sentences:  The main landings would be at Tanahmerah Bay comprising the 19th and 21st Regimental Combat Teams (RCTs) of the US 24th Division, and at Humboldt Bay by two RCT’s of 41st Div.These would be supported by two cruiser forces, HMAS "Australia" and "Shropshire" under Rear Adm. VAC Crutchley and US cruisers "Phoenix", "Nashville" and "Boise" under Rear Adm. RS Berkey, supported by a force of eight escort carriers of the 5th Fleet.Initial operations commenced in the second week of March 1944 with air raids by the Fast Carrier Force on Palau and islands in the Carolines, while aircraft of the US 5th Air Force and the RAAF attacked Japanese airfields along the New Guinea coast from Wewak to the Vogelkop and on Biak Island.