"For tests involving nuclear detonations participated in or conducted by agencies of the Government of the United States, the Chief, Armed Forces Special Weaperns Project, will exercise within any task force organization, technical direction of weapons effects tests of primary concern to the Armed Forces and the weapons effects phases of developmental or other tests of atomic weapons. " Under this authority the Chief, AFSWP, augmented the responsibilities of the Commanding General, Field Command, AFSWP, to include the responsibil- ities of the Chief, AFSWP, arising from the preparational, operational and postoperational phases of the weapon effects tests of primary concern to the Armed Forces and weapon effects phases of developmental andother tests of atomic weapons outside the continental United States. Accordingly, the Chief, AFSWP, having completed the preliminary phase of Operation Redwing, as- — signed to the Commander, Field Command, AFSWP, the mission of conduct- ing the preparational, operational and postoperational phases of these tests. The Director, WFTD, a staff agency under the jurisdiction of the ; Commander, Field Cornamand, AFSWP, was assigned functions associated with the detailed planning and field implementation of the DOD Weapons Effects Programs, Operation Redwing. The joint AEC-DOD scientific orgaiization, Task Group 7.1, was charged with conducting the scientific tests — including the DOD Weapons Effects Programs during the operational phase at the PPG. The approved military weapon effects tests projects in Pro- grams 1 through 9 inclusive (except 7, not used) for Operation Redwing are outlined in Chapter 2. Within the established funds, the Commander JTF 7 could modify the projects as required by operational necessity. Within similar limitations, the Commander, Field Command, AFSWP, could modify the projects as required by technical necessity. Colonel L. L. Woodward, USAF, was assigned as the Technical Direc- tor to the Directorate of Weapons Effects Tests, Field Command, AFSWP, and acted as the Deputy for DOD to Commander TG 7.1 during this opera-. tion. The DOD Weapons Effects Programs 1 through 9 were organized under Task Unit 3 of TG 7.1, which was commanded by Colonel K. D. Coleman, USAF. Generally, the DOD program participation in Redwing was somewhat greater in magnitude than in Castle. The air drop of a thermonuclear weapon from a B-52 type aircraft flying at 40,000 ft MSL with the weapon detonated at approximately 5000 ft above MSL was of special interest to the military. The blast program for Redwing was designed to obtain basic blast data from a number of different types of events.Of primary importance was participation on the air drop, on a EE surface burst, and on the ate fa yh wut» NS - 23 - AFWLHO £1