TO . — QPERATIONS ORDER NO, 1-33 SEARCH AND RESCUE uo awe pec?” 900.10 por oR ® HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 15 August 1953, 1800 T ae =* oe References: ae _— : (a) Search and Rescue Joint Standard Operating Procedures; .. prepared. jointly. by Commander~in-Chiefs, Caribbean - (CINCARIB), Far East. (CINCFE), Pacific (CINCPAC) and Alaska (CINCAL). (>) JANAP 300, the Air-Sea Rescue Manval, 1, BESPONSIBILITIES: a, Responsibilities of commanders for Search and Resaue (SAR) bd. ‘These references further provide that:. operations within their respective commands are set forth in reference (a). Specifically, as relates to the area of primary concern to Commander, JIF SEVEN, responsibility for Search and Rescue is assigned to CINCPAC, "Por tactical aircraft, operating on unit combat or training missions, the primary responsibility for SAR rests with the commander exercising operational control of the aircraft regardless of the area of operation, This re-- sponsibility may be delegated to subordinate commanders, Commanders holding SAR responsibility as defined above shall insure that their operating forces are familiar with the rescue facilities and procedures of the SAR area in which they are operating and shall request assistance as neces~ sary from the appropriate area SAR Commander, Once the area SAR Commander has been requested to provide assistance he assumes SAR control," The paragraph quoted is applicable to Operation CASTLE (RESTRICTED, SI), and places certain responsibilities on Commander JTF SEVEN. c, Overall responsibility for search an& rescue within JTF SEVEN is delegated to 76 7.4, 14 7.4 is therefore responsible for the overall control of all JIF SEVEN SAR operations, ‘This overall responsibility however in no way relieves each individual Task Group Commander of his inherent SAR responsibilities as pertains to his own forces, nee TASK GROUP 7.4 GPRS ORDER NO, 1-53 ANMEX I vn 5200-10 gor © I-1 peclassified pop DIB 5200.10

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