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augmented by staff and program persennel frem Eniwetvk as test activities
required. This arrangement provided efficient control of activities at both
atolls with a minimum of overhead, and proved to be quite satisfactory for
this type of operation involving experiments at both atolls.
At Eniwetok the Commander, TU-3, supported by a small stafi, supervised the activities of the directors of the ecisht technical prosrams, There
were 47 projects grouped under the eicht programe (see the organization
chart, Fig. 4.1), During the course of the operation approximately 50 TUheadquarters personne! and 900 pruject persoaunel Were present in the PPG.
The peak strength was 710 on May 6, 1956. Headquarters personnel were
furnished by Field Commant, APFSWP.
Prujert agencies are indicated on
the organization chirt.
The programs were the tos! enivecs’ve yet undertaken for an overseas
test. Although the evperimental objectives were numerous, the mojor over=all objectives were to define or decument (1) the weapon-delivery capabilities
of late-model aircraft; (2) the radivcctive fallout from high-yield devices, in-
cluding the initial and fine’ distribution of activity, the time history of acevmulation locally ard at sea, and the physien! and chemica! nature of the
radioactive material; and (3) the baste effects of a high-yield air burst. In
general, it appears that the program objectives were met, except for a considerab's: loss of data on the nith-vioin air burst 1
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te a bombing error. Individual erosis m results are covered in Chapter 2,
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*The TU-3 mission was actomnlisned without major operational problems.
The large number of scientific stations: involved in the weapon effects tests
were widely scattercd throughout the PPG and made the task unit dependert +
upon logistic-support agencies, Close liaison was maintainee with TG 7.1's.
.d-l, J-3, J-4, and J-6 staff sections, aad al! essentiel requirements were
met in an excellent manner,
*Special problems were posed hy the projects operating outside the PPG.
Excellent cooperation on the part of staff sections, support agencies, and
corimunications personne! led tu satisfactory solutions,
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TASK UNIT 4, SC PROGRAMS
Misston of Task Unit 4
In addition to technical and adiminstrative responsibilities for Sandia
programs, TU~4 was assigned administrative support and technical monitor
responsibilities for service projects being performed by Sandia Corporation
for DOD, LASL and UCRL. These service projects included the following:
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