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TO
ANNEX F
OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 1-54
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHOTANDREHEARSAL MISSIONS
1. MISSION: To provide Search and Rescue service to all Joint Task
Force air and surface craft in distress.

2.

RESPONSIBJLITIES:
a.

The Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, will insure that aircraft

meet take-off schedules as outlined in Annex "C",

b. The AOC Senior Air Controller will be responsible for the
operational control of SAR aircraft while operating in the ENIWETOK area,
.
c. The SAR Controller in the AOC will be responsible for
scrambling SAR aircraft as directed by the Senior Air Controller, and
for advising the Senior Air Controller on SAR operations.

d. The CIC Senior Air Controller will be responsible for the
operational control of the SA-16 Search and Rescue aircraft while operat—
ing in the Comiand Ship area on rehearsals or actual shots.
3.
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PROCEDURES:
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On rehearsal and actual shot missions, the Search and Rescue

SA-16's, call sign STABLE ONE (1) and TWO (2), will take-off as scheduled
in Annex "C" (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart). They will call the AOC,

call sign DIRTY FACE, on VHF Channel "C", DIRTY FACE will check all modes
of IFF, and HF air ground Channel J-4i0, while STABLE aircraft are proceeding to their assigned H-hour positions as outlined in Annex "D" (Aircraft H-hour Positions and Flight Patterns).

DIRTY FACE will maintain

control until STABLE aircraft are approximately 90 miles from BIKINI,
will then instruct STABLE aircraft to contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY
TARE on VHF Channel "F", with IFF squawking Mode 2.
b.

The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish positive control

of STABLE ONE (1) and vector him to a position outside CASSIDY, from the

cloud, or at sufficient distance to avoid cloud fallout. This distance
is to be recommended by the JIF SEVEN Rad-Safe Officer and transmitted to

CASSIDY and STABLE by the BOUNDARY TARE Controller.

ec. STABLE ONE (1) will remain under control of CASSIDY on
channel "F" (139.86) until informed by CASSIDY to change to Channel "D"'
(121.5) or other frequency, as directed, for the purposes of a SAR emergency.
d. For return to base (ENIWETOK), CASSIDY will provide STABLE
ONE (1) a range, and bearing to BOUNDARY TARE, and BOUNDARY TARE will ac~
cept control upon establishing radio and IFF contact and provide STABLE

ONE (1) with range and bearing to ENIWETOK. When STABLE ONE (1) is approximately 90 miles from BIKINI, inbound to base, BOUNDARY TARE will

instruct STABLE ONE (1) to call DIRTY FACE on Channel "C", DIRTY FACE
will establish positive control and provide STABLE ONE (1) with range
and bearing to base.

.

e. The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish positive control
of STABLE TYO (2) on Channel "F" and vector him to orbit position as outlined in Annex "D",~
TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO. 1-54
ANNEX "F", APNDX 1

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