diagnostic measurements of interest to the AEC and to the DOD
and is also responsible for conduct of the Weapons Effects
Tests.
The headquarters of 7.5 and 7.1 are located in New
Mexico.
‘Both, as you can see by the dctted line, are under the
Setentifice supervision of the Atomic Energy Commission, the
composition of both being predominantly eivilian scientific and
instruction personnel.
Task Group 7.2 is the Army unit which
operates military base support facilities on ENIWETOK Island
and provides group security in the PPG.
Task Group 7.3 is the
Navy Task Group providing primarily the surface transportation
required to conduct these tests, also a squadron of PeVv's to
conduct security and safety patrols and a squadron oi Varine
Helicopters to provide airlift at BIKINI.
the Air Task Group.
Task Group 7.4 is
It provides the major portion of the
airlift in the PPG and performs most of the air missions essential
to our success.
I will discuss these missions further in a few
minutes.
The mechanics of operation of JFT-7 is as follows:
After
preliminary planning by the AFC and the DOD, we receive our
directive from the JCS to conduct an overseas test.
Then on
15 March, the Chairman of the AEC designated Commander JTF-7
as the senior AEC representative in the proving ground for
operational control of civilian forces in addition to the
military units he (cJTF-7) commands,
Pais date coincides with
the beginning of the operational period and signaled the start
of our test series.
Actually it is also the same datethe
fissile material leaves United States shores.
During the preceding months
of preparation and planning,
the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, USAF, has compiled
the DOD Weapons Effects Test Programs as developed by the
Services
- the AEC has fabricated its devices and performed