— GPERATIONS ORDER WO, 1-53 SEARCH AND RESCUE ue? perme 500.10 por v HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIGUAL Kirtland Air Force Base, Hew Mexico 15 august 1953, 1800 fT References: (a) Search and Rescue Joint Standard Operating Procedures; prepared jointly by Commander-in-Chiefs, Caribbean (CINCARIB), Far East (CINCFE), Pacific (CINCPAC) and Alaska (CINCAL). (>) 1, JANAP 300, the Air-Sea Rescue Manual, RBESPONSIBILITIES: a. Responsibilities of commanders for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations within their respective commands are set forth in reference (a). Specifically, as relates to the area of primary concern to Com- mander, JIF SEVEN, responsibility for Search and Rescue is assigned to CINCPAC, bd. These references further provide that: "For tactical aircraft, operating on unit combat or train-e ing missions, the primary responsibility for SAR rests with the commander exercising operational control of the aircraft regardless of the area of operation, This re- sponsibility may be delegated to subordinate commanders, Commanders holding SAR responsibility as defined above shall insure that their operating forces are familiar with the rescue facilities and procedures of the SAR area in which they are operating and shall request assistance as neces~ sary from the appropriate area SAR Commander, nce the area SAR Commander has been requested to provide assistance he assumes SAR control," The paragraph quoted is applicable to Operation CASTLE (RESTRICTED, SI), and places certain responsibilities on Commander JTF SEVEN, c, Overall responsibility for search and rescue within JTF SEVEN is delegated to 767.4. 16 7.4 is therefore responsible for the overall control of all JTF SEVEN SAR operations, This overall responsibility however in no way relieves each individual Task Group Commander of his inherent SAR responsibilities as pertains to his own forces, TASK GROUP 7,4 OPRS ORDER BO, 1-53 ANNEX I pop Diz 5200-10