Table of Contents PREFACE. PART I. INTRODt?cT1oN-Purpose of operation Sandstone; Mission of Joint Task Force Seven. Statement of The PART H. Statement by The Deputy Commander and Commander, Air Forces, Joint Task Force Seven, Major General William E, Kepner, USAF. Statement by The Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, Rear Admiral William S. Parsons, USN. Statement by The Test Director and Commander, Task Group 7.1, Captain James S. Russell, USN. PART III. NARRA’rlvE-RePort Section I...... Section 2 . Section . . Section 4 . Section 5 . Section 6 . Section . . Section 8 . Section 9 . Section 10 . Section 11 . Section 12 . Section 18 . of Operation Sandstone. Background of Operation Sandstone . . . Tasks Laid Before Proof-Test Committee Organization—Command Structure . . . . . . . Preparation for Conduct of The Operation . Transition From Planning to Operating Stage Forward Displacement of Joint Task Force Seven . . . . . . . . . . . .. Personnel Information . . Security—Intelligenc+Public Logistic-upply—Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of The Proving Ground . . . . . . Pre-Test Training and Operations . . . . . . Test Operations . . . ,.. Roll-u~Post-Sandstmne Requirements . . . APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. ANNEX ONE, PART ONE SECTIONI SECTXON II SECTIONIII SECTIONIV SECTIONV . . . . . v. Vs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1 Section, Hq. JTF-7 . . . . . J-2 Section, Hq. JTF-7 . . . . . J-3 Section, Hq. JTF-7 . . . . . JA Section, Hq JTF-7 . . . . . Echelons of Hq. JTF-7 . . Oahu Echelon (SANDPIPER) . Washington Echelon (FLASHING) ix