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Weather Reconnaissance and Cloud Tracking sorties:
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will include tracks to be flown
control reporting and emergency
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Meridian of 180° and longitude of 157° 31' East. The
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Weather reconnaissance and cloud“tracking aircraft
‘will call the AOC on VHF channel "G*, immediately
after take-off, and remain under the direct control
of the BNIWETOK AOC on this channel while within VHF
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The AOG and SAR Controllers who will be on ay.
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HF radio contact with the a0¢ on HP Circuit J-411
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GOrews will submit position, weather and/or rad/safe
reparts to the AOC at 100 nautical miles intervals.
The rad/safe code is included as Appendix 3 to this
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Annex. - The weather code will be in accordance with
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immediately after take-off and remain under the A0G
‘control throughout thé mission on this circuit.
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that these repats are forwarded imnediately to the
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Central will forward required reparts to the USS
. ESTES Weather Central. The USS ESTES weather Central
will forward all rad/safe repats received to the
JIF SEVEN rad/safe officer in the JOC.
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AOC will continually plot the position of weather -
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reconnaissance and/or cloud tracking aircraft. Upon
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VHF Channel -*C* when 100 miles out from RNIWETOK and
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and instructions are received from the AOC to switch
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will remain under AOC control until base is in sight
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ing missions, WB=29's will call the ENIWSTOK AQC on
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any weather reconnaissance or cloud tracking aircraft
experiencing an emergency within VHF radio range of
_ ENIWETOK will notify the ENIWETOK AOC on VHF Channel -
"C8, The ENIWETOK AOC will initiate SAR intercept
and implement the SAR Plan. If the pmergency is ex“perienced out” of VHF range we ericathe following~
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