Planning and Programming 131 p as 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 eterreerrenernaseamenaemmmninasnanancnseasenansttll