HRADQUARTSORS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL Kirtland air Force Base, Jew Mexico 6 October 1953 1800T OPERATIONS ORDER NUMBER 2-53 CHART REFERENCES: a. World aeronautical Chart (404) 1:1,000,000 >. Sectional Aeronautical Charts (San Diego, Los angles, San Francisco) 1:500,000. TASK ORGATIZ.CION: a. Headquarters, Task Group 7.4, Provisional. Brigadier General Howell M. Estes, Jr. bd. Strategic sir Command Detachment. Colonel Lester EB. Richardson c. Military air Transport Service Detachment. Lieutenant Colonel Mahlon 38, dammond ad. Air Force Special Weapons Center Detachment, Lieutenant Colovel Janes a. Watkins e. Wright «ir Development Center Detachment. (#0 be dosienzs2d) DEFINITIONS : a. MeDay.........c0+- Mission Day, 27 October 1953, weather per-~ mitting, or 28 October «s alternate. b. H-Hour.........-+. Detonation Time, 0900 U. c. Ground éero....... San Nicolas Island sir Field, California. d. Overall Control,.. Supervisory Control of all aircraft participating in the operation, exercised either directly or through subordiaate control agencies. e. 1. Direct Control.... Movement control of designated aircraft exercised through direct and frequent radio contact. G@IER.L SITUATION: Joint Task Force SEVEN has directed Task Group 7.4 to plan and execute an air rehearsal oxercise from San Diego Naval air Station, California, on 27 Uctober 1953. This exercise has been coordinated with and approved by the Chief of Naval Operations, USN, Strategic ir Come mand, Military air Transport Service, and the sir Research and Develop~ ment Command have agrecd to provide necessary air wits. This exercise is assigned the identification name of "TIGER Cat", a. Enemy Forces: Not applicable. be. Friondly Forces: (1) San Diego Naval sir Station will assist in support of (2) Task Group 7.3 will meke the USS ESTES available for the exercise. the exercise. Ieee