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Headquarters, Task Group 7.5 Joint Task Force SEVEN Albuquerque, New Mexico Chart No. 5203, North PACIFIC OCEAN, Chart No. 6Q32, North PACIFIC OCEAN, MARSHALL Islands, Northern Part, BIKINI ATOLL. c!. U.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 6033, North PACIFIC OCEAN} 4. AEC Staff Paper 952/19, dated k November 1957. Task Group organization: Task Unit 1 Communications A. N. Generaux Task Unit 2 Industrial Relations J. H. Robertson Task Unit 3 Accounting M. A. Poche Task Unit 6 Service Operations L. Corman Task Unit 7 supply S. Y. Moseley a. This Operation Plan is issued in implementation of Commander, Joint Task Force SEVEN Operation Plan #1-58. Operation HARM!ACK will be a series of approximately 27 atomic tests to be conducted in the Rliwetok Proving Ground during the spring and summer of 1958. For shot sched~e
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“\. see Par. 6 of this Operation Plan. Five of the tests sre of primary interest to the Department of Defense, and 11 each are of primary interest to the AEC’S Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the University of California Radiation Laboratory. The first detonation is scheduled for late April. The series will be conducted as expeditiously as possible with an expected completion date of 1 July 1958. Shots wlllbe fired at both ENIWTOK and BSKINS ATOIU. the land mess of ENIWETOK ive lagoons, md the water of the respective areas. Danger Area - To Ground (EPG) is a closed area which includes and BIKINI ATOLLS, the areas of the respectareas within three miles to the seaward side be announced Jointlyby the AEC and IK)D. The operation will be conducted in two phases: (a) Build-up Assistant Mansger for Test’Operations, ALO, administers AEC at the EPG thro@ the Director, Pacific ~erations Division, and the Chief, Eniwetok Br=ch, ALOO. At-an appropriate tim agreed “ upon by the AEC and DOD, the authority to act as senior AEC representative at the EPG is assigned to CJTF SEVEN. At this time the operational phase begins, and the Assistant Manager for Test Operations, ALO, becames the Commander, Task Group 7.5, Base Facilities. TG 7.5 is responsible for the construction EFG base facilities as prescribed in AEC directives, aud maintenance of sM. and maintained as requested by CTG 7.1. ‘IU 7.5 support to HQ, J’I!FSEVEN, and other Task Groups includes personnel, land and sea transportation,housing, messing, supply, warehousing, maintenance, office space, stevedoring, air cargo handling, and special construction. Headquarters and Staff - See Chapter 0102, !l?37.5 standard b. Holmes & Narver - AEC, AECM contractor, EIX. communicationsfacilities as directed. (2) TU-2, Industrial Relations - Arranges air transportation for TG 7.5 personnel and cargo; maintains company guard service; supervises operation of Holmes & N6rver medicsl facilities, personnel office, rad-safe operations, recreation facilities and activities, sefety programs, security office; and furnishes the Senior
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‘IkansportationControl Agent to consolidate Task Force drlift requirements between ENIWETOK and BIIfINIATOLLS, msnifest cargo, determine air shipment priorities, hsndle air cargo, and compile (3) TU-3 - operates followimg Holmes & Narver accounting services: Cost accounting, facilities accounting, general accounting, internsl audit, materiel and property accounting, and p~oll office, estimating and snalysis department, survey operations, material testing faci.llties,and AE construction inspection seznctce. (5) ‘IV-5 - Performs construction and maintenance through Area Superintendent. fiovides carpenters, electricians, heavy equipment operators, mechanics, plumbers, sheet meta3 workers, painters, sandblasters, and steel workers to perform EPG construction and maintenance as directed. (6) TU-6 - operates camp facilities at ti EPG locations except FRED sad JAPTAN Islauds. Super’wLsesE03DES & Narver marine operations and power and distillation operations. cludlng material control, materisl coordination, materisl take-off, property, stevedoring, and w~ehousing. c. AU Headquarters and Task (1) For the radiological (2) That personnel under heslth and safety directives. (3) That personnel under Unit Commanders are responsible: safety of their personnel. their connnandcomply with jobsite their command are adequately instructed for emergency operations prescribed in ,jobsiteNatural Disaster, Hostile Alert, and Evacuation Plans. (4) That personnel under their command comply with current aster Plan, Hostile Alert Plan, and pre-shot carp evacuation procedure
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a. Continue normal administration as prescribed in United States Atomic Energy Commission Contract AT(29-2)-20, AEC Manuals, and TG 7.5 b. Camp locations on BIKINI Atoll: (2) OBOE - Temporary camp (3) HOW - Temrary camp for locations on ENIWETOK Atoll: FRED - Permanent establishment YVONNE - Temporary camp TEAK and ORANGE 5* Command and Signal a. signal - As prescribed in lG 7.5 SOP, Chapter 0270. (1) Forward - Building 208, P.3RRYIsland} ENIWETOK. Building 15, NAN Island$ BIKINI. USS Boxer - When required. Pacific Operaiious Division Office of Test Operattozs Albuquerque, New Mexico
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1. Ready dates are target dates, not firing dates. 2. Ready dates of ELDER and YELLOWWOOD may be fnterchmged. 3. A special effort wi31 be made to advance the ready dates of TEAK and ORANGE one week. 7* This Operation Plan becomes Cl?37.5 Operation Order #1-58 upon the