Commander's Concept of Operations CJTF SEVEN No. 1-53 SHOT & CODE DATE #6 YANKEE Y Day - MODEL AND MEGATON YIELD SITE ENIWETOK - Barge in ELUGELAB crater. 3-Ape Jar" Luucf IM APR. 5. Factors Significant to Preliminary Planning ao ENIWETOK ATOLL will be the base of operations, irrespective of the scope of activities at BIKINI ATOLL. be Port of entry for aircraft and most shipping wild remain on ENIWETOK ATOLL. Radio links with OAHU, T.He and LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO will remain on ENIWETOK. ce The Air Force Task Group will be based on ENIWETOK ISLAND. do The P2V patrol squadron of TG 7.3 will be based at KWAJALEIN for maintenance and will stage patrol missions through ENIWETOK ISLAND. e. Pre-shot evacuation of joint task force elements will be conducted during operations at BIKINI. See paragraph 9, below. f. One of the most critical operational factors during CASTLE will be population congestion at principal locations. The presence of the Air Force Task Group on ENIWETOK ISLAND will tax the facilities of that island. PARRY ISLAND is also expected to have a capacity population because of the increase of scientific and construction elements of the task force and the amount of work to be done at PARRY ISLAND in preparation for the BIKINI shots. An even more critical condition will exist at BIKINI because of limited camp site facilities. Shipboard accommodations, especially aboard the CVE and AGC, will also be limited. In view of these expected conditions, task group commanders will assure that: (1) Personnel are not taken to the forward area to perform routine tasks capable of accomplishment in the ZI or for the sole purpose of witnessing the shots. (2) Personnel are dispatched from the forward area as soon as practicable after completion of their taskso (3) Personnel will not be based at BIKINI longer than their opera- tional mission requires. ge Joint task force and task group headquarters will be located at ENIWETOK ATOLL, with commanders and key operations staff personnel moving to BIKINI so as to be on site two (2) days before and one (1) day after each shot. Administrative and logistic staffs will remain on ENIWETOK ATOLL. The Commander, JTF SEVEN, task group commanders and key operations staff personnel will be located as follows: Be2