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d.

Standard form messages (Rainbow forms) for assigning and reporting

e.

During BIKINI operations maintain one (1) standby aircraft available

f,

basic plans for patrol of the BIKINI/ENIWETOK Denger Area are pre-

operation missions will be used to direct. operations.

(a).

Refer to reference

on forty-five (45) minute notice at all tines at KWaJaALEIN. During ENIWETOK
operations maintain a similar standby aircraft at BNIWETOK Island.

scribed in Appendix I. The plans flown will be changed and take-off times
veried so that no set pattern for searches will be establisned. In general
the amount of coverage given will increase as shot time approaches and de=

crease between snots, During the period forty-eight (48) hours before
shots, patrol as directed the significant sector out to 800 miles to detect,
report, warn and divert any shipping. Unless otherwise directed, all patrol
aircraft will land on KVAJALSIN not later than 30 minutes prior to the
scheduled tine cf each shot, Resumption of security patrols will be directed consistent with radiological safety situation.

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In Flight Reports.

Point YOKE at latitude 11° 22! N, longitude 162°

22' BE is established as a reference point for reporting purposes. This
point is the approximate location of the low frequency radio beacon on the
north tip of ENIWETOK Island and is in the immediate vicinity of the USCG

Loran Station.

Make the following routine reports via radio to CTG 7.3:

(1) Departure and Arrival Reports. Standard "out" and "in" reports
shall be mide using the form contained in Appendix II.
(2) Position and leather Reports. Position and weather reports
will be made at half-hourly intervals commencing one half hour after the
"Nout" report is made. The form and code prescribed in Tab A of Appendix
II will be used.

(3) Contact and Amplifying Reports.
in accordance with ATP 1 and annex Jd.

2.

Contact and amplifying rcports

Fighter Defense - TU 7.3.2 (Carrier Unit)
a.

The following tasks will be carried out:

(1) _ Maintain radar surveillance and conduct interceptions of unidentified air contacts within the ENIWETOK/BIKINI Danger Area to deny
entry into this area to unauthorized aircraft. Contact identification and
development procedures prescribed in Annex J apply.

Annex I..

(2)

Gonduct special missions as directede

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See Hostile alert. Plan,

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