7 0 etion Plan CTG 723 No. 1-53 yp. TG 7.3 aircraft will be based as follows: (1) Helicopters - on board CVE or at ENINMAN Iglend airstrip. (2) FWU-5N — three (3) at ENIWSTOK Island; three (3) at ENINMAN (3) Ve-29 - at KWAJALBIN, (4) PbY-2 and P2V~5 project aircraft ~- ENIWETOK Island eirstrip, airstrip or on board CVE, Island. Some aircraft will stage through ENIWETOK (5) Two (2) srecially configured PBM-5As ~ ENIWETOK Iglend eirstrip. ce CTG 7,3 and steff will be located on PARRY Igland until about one (1) week prior to Shot No, 1} thereafter, they will be located on board the CVE unless otherwise announced, Dyring the period he is afloet, CTG 7.3 will maintein one or more steff officers on FARXY Island or on board ESTES to naintein liaison with CJTF SEVEN end other Task Group Commenders. During the period he is ashore on PAARY Igland, CTG 7.3 and members of his staff will make frequent visits to BIKINI Atoll and to ships present, a, BELLE GROVE will te required to make periodic trips to ENIWETOK to transport device loaded berges to BIKINI, and to participate in rehearsals of this task, During the periods BELLE GROVE is absent, the Navy Boat Pool will be supported by BaTROxO, e€. Devices prepared on Pa2kY Island for detonation at BIKINI Atoll will be assertled and transported to the BIKINI shot site aboard the LSD and/or en LST so as to arrive approxinetely five (5) days prior to scheduled shot tine, f. The TG 7.3 Boat Pool will cormence support operations at BIKINI at Q800M 22 Jenuary 1954, & TG 7.3 helicopter support operations at BIKINI will commence at 0800M h, The success of the entire operetion is dependent on reliable, repid 20 Jenuary 1954, conmunications .mii pequizred conmunicetions facilities for CaSTLE are expected f to be thoroughly. practicable exteae.# mi control. ——_ obeweee: MN sfieed re-tested to the naxinun EE ONA A-6 G8