Laboratory proposed a new atomic test series > which the newly established Atomic Energy Commission submitted to President Truman who approved the series on 27 June 1947. Detailed plans were drawn up with approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 16 October 1947, Two days later, on 18 October, Joint Task Force SEVEN formed to conduct the tests with Lieutenant General John E, Hull, United States Army, as Commander, while Major General William z, Kepner received command of all aerial units, the same duties he had performed during Operation crossroans , 4° Although Task Force SEVEN became official on 18 October 1947, various units began operations before that date. On 8 October 1947, the United States Air Force, not yet a month old, directed the Strategic Air Command to organize, equip, man, and train an Air Task Group for the new series, Operation SANDSTONE, At the same time, the Air Materiel Command, Air Proving Ground Command, and the Air Transport Command were to give support, Eighth Air Force of the Strategic Air Command had the duty of procuring personnel and organizing Task Group Teed? On 16 October 1947, Brigadier General Roger M, Ramey, was again called upon to command the task group. which was to gather cloud samples and shock wave measurements with drone aircraft, operate photographic aircraft, long-range weather reconnaissance aircraft, cloud tracking aircraft, air-sea rescue aircraft, inter-island air transportatfon, emergency air evacuation for Eniwetok, if needed, and aircraft to transport radiological safety monitors, and radiological sample materials 48 Official organization of Task Group 7.4 took place at Fort Worth, Texas, on 9 January 198,49 Copies of the reports from Operation 1h SWEH-2-003 arwiHo Me TO Me: *