Exercise Desert Rock I was conducted at Shot DOG, and Exercises Desert Rock II and III at Shots SUGAR and UNCLE, respectively. The troop exercises were the first staged by the Armed Forces during continental nuclear weapons testing. The Desert Rock exercises included observer programs, tactical maneuvers, and damage effects tests. Observer programs, conducted at DOG, SUGAR, and UNCLE, generally involved briefings on nuclear weapons effects, observation of the nuclear detonation, and a subsequent tour of a display of military equipment exposed to the detonation. Tactical maneuvers, conducted after DOG, were designed both to train troops and to test military tactics. Damage effects tests, at DOG, SUGAR, and UNCLE, were performed to determine the effects of a nuclear detonation on military equipment and field fortifications (8: 1). 4.6.3 Dose Summary for Operation BUSTER-JANGLE. The AEC established a dose limit of 1.0 rem of gamma radiation for participants in Exercise Desert Rock I and a limit of 3.0 rem for the following: participants in Exercises Desert Rock II and III; the test organization, which coordinated BUSTER-JANGLE; and Special Weapons Command, which provided weather and air support, among other functions, for the test organization. SWC sampling pilots and crews were authorized to receive up to 3.9 rem because their mission required them to penetrate the clouds resulting from the detonations (8: 4). The following table summarizes the available dosimetry information: Summary of External Doses for Operation BUSTER-JANGLE as of 1 May 1986 Gamma Dose (rem) 0-0.5 0.5-1 1-3 3-5 5-10 10+ Army 6,503 85 33 5 4 0 Navy 156 57 90 16 0 0 Air Force 502 16 45 18 0 0 Marine Corps 186 0 2 0 0 0 65 4 20 3 0 0 Civilian DOD Participants 89