“oN apap ioe end by firings the 60mm merter andSjen roscillesa rifle frei the wo ISLAND. The firing went off successfully, completing the desircd ~ * portion of IGURIN ISIAND on targets located on the near side of iI vraining in crew-served weapons, Unit training followed thot of a normal inftntry rifle company with special omphacis being placed on tnmphibicus assault landings on JiPTAN ISLAND, ing. aAgsressor forces were uscd te add realism to the train- The conclusion of these probloms completed the prepsration of the Combat Ccrpany fcr its mission of a mebile ground defense furce caruLe of being comnittod anywhere in the EXTWETOK cr BIKINI ATOLLS, The treining program which had gone into effect in June 1953 was continued until the CASTLE missions beczne dozanding cnough to require all cvailzeble tins. Training then settled te Non-fho=Job training" and to seme specizlized training which becanc ncecssary and was conducted. The Operaticns Section then concentratcd on the “task of guiding subordinete units and activitics in the acconplishment ¢*® CASTLE missions, The edcquracy of the training ,ovgrans ond pricr plinning was evidenced by the hichly succcssfvl manner in which the Task Group continued to accomplish its missions, Time now became available to look shesd, think out and draft future plans, Using the expericnee geined during tho garrison phuse, IVY thrcuch CASTLE, 1 draft copy cf CTG 7.2 Operation Order 2-54 was submitted to CJTF SEVEN for ccsmont relative to agrecacnt of its contents with the CJIF SEVEN concept of the cerrison phase following CASTLE. It was felt that searly study of this phise by CTC 7.2 would . un