—_ vw 70 K pop OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 1-53 AIRCRAFT HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 15 August 1953, 1800T 1, —. , .... AIRCRAFT CONTROL POLICY: a. Commander, JIF SEVEN has directed that during shots and re~_. hearsals, command of JTF air operations will be exercised through the CIC of the Command Ship; that the CIC will be supervised by JIF controllers provided by TG 7.43; and that the CIC will control the movement of TG 7.4 aircraft and such other aircraft as may be appropriate. ‘b. The control of TG 7.4 aircraft during other than shot and c, Certain other agencies will be delegated limited aircraft rehearsal periods will be exercised through the ENIWETOK AOC. control functions by the two (2) primary controlling agencies as follows: (1) Shot and rehearsal periods. (See Appendix 1) (2) All operational periods. (See Appendix 2) ad, 4ircraft control is a broad term encompzssin both overa: direct control defined below: : "p 8 : a control ena - 7 (1) °°, @&\.. Overall control is Gefined as “supervisory control of all aircraft |participeting in the operation or . a oo, through subordinate control , exercised either directly agencies, . ty ° Bs (2) - Direct, control, 2lso referred to as "Primary Control" , is defined. . ' 8s movement.control of designated aircraft exercised through © _ direct and ‘frequent radio contect,TR .* (b) (c) (d) chang | Adequate VHF air-ground communications, craft. OPRS ORTER NO. 1-53 ANNEX K Adequate HF radio facilities for ship-to~ship, . ship-to-air and ship-to-shore communications. (e) Rive (5) PPI scopes adequate for control of air(f) TASK GROUP 7.4 Adequate telephone commnications to the JOC and Flag Plot (Commander's Post). _ a One (1) AN/SPS-6B search radar with the following ranges: 2, 80 miles on bomber type aircraft, 2. 40 miles on jet fighter type aircraft. gotget 00440 % oe ® COP ent pesosx0 pop oF

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