Oneration Order

CTG 7.3 Noe bu54
Tiel

1030

Biel

1030

LS) practice loadin? LCl.s.in forward vortion of well,

Mel

1100

USS LEIS: departs “NI ETCK for enntrel (hominz) 17 station,

A-1

1100

USS “STS underway and proceed to lee of “NYU Island and
anchor in berth M-1,

BX=]

1100

PC 1546 underway and conduct patrol off INYU Charnel (“een

Boat Pool - LC:. test runnine tine from Site Til” to UY STUN

in berth Ae7 and return.

clear of ships enterinz:),

Bie

USS RBaINOKO underway and proceed to
anchor in berth h-5,

lee of FiYU Island,

Skel

USS AINSLORT.: (Uss SIOUX) underway and procsed to lee of
YU Islend via Enifrilku Pass and anchor in berth N-l,,

BX=1

1130

BX=]

1230

All shivs eapbentidiag’ cf TC 3.3 at 3I'II renort to clG 7.3
numbers of personnel absent fror. shin in boats or aircraft
or ashore at BIKINI Atoll via /driin net.

1245

Boat Pool = Three LCls and/or LCUs proceed to lee of “YU

Forecast air and surface radexes for it hour to i#6 hours

will be received by C:G 7.3

Island and check followinr running times:--

BETL™ GROV™ to ERYU landine via BATROKC and EST'S
ENYU landing to EST!S and return
GNYU landing to CURTISS and return
“NYU landing to AT SORT: (USS SICUX) and return
“sYU landing to BAIROKO and return
AILSWORT!! (USS SIOUX) to CUFTISS and return via =ST™S
BY=1

1300

2hel

13C0

Bi-l

1300

XICHOLAS increase patrol distance from reef to 20 rriles.

L&6O

TQ%s of AIMSVONTH, ESPES, BAIROKO, CURTISS and CO, BAIN

¥..Gs 39 and 40 and MOLALA underway and vroceed to initial

evacuation stations.

BEST COPY AVATLABL

Firing party detachnent depart in two helicorters from “AM

to S4iELI" with stons at 2YKINI and acvOFK,

BHA

GROV™ report number of absent passenfers or extra passenrers,

if any, to CIG 7.3 and CJTF S:VEN Evacuation Officer in

EST3S,.

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