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CONPLAN |-76 was based on the EIS Case 3 radiological cleanu
approved by Congress and the JCS.3!! That planstill had to be modified
somewhat in subsequent planning actions, however.
FIELD COMMAND OPLAN 600-77; 1977
Field Command OPLAN 600-77 wasessentially an expansion of the 15
September1976 Field Command CONPLAN 1-76, however, it could not
be developed until MILCON funds had been appropriated and the Military
Services had been formally tasked to support the project. Beginning in
August 1976, Field Commandbeganpreparations to develop the OPLAN.
The Plans and Operations Director, Colonel John V. Hemler, Jr., USA,
assumed responsibility for preparing the plan. In actual practice, COL
Schaefer, and COL Thompson, (both of the Logistics Directorate), who
had finalized the CONPLANSs, served with COL Hemlerastri-chairmen in
presiding over the OPLAN development conferences. To develop the
individual annexes of the OPLAN, functional working groups were
established, each chaired by a Field Commandstaff official, including:3}2
Operations Group - LCDR R.F. Walters, USN
Radiological Subgroup - LTC M. L. Sanches, USA
Logistics Group - Mr. D. L. Wilson
Comptroller Group - LTC M. J. Worrick, USAF
Manpower Group - CPT L. C. Dudley, USAF
Communications Group - LTC R. H. Ludwig, USAF
On 10 September 1976, the Secretary of Defense had requested the JCS
to task the Services for project support. It had been hoped thatthe first
OPLAN development conference could be held later that month.
However, it was 24 January 1977 before the JCS provided formal
tasking.3!3 Therefore, the first conference had to be postponed several
times and finally began on 3 February 1977 in Albuquerque. The Army
representatives still had not received their tasking when the first
conference began.
FIRST OPLAN CONFERENCE:3-4 FEBRUARY 1977
At the first OPLAN development conference, conferees came from the
Service headquarters in Washington andtheir action-level commands; i.e.,
Army Forces Command, Commander Naval Surface Forces, Pacific
(COMNAVSURFPAC), and Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). ERDA
representatives came from their Washington headquarters and the Nevada
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