20 January 1983 Fact Sheet AOR4Y & CAA Defense Nuclear Agency Public Affairs Office Washington, D.C. 20305 Operation REDWING REDWING was a 17-detonation nuclear weapon test series (see table) held at the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) Pacific Proving Ground (PPG) in spring and summer 1956. The PPG consisted principally of Enewetak* and Bikini atolls in the northwestern Marshall Islands in the Central Pacific Ocean. REDWING test events, 19564 Assigned Name Date Location (local time) LACROSSE CHEROKEE Enewetak; surface on Runit Island Bikini; airdrop near Nam Island 5 May 21 May YUMA ERIE SEMINOLE FLATHEAD BLACKFOOT KICKAPOO Enewetak; tower on Aomon Island Enewetak; tower on Runit Island Enewetak; surface on Boken Island Bikini; barge of Iroij Island Enewetak; tower on Runit Island Enewetak; tower on Aomon Island 28 31 6 12 12 14 May May June June June June 22 26 3 9 11 21 June June July July July July ZUNI OSAGE INCA DAKOTA MOHAWK AP ACHE NAVAJO TEWA HURON Bikini; surface on Eneman Island 28 May Enewetak; airdrop over Runit Island Enewetak; tower on Lujor Island Bikini; barge off Iroij Island Enewetak; tower on Eleleron Island Enewetak; barge off Dridrilbwij Island Bikini; barge off lroij Island Bikini; barge over Nam Island reef Enewetak; barge off Dridrilbwij Island 16 June - 22 July 4yjields not announced except: LACROSSE (40 KT), CHEROKEE (“several MT"), ZUNI (3.5 MT), SEMINOLE (13.7 KT), TEWA (5 MT). One kiloton equals the approximate energy release of the explosion of one thousand tons of TNT; one megaton equals the approximate energy release of the explosion of one million tons of TNT. *The spelling of Marshall Island place names has changed in recent years in order to more accurately render the sounds of the Marshall Island names using English spelling. ENCLOSURE (9)