rail, commerical truck or drive away.
This
equipment was shipped via MSTS surface lift to the EPG.
Transportation of Task Group 7.4 personnel aml cargo to Bikini and
the Weather Rad-Safe Islands was arranged by the Task Group 7.4
Transportation Control Agent who was the Task Group 7.4 Transportation
Officer.
The Task Group 7.4 (TCA) received requests for movement by
phone and forwarded them to the JTF-SEVEN (STCA) by phone.
Bikini was twice daily.
Service to
Service to the Weather-—Rad Safe Islanis was
weekly.
Movement of passengers to the CONUS from the EPG was accelerated in
July and August.
MATS,
When a total of over 900 persons were shipped via
These versonnel were booked through the Army Transportation
Section,
MATS scheduled one to three flights a day with a capacity of
57 persons per aircraft to move these personnel.
The shipping section of the 4951st Support Squadron (Test) arranged
for receiving high-value cargo to be shipped by air,
The Transportation
Officer, Task Group 7.4, and the Shipping Officer, Test Base Unit,
screened this cargo to restrict it to priority cargo.
The mjority of
roll-up air cargo was shipped in August and September 1958.
The majority of the heavy roll-up items such as vehicles, van
trailers and large crates were shipped on the USS BROSTROM which departed the =PG in late August 1958.
This cargo was turned over to
the shipping section of the 4951st Support Squadron (Test) who in turn
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