Resolution Island

1958 – Monthly Activity Report – USAF Historical Division

1. Section I – Operations:
1. Status of Operational Team Personnel as of 31 July

AFSC	AUTH	ASSIGNED
1616	1	0
1644	4	6
1641	0	1
27330A	8	19
27350A	13	5
27370	4	5
70230	1	0
3044	1	0
30332C	1	1
30352C	8	6
30372	2	2
30432B	2	0
30432A	0	4
30452B	4	3
30452A	2	1
30472	1	1
3034	1	1
29130	2	4
29150	5	4
29170	1	0
36152	1	0
36250	1	1
29230	1	0
29250	1	1
36352	2	2
36230	0	1
30453B	0	1
TOTAL	67	69

Captain WL Jule, 1644, arrived this squadron on 6 Jul 58 and assumed the duties of Operations Officer, and Captain WD Wren, 1644, is still Squadron Commander, temporarily, pending arrival of new Squadron Commander.

(2) 15-J1C Surveillance Training:

Training hours scheduled	67
Training hours completed	83
Reason for outages	N/A

(3) The MO-1 Surveillance Trainer was utilized by 19 Radar Operators for total of 43 hours during the month of July 1958.

(4) N/A

(5) ECM Training for the month of July consisted of:

SOURCE	INSTRUCTOR	TIME ATTENDANCE
4713/REV	Actual ECM	2 hours, 15 minutes

(6) See attachment #1. (Chart)

2. Section II – C&E Maintenance:

1. Section III – Installations Engineer:

(1) M&R Section:

(a) Electrical: Work is progressing slowly in the Ric Wil maintenance contract. Supplies are very late in arriving. There were no power outages and water is being pumped as required. The transformer control thermostat unit of the Ric Wil line are in critical condition. Conduits are broken and open to the weather and unless the contractor is able to finish the repairs before the freeze begins, maintenance of this system will be difficult and undependable at best.

There was a power outage after three hours pumping in the diesel fuel transfer line from the Yellow Beach tanks to the lower camp storage tank. The outage was caused by a short at a bad splice and bad connections at an air switch. When weather permitted, the conductive tape wrap and metallic shielding was removed from the area of these shorts and the line performed fine for the rest of the pumping. Two 100 KW diesel-electric generators are now being moved by contractor personnel to the Yellow Beach warehouse to be used to supply power for the fuel pump in place of the present power line from the main site.

Repairs were made to washers and dryers and switches were replaced on the kitchen ranges. The new washing machines and dryers are eagerly awaited. Domestic type loading automatic washers may be satisfactory for home use, but with their complicated transmissions and electric controls, they have no place in isolated areas where they will be used heavily. The maintenance effort expended on toploading laundry equipment cancels any savings to the Government on their original costs.

Work on the fire alarm system is proceeding as well as possible. The contractors are expecting the remaining supplies on the next ship.

(b) Plumbing and Steamfitting: None of the plumbing supplies requested have been received. There is an urgent need for regulating valves for the connectors and hot water systems in the BQ’s need extensive replacement.

Now that the POL tanks have been filled, water will be drained from the system and repairs to leaks in Pumphouse number 1 will be made. This work will be done in conjunction with raising the pumps above the flood line in the pumphouse.

There is still one leak in the 10-inch off-loading fuel line at Yellow Beach and a small leak in the Lower Camp POL tank. One break in this 10-inch line was welded on 14 July. It is expected that the Mobile Maintenance Team will have trained people to make these repairs.

The sewer duct was inspected early in the month and it was found that the plywood interior duct and the insulation were badly deteriorated. The steam tracer line needs all new traps. Unpleasant odors backing from this system and entering the buildings from the ducts are extremely strong in some areas. This system should be completely overhauled next year. A project for this will be submitted to include the overhaul of the sewer next summer.

The plumber is making extensive preparations in the heating plant to permit the cleaning and painting of the water storage tank when the maintenance team arrives.

Several important drains are stopped up in buildings around the site. In particular, the floor drain in the heating plant is stopped up and floods during the boiler blowdown operations. There is no drain snake to clean these and other lines. One will be requisitioned in August.

(c) Buildings and Structures: Preventative Maintenance has been accomplished as scheduled. We have had no carpenter since 17 July. All building maintenance is being done by the NCOIC, M/Sgt. Carter, in addition to his other duties. The footing under one POL transfer pump in Pumphouse number 1 was raised to prevent water damage during the spring melt. When this pump is inspected, the other one will be similarly raised. Fire check boards have been made and installed in wash area. A lumber storage rack was made and installed. Repairs to windows and other parts of the Lower Camp bunk houses were made in preparation for the contractor personnel when they arrive.

No word has been heard on how soon the contractor will begin work on the doors and storm vestibules, caulking the exterior of the buildings, repairing the roofs, and installing the storm sash. The time for completing this work is drawing short. The contractor is likely to have periods of several days delay when no work can be accomplished. The completion of these projects is an urgent requirement to prevent deterioration of these buildings during the coming winter. Moisture entering the elements panels causes failure of the interior type plywood glues used in the panels.

(2) Heating Plant: There are only two heating plant operators on the site. They are now working 12 hour shifts. There is no other person on the site who is qualified to operate the steam boilers of this size if one of the operators became ill or otherwise unable to perform his shift. None of the boiler water treatment chemicals have been received.

(3) Refrigeration: The ice cream machine was repaired and operating for one day, and then failed again. Proper parts have not been received and the mechanic had no service manual. The machine would be much more serviceable if it was a standard commercial model instead of a special military model.

The halide leak detector requested through supply has not been received. Follow-up action was taken, but there is no definite indication of whether we will receive one. Maintenance of the cold storage machinery, the operations air conditioning, and the smaller refrigeration units is seriously hindered by the lack of this testing device.

The refrigeration mechanic repaired the oil space heaters in the Lower Camp bunk houses in preparation for the contractor’s men.

(4) Motor Pool: All roads were extensively repaired prior to unloading the first shipload of supplies and road work is being continued so that all roads will be in top condition before snowfall. Roads and grounds maintenance would be greatly expedited by the use of a front loading tractor to load rock and gravel. A front loader would be very valuable in snow clearance work in the winter.

The hydraulic lift on the dump truck broke down and was repaired.

The grader broke down. Welding was required to repair it. There is a shortage of welding rods.

Two new 6X6’s were received. One was damaged during unloading, but it is believed that the damaged rear axle can be replaced or repaired with parts from one of the vehicle scheduled to be shipped out this season, or from crated parts emerging from snowbanks.

The water tank has been removed from VDP status and will be used to fill the water tank at the contractors camp.

The Snogo will be repaired soon.

An overhaul of the weapons carrier’s running gear was made.

As long as parts can be received, all vehicles can be maintained and preventative carried out. All vehicles not required this winter will be winterized and stored in the Lower Camp Butler building.

2. Section IV – Supply:

(1) The Supply Officer, 2^nd Lt. Jon G. Worms, departed this station for Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland for the purpose of briefing of Squadron Supply Officers.

(2) On 16 July 1958, this station received approximately 35% of SUNEC Supply requirements on the Freighter "Wang Pioneer" supported by the LSD Lindewald. On 26 July the USNS Chattocochee, supported by the USNS West Wind, off loaded 17,000 barrels of diesel fuel. No difficulties were encountered in receipt of supplies and fuel.

(3) This section received one S/Sgt. on 17 July and one T/Sgt. on 25 July for the purpose of inchecking and binning of supplies received during SUNEC 58, these airmen will remain on duty with this section for a period of 90 days.

(4) This section has completed the warehousing of property that has been received to date on SUNEC 58. This section was required to prepare receiving documents on all incoming property, this project is 905 complete, with all required postings completed.

(5) This section received a new "Unit Allowance List" on 27 July that requires an "In Use Inventory Report", RCS: AF-S-32, with a dead line date of 10 August.

(6) This section was inspected by the Inspector Generals Office, Headquarters, 64^th Air Division 9 July to 14 July with no major discrepancies noted.

3. Section V – AFR 60-2 requirements:

A	Captain Wren	Captain Jule	Lt. Mann
B	35:00	35:00	35:00
C	17:30	17:30	N/A
D	17:30	17:30	N/A
E	3:00	3:00	N/A
F	3:00	3:00	N/A
G	5:00	5:00	N/A
H	5:00	5:00	N/A
I	N/A	N/A	3

4. Section VI – Summary of Resupply Flights:

DATE	TYPE ACFT	IN CARGO	IN PAX	OUT CARGO	OUT PAX
7 July	Otter	-	3	38#	4
8 July	Otter	390#	3	23	6
8 July	Otter	937	0	575	0
9 July	Otter	9	8	103	4
10 July	Otter	12	8	686	0
13 July	Otter	13	2	272	2
13 July	Otter	1543	0	370	0
14 July	Otter	1999	0	0	8
14 July	Otter	1996	0	753	1
17 July	Otter	1811	0	325	3
17 July	Otter	1219	3	0	7
24 July	Otter	1224	2	0	8
25 July	Otter	1888	0	832	4
25 July	Otter	1999	0	1777	0
TOTAL	14 Flights	15,040	26	6,254	47

5. Section VI – Miscellaneous: