Exercise Desert Rock. VI. Operation Order Number 3.

Abstract

Situation: Atomic Energy Commission will detonate an Atomic Missile D-Day, H-Hour, which approximately 168 Armed Forces personnel will observe, and 109 US Army personnel will participate to test equipment and training doctrine. Mission: Headquarters Exercise Desert Rock VI will conduct Exercise Desert Rock VI, Shot MOTH, Area T-3, D-Day, H-Hour, at the Nevada Test Site to indoctrinate observers with the actual detonation of an atomic device, and provide instructions and experience for individual protection against nuclear radiation and blast effects; obtain information, test equipment and train operators for F.A. Observation Battalions; and instruct personnel and test training doctrine for 6th Army CBR Defense Teams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1955
Accession Number
ADA080230

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Aviation
  • Army Personnel
  • Blast
  • Doctrine
  • First Aid
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Photographs
  • Second World War
  • Test Equipment
  • Training
  • Transportation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.