HwK7’ October 194?. h addition to his duty with the Joint Task Force, Colonel Holzman served as a staff member to the Scientific Director, JT3’-70 Col. ouel llolzmanpreviouslyparticipated in the firot atomic bomb test near Los Alamo8 and Wa8 Stdf On MeteorologistfOr Commander,Joint Task Force for the CROSSROADS operatioxh For a deputy, Colonel Holzman obtained the services of Major Delmar L. Crowson, UsAF, of the Atmospheric Section of the Air Forces, and foner Office~in-Charge of the weather center at Kwajaleln during operation CEOSSEWDS. MaJor Crowson actedae lklson officer between the Staff and the Air Weather Service, USAF, and acted as Staff Meteorologist in the absence of Colonel Eolman. Major Growson also represented Colonel Holzman at the offices of JTP-7 forward at Fort Shdter when JTF-7moved from Washington,D. C. During the initial plannlng, it was deemed highly desirable to have the meteorologicalsttif imclude an aerologlcml officer fro= tho UO So Bavy and a meteorologistfrom the U. S. Weather Bureau. The meteorologicalstaff would operate aboard ● naval vessel andweuld require technical liaison with other floating serologicalunits of the Task Porte as well as with the Aerologp Section, Chief Washington, D. C. It would also bene~ssary of E&val Operations, for the Sttif to work with the Eavp Weather Centrals on the West Coast, at Pe~l Earbor, and at ~ All p088ib10 cooperationwas offeredby the Aerolo@cal Section, CMOO and Lt. Ernest Lilek, USE, was ordered to the Stdf tO U% 8S ~ ~8iSt~t Stdf Aerologicd Officer and assigned to naval llaison duties in addition to staff technical duties. Lt. Lilek had been the Staff &rological Officer for the Eavy drone operations aboard the USS SHAEORI-LA during the CROSSXMS Operatioti a SiwrxoliXXI