Ill 10 of Air Force Cambridge Hesearch Center (and formerly a part of the Iono~ sg heric clement at iniwetok), was acheduled for a project investigating the jonization and associated effects created in the high atmosphere by a large nuclear detonation, The two aV2 aircraft were to be used on a project to investigate the propagation of radar transmission through the Lonized regions produced by high altitude nuclear detonations, A second significant change contained in the operation order regarded Search and rescue coverage, This coverage now was to be furnished by tne = 76th air Rescue oqyuadron, Hickam air Force Bave. The weather reconnaissance requirement remained stuble: one weather track daily beginning 45 July. iiowever, tne task was to be accomplished in conjunction with the flying of a track also for the sniwetok ’roving Ground area, Une track would originate at Eniwetok and terminate at Hickam, while a second overlapping track would originate at Hickam and terminate at sniwetok. The operation order also provided a summary of the air control effort. Air Control of test and test susport aircraft during practices, renearSais, and events was to be performed tnrough the use of IFF and radar capa bility of the sir Cperations Center on the USS Boxer. Ihe center (call Sign b..enT) would monitor safe aircraft separation, provide search and rescue ussistance, ana a.ford a secondary method cf positioning test array aircraft, ‘rimary sircraft vositioning, Newever, was to be iccompiished AFWL/ HQ my