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,. , An? EL