~~ VS — 9 a7 ANNEX ngn ° TO OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 1SEARCH AND RESCUE HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 9 February 1954, 1800M References: (a) Soarch and Rescue Joint Standard Operating Procedures; prepared joe by Commender-in-Chiefs, Caribbean (CINCARIB), Fer East (CINCFE), Pacific (CINCPAC) and Alaske (CINCAL), 1. RESPONSIBILITIES: (a). Specifically, as relates to the area of primery concern to Con~ nander, JIF SEVEN, responsibility for Search ond Rescue is assigned to ’ CINCPAC, . These references further provide that: ee b. “For tactical aircraft, operating on unit combat or training missions, the primary responsibility for SAR rests with the commander exercising operetional control of the aircraft regardless of the area offoperation, This responsibility may be delegatud to subordinate cormanders, Comncenders holding SAR responsibility as defined above shall insure that their operating forces are faniliar with the rescue , facilities and procedures of the SAR area in which they are operating end shall request assistance as necessary from the appropriate area SAR Commmnder, Onco the area SAR Commander has been requested to provide assistance he assumes SAR control." - The paragraph quoted is applicable to Ozeration CASTLE (CONFIDENTIAL), and places certain responsibilitics on Commander, JIF SEVEN, c. Over-all responsibility for search ond rescue within JTF SEVEN is delegated to TG 7.4. TG 7.4 is therefore responsible for the over-all control of all JTF SEVEN SAR operations. This over-all responsibllity, however, in-no way relieves the individual Task Group Commander of his inherent SAR responsibilities as pertain to his own forces, de The over-all control of Joint Task Force SAR forces during shot and rehearsal periods is delegated to the Senior sir Controller on the Conmend-Ship by the Commander, Task Group 7.4. During all other periods this control will be delegated to the Senior Air Controller in the 40C, and will be exercised by the SAR section of the 40C, e. The Commander, Test Services Unit, will be responsible for providing two (2) SA-16 aircraft for shbtand-rehearsal periods, one (1) SA-16 for backup and for twenty-four (24) how: airstrip alert during the entire project, and a competent SAR control section -in the A0C, TASK GROUP 7.4. OPRS ORDER NO, 1-54 ANNEX "en Fal mya Cc Ae . ] wwe nee aes a. Responsibilities of commanders for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations within their respective commends are set forth in reference a