7) ee e “eae ‘ bo gg @ Washington 25, D. C. “4 10 November 1953 . . . te . t “i Annex O to CJTF SEVEN Oneration Plan No. 3-53. . SEARCH AND RESCUE 3 “3 3 Reference: Pacific. 1. , Responsibilities . totheead s (a) Search and Rescue Joint Standard Operating Procedures, (b) JANAP 300, The Air-Sea Rescue Manual 4 4 @ HEADQUARTERS, Joint Task Force SEVEN q . dz. . tat oe a. Responsibilities of commanders for search and rescue (SAR) op- erations within their respective commands are set forth in reference (a). Specifically, as relates to the area of primary concern to ae ESL ane tab sent eh A. CUTF SEVEN, responsibility for search and rescue is assigned by CINCPAC to the Commander, Hawaiian Sea Frontier (COMHAWSEAFRON) .. b. ’ Reference (a) further provides that: awe, "For tactical aircraft, operating on unit combat or training. missions, the primary responsibility for SAR rests with the ~.cecmander exercising operational control of the aircraft re-. gardless of the area of operation. This responsibility may be delegatedto subordinate commanders. Commanders holding SAR . ay *“ responsibility as defined above shall insure that their opera= ting forces are familiar with the rescue facilities and proce~ dures of the SAR area in which they are operating and shall |. request assistance as necessary from the appropriate area SAR commander.: Once the area SAR commander has been requested to provide. assistancehe assumes SAR control". i The paragraph ‘quoted ‘Ls applicable to Operation CASTLE and plas: ces certain responsibilities,on| COTE SEVEN. . an 26 Tasks For ‘Subordinate Units ae cre7,: pila: : (1) Have primary sedrch and rescue responsibility for all JTF SEVEN air and surface units in the BIKINI-ENIWETOK area during Operation CASTLE. . 8 Bete (2) Take necessary measures to insure familiarity and compliance | | : with the provisions of references (a) and (b). (3) Conduct the necessary liaison with the area SAR commander and appropriate SAR coordination center to insure necessary exchange cf information and effective integration of JTF SSVEN forces into area SAR plans. (4) Forward requests to CUTF SEVEN for SAR coverage required in addition to own capabilities, Such requests will be made sufficiently in advance of proposed operations to allow for the positioning AP the stadttanad aavteamonts ramped. b. CTG 7.3 will: (1) Require all units to familiarize themselves and comply with 0-1