é HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, e/o POSTMASTER San Francisco, California 9 February 1954, 1800 M OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 1~54 CHART REFERENCES : a. World Aeronautical Charts (748, 749, 848, 849, 850) 1:1,000,000. b. USAF Aeronautical Planning Chart (AP-14) 1:5,000.000, TASK ORGANIZATION: 1. a. Headquarters Task Group 7.4, Provisional Brigadier General Howell M, jEstes, Jr. b. Test Aircraft Unit ; Lt Colonel Janes A. Mehiine c. Test Services Unit Lt Colonel Mahles i Waruoend d. Colonel, Janes F. Stertcoy Test Support Unit GENERAL SITUATION: Joint Task Force SEVEN and its Tag Groups are in place and operational in the forward area. The conduct realistic, maximum effort, on-site training programs are essential to thp“successful accomplishment of the CASTLE (CONFIDENTIAL) mission. Acpeéfdingly, Task Group 7.4 will conduct one full scale pre-shotsears » in addition to supplementary, element training exercises i ; Schedule of Events), The goal of this training procram be progressive, thorough preparation for the first actual operab$mas’ Thiw order is a specific directive to all units for the execussieeof the full scale rehearsal, Instructions for SAR and WB-29 operatacnusave ittsluded herein for the entire operation, Detailed element traisithig taetenctions will be issued by the Tost Units, This order suppiawutes fesk Group 7.4 Operations Order 1-53 which is still in effect, ’ @ See Annex A, Intelligence, TG 7.4 Operations Order 1-53. b. See Annex B, Organization and Command Relationships, TG 7.4 Operations Order 1-53. op. (1) i Task Group 7,3 will provide, to Task Group 7.4, aircraft control facilitics aboard the Command Ship and the Control Destroyer during the full scale rehcarsal and during certain element training exercises (See Annex A, Schedule of Events; Annox T, Command Ship CIC Procedures; Annex J, Control Destroyer Procedures), (2) B+50 aircraft of the 97th Bomb Wing (Medium) will participate in the rehcarsal (See Annex 0, B-50 IBDA Flight Procedures and Annex A, Schedule of “vcnts). 2. MISSION: To conduct a full scale air rohcarsal, on 22 February 1954, pre- paratory to the first CASTLE (CONFIDENTIAL) operation, and to porform supplementary training as required. 3. BY GOL BYAUAUTH /COm THOORIT RITYY OF Goe ne TASKS FOR SUBORDINATE UNITS: ED By ae (1) nN “ (ne) K20ELA, Test.tircraft Unit: 4 “of I7s/ Execute required elenent training to include(Ahat spédified in Annex A. TASK GROUP 7.4 _——_ a me ee. ma oe