meee HEADQUARTERS WoATHER REPORTING ELEMENT, PROV AFO 187, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 1 March 1954 OPERATIONS PLAN NO, 2-54 (This plan supplements Test Services Unit Plar Number 1-54) CHART OR MAP REFERENCES: As required, TASK ORGANIZATIONS: WREP DET 1 WOJG John A Kapral WREP DET 2 WREP DET 3 WREP DET 4 MSGT Keith McKay TSGT William J Treadwa; MSGT Clifford T Jones ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED LOGISTICALLY: WEATHER CENTRAL ELEMENT, PROV. Lt Col Herschel H Slate JLLOTH AIR SUPPORT DET 1. GENERAL a. Capt James I Eden SITUATION: General: Weather Reporting Element Headquarters and Detachments were es‘ lished in the forward area in accordance with 6th Weather Squadron (Mo! Operations Order Number 816-53. No specific provisions were made for 3 up as many factors were unknown when the order was written, Current I mation indicates subsequent operations will follow Operation CASTLE (C( FIDENTUL ) with requirements for weather reporting facilities at MAJUR KUSATE, PONAPE and RONGERIK. Almost all the weather island equipment | now been used on two operations in the Central Pacific where corrosion, normal wear and tear and only minor maintenance have placed it in a co ditionrequiring depot reconditioning. Upon completion of Operation CASTLE, 11 nonexpendable items of supply at the weather islands will shipped to Sacramento Air Materiel Area, California, for inspection, s regation, return to stock or shipped to appropriate zonal depot, unles otherwise directed as indicated in general instructions. b. Assumptions: (1) . There will be operations similar to and subsequent to Op tion CASTLE (CONFIDENTIAL). - (2) MAJURO, KUSAIE, FONAPE and RONGERIK will be required as weather reporting islands on subsequent operations. (3) Test Services Unit will provide a general roll-up order. (4) A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) will be available for weather island roll-up. - Quy, (5) A landing Craft, Utility (LCV) will be available to loac LST at Rongerik. aes -TAB NO. _70