He was given an Australian deputy , Brigadier Victor Secombe , who had directed the rehabilitation of the port of Tobruk in 1941 .
To command it , MacArthur appointed Brigadier General Dwight Johns , the deputy commander of USASOS in SWPA , an expert on airbase construction .
MacArthur was given an Australian deputy , Brigadier Victor Secombe , who had directed the rehabilitation of the port of Tobruk in 1941 .
To command it , MacArthur appointed Brigadier General Dwight Johns , the deputy commander of USASOS in SWPA , an expert on airbase construction .