was,therefore, held with the Commander of the Tost Aircraft Unit to recommend a course of action. A ni. radiological annex vas drafted which gives to the Test Aircraft Unit the full responsibility for all radiclogicel safety activities for Task Group 7.4. This proposal vas thought" by General Estes and the staff and published as a change tc Operations Order 1-53. This annex had the effec of taking the Test Suppcrt Unit completely out of the radiological business, exseps for furnishinz personnel for decontamination duty. in order to keep dom the radiation dosage on maintenance personnel of the Test Aircraft Uris, the Test Support Uait formed fifteen teams of fifteen men each fron all sources available in order to carry on decontaminatien arovnd the clock, These tcams were detailed to duty with the Test Aircraft - Jnit as required and werked under the supervision of Cantain Ceorge Lewis. On the Romeo shot, which was fired on 27 March, this systen” worked very well and all aircraft decontaminaticn was completed by the avternoon of R+3. Qn ll March it was decided that a re~entry teom would be sent to Bikini Atoll to assist Holmes and Narver personnel in recovering Air Force preperty which had been left behind at the time of the Bravo evacuation. M/Sgt Gomez. The team was manned by Major Rice, Captain Bonnie. and Upon their arrival, they found the Air Force propervy in a condition of chaos, since the unexpectcdly great blast of Bravo had~seriously damaged the buildings and tents in which it was housed, 19 ”