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OPERATIONSORDER NO. 1ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS
READQUARTERS

TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL

Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

15 August 1953 18007

1, ORGANIZATION:
a.

See Appendix 1 for organisation prior to onesite phase.

bd.

Bee Appendix 2 for organisation during on-site phase.

Cc.

OIF SEVEN consists of the Joint Task Force Headquarters

located at Washington 25, D.C. and the following subordinate task groups:
(1)

Secientizic Task Group

("6 7.2)

(2) Army Task Group (TG 7.2)
(3) Baval Task Group
(8G 7.3)

(4) Air Force Task Group
(26 7.4)

(5) ABC Base Facilities
Task Group

(76 7.5)

2.

CONMAND

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Los Alamos, New Mexico

' ENIWETOK ISLAND, M. I.
Naval Gun Factory

Washington 25, D.C.

Kirtland Air Force Base,

Rew Mexico

Santa Pe Operations Office

Albuquerque, New Mexico

RELATIONSHIPS:

a. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Headquarters United States Air
Force have instructed certain major commands to participate in the execu~
tion of the 16 7.4 CASTIZ (RESTRICTED, SI) mission as follows: (Reference

TWX's AFODC 55253, 24 Dec $2 and APODC 5991, 23 May 53.)
(1)

Afr Research and Development Command:

(a)

Organize, man, train ani equip 7 7.4 Headquarters,
the Test Support Unit andBeuplingElenent.
This task has been delegated to the Air Force
Special Weapons Center, Kirtland Air Force Base,

Yew Mexico.

(bo) Provide thaeffectsaircaft. This task has
;

been delegated to the Wright Air Development Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

(2) Medes bas OV)peory
(a)

Provide the B-36 control and photographic e’rcraft

and ¢

o (2) 5-36 high altitude sampler alr-

crafts; trained air crews
for each.

el

(0) Provide a trained air crew and maintenancepersonnel
for the B-36 effects aircraft.

TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO. 1-53
AWNEX B

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