form of CTG 7e2 Operation Ordcr 1-53, This order suived 2s the direes ing forec for the build-up for CASTLE, During th: build-up, planning for the operation continued apacc, reaching a peak upon receipt of CUTF SEVEN Operation Plan 3-53 dated 10 November 1953. CTG 7.2 then published his Operation Plan 3-53 detcd 22 Deccmber 1953 which served: a5 a planning guide until 20 January 195k. at that time CJTF SEVEN spcration Plan 3-53 «nd CTG 7.2 Operation Plan 3-53 became Operation Orders, and served te promulgate the orders cf both commanders for the operaticnal phase of CASTLE, Ons project which required the maximum care in planning and trcoining, and was considered only second in problematicul nature to Typhoon HESTER, wis the formation and training of the Combat Company. CTG 7.2 Hostile Action Alert Plan 1-53 designated Port Detachmnt as Combat Company, Thies designation proved unsound because of the small size of the detachment (three cfficers and 40 5X) and ibe impractica= bility of treining an entire company in infantry sxkilis while at the same time requiring it to train for its normal missicens, There= fore, in September 1953, new plans were made which provided for a . 8 ; composite Jombat Company, consisti.g of personnel from Service Detachment, Military Police Detachment, Truck Detachment, ‘nad Port Detach= . ment, with the company hecdquarters from Service Detachment. The problem of selection of personnel immediately ontered the pleture when | the planning for training the Combat Company begon. in attompt was made to sclceet men who hed a minimum of five months Service with tho task group remaining cfter corpletion of training. This, hovcver, was virtually impossibic, since the rotation of personnel was so staggered ‘ o &-Tab G !