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CHRONOLOGY (Contd)
1953
September
Consolidation of Eniwetok and Kwajalein supply
accounts at Eniwetok
May
The Joint Chiefs of Staff approved revised
CASTLE force requirements
June
Major General Percy W. Clarkson, Commander,
JTF SEVEN, and Task Group Commander, visited
Forward Area
15 July
Task Group 7.4 manned at Kirtland
1 September
Original date for beginning of CASTLE
operational phase
27 October
Exercise TIGER/CAT, ZI rehearsal for CASTLE,
December
conducted at San Diego Naval Air Station,
California
Large-scale build-up of men and materiel began
at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls
1954
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2 January
ADVON (Advance Echelon of Hq TG 7.4) arrived
at Fniwetok and operational phase commenced
27 January
Main body of Hq TG 7.4 arrived at Eniwetok
23 February
First full-scale Joint Task Force rehearsal
conducted at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls
1 March
1 March
ee at Bikini Atoll
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Personnel contaminated by BRAVO fall-out on
Rongelap, Ailinginae, Rongerik and Utirik
27 March
ROMEO
7 April
KOON
Atoll
12 April
AFWL/HO
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fired atBikini Atoll
fired at Bikini
oc Cancelled
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