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2. The Joint Relay Center (Eniwetok) and associated facilities
were to be manned, operated, and maitained by personnel furnished
by all the task groups
3,
ved on an equitable basis,
Task Group 7.5 was to provide primary and back-up power for
communications facilities within the proving ground and on certain
Weather and radiation safety monitor islands,
hh, Task Group 7.5 was to provide necessary voice and teletype
circuits between Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls for point-to-point, air
movement, and control messages,
5.
One voice circuit was to be provided between the Air Opera-
tions Center on the USS Boxer and the Eniwetok Air Operations Center,
through side band facilities.
6,
Adequate facilities were scheduled to be available through
GLOBECOM (Global Commmications), SACCOMNET (Strategic Air Command
Communications Net), AIRCOMNET (Air Commmications Net), and ACAN-
(Army Command and Administrative Net) systems for handling traffic
from and to points outside the proving ground,
7.
The yolce count-dowm for aircraft requirements was to be on
23.0 megacycles, This facility was to be installed, maintainad,
and operated by Task Group 7.1, the radio equipment being provided
by Task Group 7.4.
8,
All aircraft (except liaison and helicopter aircraft) opera~
ting in the Eniwetok Proving Cround area were to be equipped with
MK~10 or NK~25 Identification Friend or Foe transponders,
9. Task Group 7.3 was to provide and maintain commmications
and electronic facilities aboard the USS Boxer for control and positioning of aircraft in the Bikini area,
10, All aircraft participating in test opgrations were to be
equipped with UHF commnications equipment.
More specific responsibilities were assigned to the Units.
Yor exe
ample, Test Aircraft Unit was to install, maintain, and operate commnications and electronics facilities in designated aircraft to provide
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