Operation Plan, Continental Atomic Tests, Spring 1953 «- 18 December 1952 5) Logistic support aircraft for cargo transportation between Kirtland Air Force Base and the Nevada Proving Grounds. . 6) Co Courier aircraft for carrying radioactive samples from the Nevada Proving Grounds to Berkeley, LASL, and certoin eastern laboratories, Military Automotiva Equipment In addition to the military vehicles being supplied hy the Directorate, Weapons Effects Tests, AFSWP, for the military effects programs and-other military units in the Test Director's organization, there will be requested approximately thirty military vehicles of the jeep and four-xheel drive class. This latter group is for use bv the Civil Effects and Weapon Devalopment technical test groupse . de Military Personnel Other military personnel will be requested to assist in various _ duties involved in both the support units and technical projects under the Test Director. Theso personnel requirements are mt as yet firm and detailed lists will be subsitted through the Office of Test Operations, SFOO, when the exact requirements are known. Rad-Safe Unit The Rad-Safe Operations Unit shown as one of the support units in Enclosure "A" will consist mostly of military persomsl under Lt. Col. Te De Collison. Col. Co S. Maupin, a madical officer, has basen designated thea fad-Safe Staff Officer. The off-site radesafe operations involving air-sampling operetions will probably be manned with approximately 30 USPHS personnel, 15 for the first five shots and 15 for the second five shots of the series. fo Civil Aeronautics Administration ‘AS in past operations at ths Nevada Proving Grounis, the 6th Region CAA (Los Angeles) has been notified of the proposed Spring 1953 tests, and this office has stated they will assign Mr. Herold Greenleaf of the Salt Leke Offico to be their representative at the Control Point during the tests. This is the arrangement which has been very satisfactory in previous operations, i PIED/DOt NL RC > oh.