To facilitate this, General Headquarters Operations Instructions No.31, dated 11th, 1943, set out that Goodenough Island, which was garrisoned by an Australian infantry battalion group with attached service groups and two Radar stations, was to be reinforced and prepared as an air force operating base with two landing strips, one for fighters and the other capable of handling heavy bombers.
Para facilitar isto, o General Headquarters Operations Instructions Nº.31, estableceu que a illa de Goodenough, que estaba guarnecida por un grupo de batallón de infantería australiano con grupos de servizo adxuntos e dúas estacións de radar, debía reforzarse e prepararse como base operativa da forza aérea con dúas pistas de aterraxe, unha para os combatentes e a outra capaz de acoller bombardeiros pesados.