a » ANNEX FO © + * QPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54 °° 5 LN ee ree yous ‘ 0, a By oe ot. Cohe . eS a a HEADQUARTERS pe ° . TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL’. coe oo APO 187, c/o. Postmaster: | 3 San Francisco, California: = +. -- 26February 1954, ‘1800 ML oO References!. (a) Search and Roscue Joint Standard Operating Procedures; fel _.7.. .prepared jointly by Commandor-in-Chiefs, Caribbean . oer ”ee Far East,(CINCFE), Pacific ActnopAc)’ and | Alaska (ethont) - oo ‘ eh rer me 4._ RESPONSIBILITIES: s . . * Responsibilities of ‘commanders for Search and Rescue 3 (gan): .“ operations"Within their respective commands are set forth in reference: Ste fa). Specifically, as relates tothe area of primary concernto Con * “." +" monder, ‘OTF SEVEN,_Tesponsibilityfor Search aand‘Rescue is assigned to CINOPAG, : ; vvwe ae .Those reforences,‘farthar provide. that . : coe ‘Wror ‘tactical‘aircraft; ‘operating «on undt.combat or éradaing -: +: ° ‘missions, the primary responsibility for SAR rests with the) os) dy, Commander exercising operational controlof the’ aircraft - o oy oe, er + regardless of the area of operation,'. This responsibility noe may ‘be acyeeete | to. subordinato commanders, _ Commanders: . facilitios andSeroceduresofthe SAR area in"ah 1 any are operating and. shall request assistarice as“necessaryi ./fromthe’ appropriate-area SAR Commander, Once_‘the “area“BAR*. :Commander’ has ‘been’ requested ‘to provide‘a: The | aragraph: quoted ‘is: applicable.to ‘Operation CASTLE (conripmeraa certain responsibilities<on Commander,”JIF SEVEN,- “and * “4 - ~_ eontrol:of. all‘JTF SEVEN “SARTo8,fone“Thisoverall :oeratttliite, oo _ however,“in-no way relieves the individual ieby . Group‘Commander of bis in and‘rehearsal ‘periods as‘delegatedtto. tho ‘Sonlor Air’Controller.‘on ‘the.‘Conmand Ship by the’ Somnander,:Task Group: 764¢ ::‘During ‘a11- other periods,: this: control a be delegated to.the Senior ‘; AixControl r in ‘tho AG, ‘and will‘be% ne “178, The temeinke ‘Test Services nit, iwill- be responsible for.pro=: ‘ viding two (2) SA-16 aircraft for‘shot “and.‘rehearsal periods,“one (7).Shae stor-backup and fornee(ey oterairstripalert.during tho“entird’: