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HEADQUARTERS
WoATHER REPORTING ELEMENT, PROV
AFO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
1 March 1954
OPERATIONS PLAN NO, 2-54 (This plan supplements Test Services Unit Plar
Number 1-54)
CHART OR MAP REFERENCES:
As required,
TASK ORGANIZATIONS:
WREP DET 1
WOJG John A Kapral
WREP DET 2
WREP DET 3
WREP DET 4
MSGT Keith McKay
TSGT William J Treadwa;
MSGT Clifford T Jones
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED LOGISTICALLY:
WEATHER CENTRAL ELEMENT, PROV.
Lt Col Herschel H Slate
JLLOTH AIR SUPPORT DET
1.
GENERAL
a.
Capt James I Eden
SITUATION:
General:
Weather Reporting Element Headquarters and Detachments were es‘
lished in the forward area in accordance with 6th Weather Squadron (Mo!
Operations Order Number 816-53.
No specific provisions were made for 3
up as many factors were unknown when the order was written,
Current I
mation indicates subsequent operations will follow Operation CASTLE (C(
FIDENTUL ) with requirements for weather reporting facilities at MAJUR
KUSATE, PONAPE and RONGERIK.
Almost all the weather island equipment |
now been used on two operations in the Central Pacific where corrosion,
normal wear and tear and only minor maintenance have placed it in a co
ditionrequiring depot reconditioning.
Upon completion of Operation
CASTLE, 11 nonexpendable items of supply at the weather islands will
shipped to Sacramento Air Materiel Area, California, for inspection, s
regation, return to stock or shipped to appropriate zonal depot, unles
otherwise directed as indicated in general instructions.
b.
Assumptions:
(1)
.
There will be operations similar to and subsequent to Op
tion CASTLE (CONFIDENTIAL).
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(2) MAJURO, KUSAIE, FONAPE and RONGERIK will be required as
weather reporting islands on subsequent operations.
(3)
Test Services Unit will provide a general roll-up order.
(4) A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) will be available for weather
island roll-up. -
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(5) A landing Craft, Utility (LCV) will be available to loac
LST at Rongerik.
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