4. Requirements Braneh Activitice During the period the rear echslon of the Requires ments Branoh remaingsd at fandia Base, work consisted of carrying out reutine engineering and design work in general support of the Directorate, The majority of the engineering effort was expended on the design of support facilities to Surther the mission of the TArecterate in future operations at the Kovada Proving Grounds, Requirements ferme wore coupletely revised to streanlizes thun by Slininating past requested infarmation which experience has shown ig mo longer required, This streamlining was pointed toward reducing the wurden on the participating projects. Revised farns were published and prepsred fer distribution. Prafting and equip~ mont assistance ves also provided te the Reports Branch to assist in the empieeies of the CASTLE preliminary reports, me Deerations Division oq, General | . | a (a) The activitios of the Operations Division were legs than normal for the period January to dune 1984, due te the long interin period between continental tests, Positive action of the division consisted primeriiy in maintaining closes liaisons with Santa Fo Operations Office, Las Veges Field Office, Los Alamos Seienti fie Laberatory and Byeciai Weapons Center on Radiological Safety matters, communications and air weather problens. (>) In February 1964, the Detachment Commander, Detachnent 23, 4th Weather Grovp, Kirtland Air Force Pasa, in his role ae Weather Project Officer for HPG tests and Air Woather Staff Officer for AFSWP, established an office in the Cperations Division, DMET, to coordinate direotly with program directors, SFOO, and LASL on their planning and operations) probleme of air weather servics for atomic tests at NPG. Fras 15 Merch to 1 May 1954, this officer supervised a wind project at NPG to chtain data os the upper winds and to indostrinete air wather parsonnel in the suppert of future continental atemis tests. Tha report of thie operntion voutaings the resulta of the forecasta prepared during this period and recommendations on air weather support for future continental atoaic testa and will be available 2z00n for distribu- ticn to Air Heathor Service, SFOO, LASL and DWE, 2. Operations Branch “S56=