ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ˌɔn kˈɔɹɪdʒˌɪdoːɹ kˈæst wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ flˈiːt kəmˈænd, ænd ɪts kəlˈɛkʃən ænd pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz wɜː ɹˈæpɪdli dˌɪsˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪɾɪŋ æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃənz ʌv pˌɜːsənˈɛl tʊ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ænd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ɪts fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz baɪ bˈɑːmɪŋ ænd ɡˈʌnfaɪɚ.
The center on Corregidor (CAST) was no longer affiliated with a fleet command, and its collection and processing capabilities were rapidly disintegrating as a result of evacuations of personnel to Australia and destruction of its facilities by bombing and gunfire.