9. Mehters vere ecrembled on four ocoasions, all in February, te identify alr contacts thet could not be readily identified as friendly, In each case the usidentified aircraft vas on a preseribed Plight path, but ne Slight plea infornation was available at the tine ef seronble, ‘vo on the presoribed air route from Enivetek te Haveli fated before intereept could Be made. almost inuciiately after the serakble. One wae identified as friendly One vas intercepted ang proved to be a VP-29 aireraft on yatrel, 10, YPa29, with ite 12 P2v-6 patrol alreraft, wes deployed to Kwajalein for eo tual miseton, as the Pacific reety futy mining squedFon, and as part cf the CASTLE security forces. Under thie arrenge- ment CTO 7,3 was to have eperational control ef 6of the streraft at .@ll Cimes, and ef wll 12 during the 58 hours preceding CASTLE abnte. The 6 afveraft thue freed from CASTLE perlodically were to train st Suan for their mining wissisn, Thie we done until BRAVO when intensified GASTLE duties placed upon the equedron precluded continuation of the training at Guan, IL. VPa29's primry miosion im CASTS was to eonivet search and “gnti-submarine patrols in the Exivetok/Bikiat Danger Area to detect and assict in denying entry te any unantheri sed vegsels or sireraft, Ad#ed to this migstom, and supplenting it te some oxtent in relative Amyportance after BRAYO, was the ene to condnet reconnaissance flichts te detect shipping in expected or actual radioactive falicut areas éuring shot pariede and warn it out of danger. AFWL/Ho