Exercise Desert Rock VII. Operation Order Number 2. Army, Camp Desert Rock, Nevada.

Abstract

The Hq, Exercise Desert Rock VII, supervises and coordinates Desert Rock Army and Navy participation in shot FRANKLIN in area T-3 in the NEVADA TEST SITE commencing at H-hour on D-day to: (a) Indoctrinate selected observers in effects of atomic weapons (Project 51.1 and selected personnel from CAMP DESERT ROCK). (b) Track the movement of radioactive clouds, determine the height of the clouds, and investigate the feasibility of special and standardized Army radar equipment for such use (Project 50.3). (c) Observes operability of various types of Ordnance equipment under blast, thermal, and radioactivity effects of nuclear explosions (Project 50.7). (d) Conduct monitoring exercises to train Navy personnel in an induced field of comparatively low radiation (Project 51.1).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1957
Accession Number
ADA080267

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Detonations
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimetry
  • First Aid
  • Forward Areas
  • Ground Zero
  • Hospitals
  • Instructions
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Observers
  • Radar Equipment
  • Second World War
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
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