Resolution Island

1958 – Monthly Activity Report – USAF Historical Division

1. Section I – Operations:
1. Status of Operational Team Personnel as of 31 August 1958.

AFSC	AUTH	ASSIGNED
1716	1	0
1744	4	6
27330A	8	20
27350A	13	5
27380	1	0
27370	3	3
70230	1	0
70250	0	1
3044	1	0
30332C	1	2
30352C	8	7
30372	2	2
30432A	0	4
30432B	2	0
30452B	4	3
30452A	2	1
30453B	0	1
30472	1	1
3034	1	1
29130	2	4
29150	5	3
29170	1	1
36350B	2	2
36152	1	0
36230	0	1
36250	1	1
29230	1	1
29251	1	1
TOTAL	67	70

Lt. Gottfried, AFSC 1744, rotated to the ZI pending EDCSA.

Lt. Mossner, AFSC 1744, assigned but not joined.

Captain Wren, AFSC 1744, TDY to Goose AB for AFR 60-2 requirements.

(2) 15-J-1C Surveillance Training:

Training hours scheduled	70
Training hours completed	92
Reason for outages	N/A

(3) The MO-1 Surveillance Trainer was utilized by 20 Radar Operators for total of 43 hours during the month of August 1958.

(4) N/A

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

SOURCE	INSTRUCTOR	TIME ATTENDANCE
D/F Jamming (NORAM 55-1)	T/Sgt. Love	20 minutes
Electronic Warfare (Film)	N/A	40 minutes
4713/REV	Actual ECM	2 hours 15 minutes

(6) See attachment #1 (chart)

2. Section II – C&E Maintenance:
1. Radar Maintenance:

(a) AB/FPS-3C: Troubles were of a routine nature with the exception of 7 hours and 10 minutes off the air on emergency maintenance because of a bad magnetron in the lower beam transmitter. Upper beam transmitter plus transformer was found to be leaking oil and was replaced while on PM. The radome was painted in August.

(b) AN/FPS-502: The pins coupling the antenna to the antenna drive motor sheared off twice and were replaced both times. The anemometer rotor cup assembly blew off twice because of high winds and was repaired. A replacement anemometer has been shipped to this organization but has not been received to date. The radome was painted by the Canadian Marconi Company Painting Team.

(c) AN/TPS-502: 33 hours and 58 minutes were logged off the air for emergency maintenance because of transmitter and antenna trouble. The transmitter trouble was caused by a faulty thermal switch S-0501 and a bad magnetron, probably resulting from burned out blower motors B-0501 and B-0504. The positive 28 volt dc power from Motor-Generator PU-5004/TPS-502 was also found to be of a reversed polarity. The polarity was changed and the transmitter fired. The antenna trouble was caused by an open wire in J-3202 on the servo amplifier. It was repaired and the antenna rotated properly. The radome was painted during August by the depot painting team. Brushes for the PU-5004/TPS-502 and the resistor components of the A-1503 mentioned in last month’s activity report have been received and installed.

(d) AN/UPS-T5: Troubles were of a routine nature.

(e) Personnel: Captain Pank, Radar Maintenance Officer, T/Sgt. Chenoweth, AFSC 30372, and A/3C Sherwood, AFSC 30352C, rotated during August. Our manning now consists of one AFSC 30372, five 303520’s, and two 30332C’s.

2. Communications Maintenance:

(a) Radio: Troubles were of a routine nature with no major equipment breakdowns. The outside area was policed and serviceable cable, wire, and insulators were stored inside.

(b) Wire: The outside telephone line to the pump house was rerouted to reduce ac hum. Three new one-line jack units were installed in Radar Operations to aid their training program.

(c) Personnel: Captain Pank, AFSC 3034, S/Sgt. Cronin, AFSC 36352, and A/1C Graham, AFSC 30452A, rotated to the Zone of Interior on 29 August.

3. Section III – Installations Engineer:
1. Building and Structures:

(a) Status of Building and Structures Maintenance Personnel as of 31 August 1958:

1. Authorized – 9 men, assigned – 6 men, with one additional man, who left on leave, unaccounted for.

2. Carpentry Maintenance:

(a) Paint storage shed was relocated to an area close to the I.E. shops and new paint materials were sorted and stored.

(b) The sleeping hut at the Water Pump House was raised and the entrance turned to open on porch of Water Pump House.

(c) Treads for outside porches were pre-cut, primed and painted.

(d) Most of our new lumber stocks are moved into storage piles inside buildings. The stock of plywood and hardboard has not been received. This supply of lumber was ordered for SUNEC 58. The section is still without a carpenter.

3. Electrical Maintenance:

(a) Repairs were made to the interior electric lighting in the lower camp motor pool building in preparation for the temporary use of this building during work on the base motor pool floor.

(b) Additional repairs were made on the washers and dryers.

(c) The electricians converted an abandoned gasoline powered paint spray compressor to an electric portable unit.

(d) The electricians have been performing the major part of the inspection on the electrical contacts, supervising the pouring of the pot heads and the splices.

4. Plumbing Maintenance:

(a) The repairs to the #1 POL pump house are nearly complete. Both pumps have been raised and the manifolding adjusted to fit the new installation. The pumps are now aligned to the motors and the manifolding system is being watched for leaks. The pumps need new bushings for the flexible couplings. There is no manual for these pumps on the site. The required parts will be requisitioned as soon as the required information and parts descriptions can be obtained. Flexible pipe couplings will be installed between the pumps and the adjacent piping, if possible, to contain vibration.

(b) Several man-days were lost while making preparation for the cleaning and painting of the water storage tank. Now, this work will not be done until next year.

(c) We have not been able to obtain drain cleaning augers to keep our drains maintained. A requisition is being submitted.

(d) The plumbers, along with the fire fighter, have checked all the site’s fire hydrants. Each hydrant was connected to a rubber hose, opened and allowed to run until the water cleared away all rust scale. Two hydrant valves will have to be repaired or replaced. These valves will not close completely. Spares are on requisition, requisition number 9-3-220.

5. Metals Processing:

(a) Our oxygen supply is nearly exhausted. Much required repair work cannot be done. Oxygen has been on order for SUNEC 58.

6. Refrigeration:

(a) An SOP for operating the refrigeration plant was written by the refrigeration mechanic. He will also write one as soon as possible for the operations air conditioning system.

(b) With the help of Mr. Barter from 64^th Installations, the control circuitry in the refrigeration plant was checked out and found to be in accordance with the Carrier Refrigeration drawings.

(c) The ice cream freezer is still inoperative. A manual has been requisitioned but not yet received.

(d) There is still no halide leak detector. The requisition was submitted 29 May 1958, requisition number 6-5-4591.

(e) The insulated partition between the deep freeze and cold storage boxes was soaked when the defrosting waste water line broke last year. This partition is now a block of ice and should be replaced.

(f) The mobile maintenance team repaired the defrosting waste pipe, but there is no heat cables to wrap the line. These will be requisitioned.

7. Heating Plant: Considerable preventative maintenance and repairs were performed during the month. Preparations were made to use the No. 2 boiler for water storage while the water storage tank was being cleaned and painted by the Mobile Maintenance Team. This work will not be accomplished this year.

(a) The spare boiler tubes were hauled up to the Heating Plant, inspected, and stored on racks built inside the plant.

(b) A quantity of badly needed oil burner parts were identified and hauled up from the lower camp and stored. They were parts of the Res-X oil heaters.

(c) The Heating Plant is now fully staffed and operating on normal shifts.

(d) Two-hundred pounds of boiler water treatment chemicals have been received, however, this will not be enough to last until next years shipping season. Boiler water is now being treated.

(e) There are repairs required on the boilers which require a quantity of refractory cement. We have none on hand although it is on requisition from SUNEC 58.

8. Electrical Power Plant:

(a) Piping in the Power Plant is being color coded with gloss paints.

(b) The Power Plant has no filter elements for the new Briggs type oil filters. New elements were requisitioned 1 May 1958. The lack of these filter elements is causing unnecessary oil changing and waste as well as removing this vital protection from the engine.

(c) Due to the same lack of supplies, the Plant is using old exciter motor brushes whenever possible to replace worn out ones. The practice of using old inlet washers to the fuel inlets has become commonplace due to the non-existent stock of new washers.

(d) Most of the parts have arrived for the conversion of the fuel injection system and the new fly wheels. Five (5) kits were delivered, the rest are unaccounted for.

(e) The Power Plant will soon be without a regular qualified Power Production repairman. Our repairmen, a Staff Sergeant, is due for rotation, and Civilian Personnel Office, Goose AB has been unable to recruit replacements to fill the two civilian vacancies. Without a weather break, it may be two months more before this vital Section is adequately manned.

9. Motor Pool:

(a) Personnel-Wise, the Motor Pool is in critical condition with no vehicles operators. The drain on all the sections to provide drivers during periods of heavy demand, such as supply unloading and the requirements for moving Contractor and Maintenance team personnel is being reflected in reduced maintenance work.

(b) The Motor Pool has a new NCOIC, Master Sergeant Reeford H. Williamson, AF 6922428. Spare parts are arriving for vehicle maintenance. Work in this section will be disrupted by the repairs to the floor; but once the contractor’s work is completed, there should be no difficulty in maintaining the new vehicles.

10. Mobile Maintenance Team Activities:

(a) The Mobile Maintenance Team completed repairs and installation on the following projects:

1. The defrosting water drain line in the deep freeze.

2. The new POL line to the transmitter building.

3. The new vehicle diesel fill stand.

4. Cleaning the septic tank.

5. Temporary nailing of corridor panels.

6. Steam traps along the sewer lines were checked.

7. Repairs to Beach Warehouse.

8. Repairs to porch railings.

(b) The following projects were partially completed:

1. The drainage line from the Heating Plant. The steam tracer line was repaired, but the exposed five feet at the end will have to be insulated.

2. The POL piping at the lower camp pump house was worked on but is still not complete. The bent diesel line to the tank was temporarily supported on a 2 X 4 frame.

3. A considerable number of guys were repaired and adjusted but there are a large number of guys still in need of work.

(c) Prior to heavy snow fall, the following repairs must still be made:

1. Repair break in Ric-Wil line casing.

2. Weld break in upper POL tank.

3. Support bent Ric-Wil line.

4. Weather proof lower camp Butler buildings.

5. Patch holes in Clements panels throughout the site.

6. Repair all overhead doors.

7. Complete repairs to guy wires.

(d) Preventative Maintenance schedules are being maintained. The length of complaint calls can be cut when the time is available to put more detailed information on the record cards.

2. Attachment #2 is the Monthly Fire marshal Activity Report which is to become a part of this report.

4. Section IV – Supply:

(1) New Personnel:

(a) 2/Lt. Robert G. Stein, 6421, Supply Officer, replaces 2/Lt. Jon G Worms.

(b) M/Sgt. Ralph J. Bolsinger, 64173, NCOIC of Supply, replaces T/Sgt. JW Johnson.

(c) S/Sgt. John Bryant 64151.

(d) A/3C Frank J. Hicks, 70230.

(e) Alexander Garland, Temporary Civilian, 64010.

(f) Cyril J. Brien, Temporary Civilian, 64010.

(2) Taking into consideration the two men forecasted for October we will still be short 2 men from our eight authorized on our UMD.

(3) On 26 August, we received 43 tons of subsistence (perishables, Dry and Frozen foods) on the USNS Magga Dan. We also received mail, passengers and 400 tons of contractors equipment on the USNS Sagitta.

(4) Our Regulations, Manuals, and Stock Lists required for the efficient operation of this section are not current. Action has been taken to resolve why they are not current, and we are requesting necessary publications.

(5) We are now taking a complete inventory by property class to estimate consumption data for our SUNEC 59 requisitioning. Also, we are correctly identifying all of the items.

(6) The new Supply Officer and NCOIC, both feel that this supply account is not up to satisfactory standards. We are setting up projects to rectify this situation and will relate our actions in subsequent Activity Reports.

5. Section V – Summary of Resupply Flights: