ee Operation Plan CTG 7,3 No, 1-53 Task Group 754 (Lir Force) BRIG GEN H. M. ESTES, USAF " Task Group 7.5 (EC Base Facilities) Mr, James E, REEVZS, AEC & ENIWETOK/BIXINI Danger Area is that area encompassing ENIWETOK and BIKINI utolle and bounded by the meridians 160° 35! B and 166° 16! E and by the parallels 10° 15! N and 12° 45! N, an area of 150 by 349 miles, For other area definition, see paragraph 1 CJIF SEVEN OpPlan 3-53. e, 2e Intelligence, Security and Public Information ~ Annex D, Mission. The mission of Task Group 7.3, broadly stated, is to provide the necessary afloat support, including an evacuation capability, fer the Joint Task Force Commander and other task groups of Joint Task Force SEVEN, and +o provide for the security of the BKIWETOK/BIKINI Danger Area, 3. Tasks «assigned Task Group @. 7.33 Provide for the security of the ENIWETOK/BIKINI Danger Area by: (1) Maintaining the status of the "Clesed srea", (2) Detecting, warning and escorting wuneuthorized vessels and air— craft out of the Danger Area, ve Provide suitable water transportation, air and surface escort and shipboard assembly facilities for the weapons and devices to meet the requirements ef the Commander, TG 7.1, c. Provide shipboard command end control facilities for CJIF SEVEN, with a, Assume operetional control of inter-island helicopter airlift command and administrative space for CTG 7,1, CTG 7,4, and CTG 7.5 afloat, systen at BIKINI and provide ship to shore end inter~island surfece and helicopter transportation, primarily at BILINI, to include flights for damege survey and recovery of scientific data, e. Provide shipboard facilities to house designated elements of the joint tesk force while aflest, including pre~shot evacuations as directed by CJIF SEVEN, DNA f. Suppert TG 7,1 directly with ships, aircraft end small craft required in experiments and projects and es otherwise directed by CJTF SEVEN, ——— 4 yo