Kammala jumla mai zuwa: "Tennessee" da kuma "New Mexico" guda uku sun tashi a ranar 15 ga Maris a matsayin wani ɓangare na rukuni na aiki wanda ya hada da masu ɗaukar hoto guda biyu da masu hallaka goma sha biyar. Manufar kungiyar ita ce sansanin Japan a Kavieng a arewacin New Ireland, wani ɓangare na Bismarck Archipelago. Harin ya kasance wani bangare na karshe na Operation Cartwheel, shirin da za a ware da kuma kawar da babban sansanin Jafananci a Rabaul; yayin da "Tennessee" ya kai hari kan Kavieng a matsayin karkatarwa, rundunar sojan ruwa za ta
sauka a kan Emirau. Za a gina filin jirgin sama don kammala kewaye Rabaul.