Sete nem Ee en aeaindbetiendats 76385 UARTERS TASK GROUP Waw we 7.4, PROVISIONAL Sins 9 etreewatesee APO 187, o/o“Postmaster. San Francisco, California 26 February 1954, 1800M - QPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54 CHART REFERENCES: | | e. World Aeronautical Charts (748, 749, 848, 849, 850) 1:1,000,000. © be USAF Aeronautical Planning Chart (AP-14) 1:5,000,000, TASKORGANIZATION: 1. | a, Headquarters Task Group 7.4, Provisional Brigadier General Howell M. Estes, Jr, , be Test ‘Adroreft Unit Lt Colonel James A, Watkins Ce Test Services Unit Lt Colonel Mahlon B, Hammond da, Test Support Unit Colonel James F, Starkey GENERAL SITUATION: Joint Task Force SEVEN and its Task Groups are in place in the forward area, prepared to execute BRAVO mission, The positioning in space for all participating aircraft at H-hour has been established. Procedures which will be followed by the Sampler Aircraft and for the accomplishment of associated tasks are specified herein. Thies order is a specific directive to all elements ofthe Air Force Task Group toexecute:their assigned . missions in support or BRAVO, This order supplements Task’ Group 7 4 Operations Order 1-53, whichis still in effect. a. See Annex A, Intelligence, T% 7.4 Operations Order 1-53. ‘be See Annex B, Organization and Command Relationships, 1] Teh Operations Order 1-53, . (1) Task Group 7,3 will provide, to Task Group 7.4, aircraft con- trol facilities aboard the Command Ship and the Control Destroyer for the B-Day mission, (See Annex A, Schedule of Events and Annex T, Command Ship CIC Procedures; Annex J, Control Destroyer Procedures) , ; (2) B-50 ajroraft ‘of the 97th Bomb’ Wing (Medium) will participate on B-Day, (See Annex 0, B-50 IBDA Flight Procedures and Annex Ay. Schedule of Events, © 2s MISSION: °.° . * To participate.in ‘the firet CASTLE Operation (CONFIDENTIAL) as directed by Joint Task Force ‘SEVEN. : 3, . TASKS FOR. SUBORDINATE.NETS: a. Test Mroraft Taste . . (1) Execute assigied mission to include that specified in Annex A, TASK GROUP 7.4, _ - OPRS ORDER NO, auth 1 REVIEWED BY ne ice KDA Lre aks(eu)