COJIYIENTS
Z. General
BY DEPUTY
T.ASK FORCE
CO~llVIAIIDER
(N.AVY)
Observations
Operation Sandstone followed the pattern successfully established by Operation Crossroads. of cooperati\7e effort between military personnel of all three services and civilian
scientific personnel, participating in a large-scale scientific expedition at a considerable distance from the United States. Operation Sandstone marked a departure from Crossroads
experience in that the coordination extended to the merging of the effort of two major agencies of the government: the National Military Establishment and the civilian Atomic
Energy Commission. The organizational structure followed in Operation Sandstone, in
which the lines of scientific and operational logistic responsibility and authority were
clearly delineated, can well serve as an example for future operations of this kind. Its success is due partly to the sound organizational. approach, but mainly to the spirit of cooperation