A Message from the Commander 

 Joint Task Force One 



THIS pictorial record of Operation CROSSROADS must be dedicated to the 42,000 

 men — civilians and servicemen, who made the gigantic experiment possible. It is the 

 record of a job well done. It is a record which makes' impressively clear the extent of 

 the preparations made over a period of months. The variety of activities constituting 

 Joint Task Force ONE is also evident. The Operation called for a multitude of skills 

 and talents. And from every man it demanded hard work. All this is apparent from 

 the record. 



From the standpoint of the general public, Operation CROSSROADS constitutes 

 a further example of the type of cooperation between the services — the Navy, Army 

 Air Forces, Army Ground Forces, and civilian scientists and technicians, to which the 

 people of the United States became accustomed during the recent war. 



