for processing through any of the separate Services.
This direct channel
adjust—
assisted immcasurably in fulfilling emergoney requirements and in making
JTF-3
ments to requirements necessitated by the nature of Operation GREENHOUSE.
liaison officers were stationed at principal ports and air
Total surface movements included 201 vessels calling at ENIWETOK
operation,
which moved 13,575 passengers and 273,492 tons of cargo,
1,850 tons of cargo were moved by air.
c.
bases supporting the
13,071 passengers and
Sce Appendix "R",
SUPPLY
Service supply support was rendered through the Overscas Supply Depot,
FORT MASON, CALIFORNIA for Army items; Sacramento Air Materiel Areca, MC CLELLAN
Air Force Base, CALIFORNIA for Air Force items and the Naval Supply Center,
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA for Navy items.
Petroleum, oil and lubricants of all clase
‘ses was suppLicd.by the service Force, Pacific Flect.
Points of emergency
supply were U.S, Army of the Pacific (USARPAC) for Army; Sacramento Air Material.
Area for Air Force and the Naval Supply Center, PLARL HARBOR, for Navy.
The
contractor firm of Holmes and Narver obtained construction and maintenance supplies through their comacrcial channels for transportation by Service vesscls,
Subsistence supplies were obtained by Holmes and Narver through the Naval Supply
Centcr, OAKLAND, CALIFORNTA.
Accountability for all supply items was maintained
through establishment of anpropriate property accounts at ENIWSTOK and substocks
at KWAJALEIN.
d,
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance of equipment at ENIWETOK was limited generally to routine
care and replacement.
LUnjor overhaul and repair items were returned to appro-
priate depots or shops in HAWATI or the continental U.S.
Since all equipment
originally shipped to ENIWETOK was in first class condition the provision of
overhaul facilitics was considered unwarrented in view of the expected short
duration of the operation,
encountered,
This decision was substantiatcd by the experience
High temperatures, humidity cnd heavy saline contcnt of the air
presented scrious problems in control of corrosion, and maintenance of electro~
nic equipment and intricate office machinos.
A systematic procedure for treat—
ment to prevent corrosion was established early in the operation; however, this
problem continued to require an inordinate amount of manpower,
One cenbraliacd
motor pool for general purpose Army and iir Foree vehicles was established at
ENIWETOK,
This resultcd in increased utilization, some reduction of manpower
and a concentration of skills permitting more efficient use of men and equipment
alATOMIC EnEneY AoT — 1948
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