CHRONOLOGY (Contd)
1953
May -
Consolidation of Eniwetok and Kwajalein supply
accounts at Eniwetok
May
The Joint Chiefs of Staff approved revised
CASTLE force requirercents
June
Major General Percy W. Clarkson, Commander,
JTF SEVEN, and Task Group Commander, visited
Forward Area
15 July
Task Group 7.4 manned at Kirtland
1 September
Original date for beginning of CASTLE
27 October
Exercise TIGER/C4T, ZI rehearsal for CASTLE,
conducted at San Diego Naval Air Station,
California
December
Large~scale build-up of men and materiel began
at Mniwetok and Bikini Atolls
September
operational phase
1954
2 January
ADVON (Advance Echelon of Hq TG 7.4) arrived
at Eniwetok and operational phase coxmzenced
27 January
Main body of Hq TG 7.4 arrived at Eniwetok
23 February
First full<scale Joint Task Force rehearsal
conducted at Enive tok and Bikini Atolls
1 March
ae fired at Bikini Atoll
1 March
Personnel contaminated by BRAVO fall-out on
Rongelap, Ailinginae, Rongerik and Utirik
27 March
ROMEO QEEMIRY pica atBikini Atoll
(0630 * Time}:
7 April
12 April
AFWU/HO
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