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augmented by staff and program personnel from Eniwetok as test activities
require¢,
This arrangement provided efficient control of activities at both
atolls with a minimumof overhead, and proved to be quite satisfactory for
this type of operation involving experiments at both atolls.
At Eniwetok the Commander, TU-3, supported by a small staff, supervised the activities of the directors of the eight technical programs. There
were 47 projects grouped under the eight programs (see the organization
chart, Fig. 4.1). During the course of the operation approximately 50 TUheadquarters personnel and 900 project personnel were present in the PPG.
The peak strength was 710 on May 6, 1956. Headquarters personnel were
furnished by Field Command, AFSWP. Project agencies are indicated on
the organization chart.
The programs were the most extensive yet undertaken for an overseas
test.
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Although the experimental objectives were numerous, the major over-
all objectives were to define or document (1) the weapon-delivery capabilities
of late-model aircraft; (2) the radioactive fallout from high-yield devices, including the initial and final distribution of activity, the time history of accumulation locally and at sea, and the physical and chemical nature of the
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radioactive material; and (3) the basic effects of a high-yield air burst. In -
general, it appears that the program objectives were met, except for a con- siderable loss of data on the high-yield air burst
due
to a bombing error. Individual program results are covered in Chapter 2,
Section 2.1.
*The TU-3 mission was accomplished without major operational problems.
The large number of scientific stations involved in the weapon effects tests
were widely scattered throughout the PPG and made the task unit dependent
upon logistic-support agencies, Close liaison was maintained’ with TG 7.1’s
J-1, J-3, J-4, and J-6 staff sections, and all essential requirements were
met in an excellent manner.
*Special problems were posed by the projects operating outside the PPG.
Excellent cooperation on the part of staff sections, support agencies, and
communications personnel led to satisfactory solutions.
4.4
4.4.1
TASK UNIT 4, SC PROGRAMS
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Mission of Task Unit 4
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In addition to technical and adminstrative responsibilities for Sandia
programs, TU-4 was assigned administrative support and technical monitor
responsibilities for service projects being performed by Sandia Corporation
for DOD, LASL and UCRL. These service projects included the following:
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