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The Final TEAPOT Tests 23 March 1955-15 May 1955

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SHOTS ESS THROUGH MET AND SHOT ZUCCHINI The F i n a l TEAPOT Tests 23 Narch--15 May 1955

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PREFACE

B e t w e e n 1 9 4 5 a n d 1 9 6 2 , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Government , t h r o u g h the Manhat tan E n g i n e e r D i s t r i c t a n d its successor a g e n c y , t h e

Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), c o n d u c t e d 235 atmospheric n u c l e a r weapons tests a t Sites i n t h e s o u t h w e s t e r n U.S. and i n t h e

Pac i f ic and A t l a n t i c oceans. I n a l l , a n e s t i m a t e d 220,000 Department of Defense (DOD) par t ic ipants , b o t h m i l i t a r y and

c i v i l i a n , were present a t t h e tests. Approx ima te ly 90,000 of these p a r t i c i p a n t s were present a t t h e nuc lear weapons tests conducted a t t h e Nevada T e s t S i t e ( N T S ) , n o r t h w e s t o f Las Vegas,

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In 1977, 15 y e a r s a f t e r t h e l a s t above-ground weapons t es t , t h e C e n t e r f o r Disease C o n t r o l * n o t e d a p o s s i b l e l e u k e m i a c l u s t e r among a small g r o u p of s o l d i e r s p r e s e n t a t S h o t SMOKY, t h e 1 5 t h

weapons - re l a t ed tes t of Operation PLUMBBOB, t h e series of a t m o s p h e r i c n u c l e a r weapons tests c o n d u c t e d i n 1957. S ince t h a t

i n i t i a l report by t h e C e n t e r f o r Disease C o n t r o l , t h e Veterans A d m i n i s t r a t i o n has r e c e i v e d a number o f claims for m e d i c a l

b e n e f i t s from f o r m e r m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l who b e l i e v e t h e i r h e a l t h may h a v e been a f f e c t e d by their p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e a t m o s p h e r i c

nuclear weapons tests.

I n l a t e 1977, DOD began a s t u d y t h a t p r o v i d e d d a t a to b o t h

t h e C e n t e r f o r Disease C o n t r o l a n d t h e Veterans A d m i n i s t r a t i o n o n p o s s i b l e e x p o s u r e s t o i o n i z i n g r a d i a t i o n among i t s m i l i t a r y and c i v i l i a n p e r s o n n e l who p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e a t m o s p h e r i c n u c l e a r weapons tests 15 t o 30 yea r s ear l ier . The Department of D e f e n s e o r g a n i z e d a n e f f o r t to:

0 I d e n t i f y DOD personnel who had t a k e n pa r t i n t h e a t m o s p h e r i c n u c l e a r weapons tests

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L *The C e n t e r for Disease C o n t r o l , p a r t o f t h e U.S. Department o f H e a l t h a n d Human S e r v i c e s ( f o r m e r l y t h e U.S. Department o f H e a l t h , E d u c a t i o n , and W e l f a r e ) .

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0 Determine the extent of the participants' exposure to ionizing radiation

Provide public disclosure of information conderning participation by DOD personnel in the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests.

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This report on seven nuclear tests of Operation TEAPOT is based on the historical record of military and technical documents associated with each of the nuclear weapons tests. These reports provide a public record of the activities and possible radiation exposure of DOD personnel, for ongoing public health research and policy analysis.

Many of the documents pertaining specifically to DOD involvement during these seven shots of Operation TEAPOT were found in the Defense Nuclear Agency Technical Library, the National Federal Archives Record Center, the Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office, the Los Alamos National Laboratory* Technical Library, and the Modern Military Branch of the National Archives.

Commonly, the surviving historical documentation of activities conducted at Shots ESS, APPLE 1, WASP PRIME, HA, POST, MET, and ZUCCHINI addresses test specifications and technical information, rather than the personnel data critical to the study undertaken by the Defense Nuclear Agency. Moreover, instances have arisen in which available historical documentation has revealed inconsistencies in vital factual data, such as the number of DOD participants in a certain project at a given shot or their locations and assignments at a given time. These incon-

sistencies in data usually occur between two or more documents, but occasionally appear within the same document. Efforts have been made to resolve these data inconsistencies wherever possible, or to otherwise bring them to the attention of the reader.

*Formerly the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL)

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An i m p o r t a n t example Of s u c h d i s c r e p a n c i e s is t h e documenta-

tion d e a l i n g w i t h a i r O p e r a t i o n s a t Operation TEAPOT. postshot and p o s t - s e r i e s documen t s were a n a l y z e l t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e

nature and e x t e n t of t h e s e a i r a c t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g P a r s o n s '

Operational Summary (WT-1158) a n d F a c k l e r ' s T e c h n i c a l A i r O p e r a t i o n s (WT-1206). overview of a l l a c t i v i t i e s c o n d u c t e d d u r i n g t h e t e s t i n g , p r i m a r i l y t h o s e of AFSWP. a more s p e c i f i c documen t , c h r o n i c l i n g i n d e t a i l t h e a i r opera- t i ons of DOD P e r s o n n e l . Discrepancies a s t o numbers of a i r c r a f t a c t u a l l y p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a n y s i n g l e e v e n t e x i s t be tween t h e s e two documen t s a n d o t h e r TEAPOT documents. When p o s s i b l e , these d i s c r e p a n c i e s were r e s o l v e d t h r o u g h a d d i t i o n a l r e s e a r c h . In

those cases f o r which f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h f a i l e d t o r e s o l v e t h e p rob lem, t h e T e c h n i c a l A i r O p e r a t i o n s report , WT-1206, was u s e d

b e c a u s e i t dea ls s p e c i f i c a l l y w i t h a i r o p e r a t i o n s a t TEAPOT and t h e r e f o r e is c o n s i d e r e d t h e more r e l i a b l e document f o r deter-

m i n i n g t h e e x t e n t and n a t u r e of a i r o p e r a t i o n s .

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The O p e r a t i o n a l Summary p r o v i d e s a n

T e c h n i c a l A i r O p e r a t i o n s , however , is

For s e v e r a l of t h e Desert Rock VI and J o i n t T e s t O r g a n i z a -

t i o n ( J T O ) projects d i s c u s s e d i n t h e TEAPOT v o l u m e s , t h e o n l y

h i s t o r i c a l documen t s a v a i l a b l e are t h e S i x t h Army's Desert Rock

V I O p e r a t i o n s Orders a n d t h e T e s t Director's s c h e d u l e of e v e n t s f rom "Operation O r d e r 1-55." These s o u r c e s d e t a i l t h e p l a n s

d e v e l o p e d by DOD a n d AEC p e r s o n n e l p r io r t o t h e TEAPOT S e r i e s ; t h e y do n o t describe t h e p r o j e c t s a s c o n d u c t e d a t t h e NTS.

A f t e r - a c t i o n d o c u m e n t s , s u c h a s t h e " F i n a l Report of Operations f o r Exercise Desert Rock V I " and t h e Weapons Tests R e p o r t s for AFSWP, summar ize t h e p r o j e c t s p e r f o r m e d d u r i n g t h e TEAPOT S e r i e s ,

b u t do n o t a l w a y s s u p p l y s h o t - s p e c i f i c i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , i t i s n o t known i f a l l o f t h e p r o j e c t s a d d r e s s e d i n t h e p l a n n i n g d0cument.s and d i s c u s s e d i n t h i s volume were c o n d u c t e d e x a c t l y a s p l a n n e d .

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ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT OF TEAPOT SERIES REPORTS

This volume details participation by DOD personnel in seven of the last eight events of the Operation TEAPOT nucfear weapons testing series. Four other publications address DOD activities during the TEAPOT Series:

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Series Volume: Operation TEAPOT, Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, 1955

Multi-shot Shots WASP to HORNET, the First Volume : Five TEAPOT Tests

Shot Volume: Shot BEE

0 Shot Volume: Shot APPLE 2.

The volumes addressing the test events of Operation TEAPOT have been designed for use with one another. The Series volume contains information that applies to those dimensions of Opera- tion TEAPOT that transcend specific events, such as historical background, organizational relationships, and radiological safety procedures. In addition, the TEAPOT Series volume contains a bibliography of works consulted in the preparation of all five Operation TEAPOT reports. The two single-shot volumes describe DOD participation in Shots BEE and APPLE 2. These two events have been bound separately because they included significant Exercise Desert Rock maneuvers involving large numbers of DOD personnel. Each multi-shot volume combines shot-specific descriptions for several nuclear events. The shot and multi-shot volumes contain reference lists only of the sources referenced in each text. Descriptions of activities concerning any particular shot in the TEAPOT Series, whether the shot is addressed in a single-shot volume or in a multi-shot volume, should be supplemented by the general, organizational, and radiological safety information contained in the TEAPOT Series volume.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L I S T O F T A B L E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e Invo lvemen t i n Jo in t T e s t O r g a n i z a t i o n A c t i v i t i e s a t t h e F i n a l TEAPOT E v e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h e F i n a l Seven TEAPOT E v e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 E x e r c i s e Desert Rock V I A c t i v i t i e s a t

1.3 O r g a n i z a t i o n of t h e S h o t s ESS to MET a n d Shot ZUCCHINI Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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S h o t ESS S y n o p s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 E x e r c i s e D e s e r t Rock VI O p e r a t i o n s

a t S h o t ESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1.1 Troop O r i e n t a t i o n a n d

I n d o c t r i n a t i o n P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . . 2.1.2 Troop Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1.3 T e c h n i c a l S e r v i c e Projects . . . . . . . . .

2.2 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s , S c i e n t i f i c , O p e r a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g , a n d S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t Shot ESS. . . . 2.2.1 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

2.2.2 Department of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

2.2.3 Department of Defense Operational

2.2.4 A i r F o r c e S p e c i a l Weapons C e n t e r

M i l i t a r y Effects Group Projects. . . . . . . i n CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T r a i n i n g Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.3 R a d i a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n a t S h o t ESS. . . . . . . . . .

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Sho t APPLE 1 S y n o p s i s - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2

3.1 ~ x e r c i s e Desert Rock V I O p e r a t i o n s . t S h o t A P P L E l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

3.1.1 Troop O r i e n t a t i o n and I n d o c t r i n a t i o n P r o j e c t s 66

3.1.2 h o o p T e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.1.3 T e c h n i c a l S e r v i c e Projects 68

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! T r a i n i n g , a n d S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s , S c i e n t i f i c , Operational

S h o t APPLE1. 70 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! 3 .2 .1 Depar tmen t of Defense

P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s Group Projects . . . . . . .

3.2 .2 Depar tmen t o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n LASL and UCRL T e s t Group P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 .3 Depar tmen t o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.4 Depar tmen t of Defense Operational T r a i n i n g P r o j e c t s . . . .

3 .2 .5 A i r F o r c e S p e c i a l Weapons C e n t e r A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3 R a d i a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n a t S h o t APPLE 1. . . . 4 SHOT WASP PRIME

S h o t WASP PRIME S y n o p s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Exercise Desert Rock V I O p e r a t i o n s a t

S h o t WASP PRIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 .1 Troop T e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1.2 T e c h n i c a l S e r v i c e Projects . . . . . . . . .

4 . 2 Depar tmen t o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s , S c i e n t i f i c , Operational T r a i n i n g , and S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t S h o t WASP PRIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -

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M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s Group Projects. . . . . . . 102

i n LASL T e s t Group P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . 109

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4.2.2 Depar tmen t Of Defense Pa r t i c ipa t ion

4.2.3 Depar tmen t Of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

4.2.4 Department of Defense

4.2.5 A i r F o r c e S p e c i a l Weapons

i n CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

O p e r a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . 110

C e n t e r Act iv i t ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

4.3 R a d i a t i o n Protection a t S h o t WASP PRIME 114 ! . . . . . . 5 SHOT HA

S h o t HA S y n o p s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

5.1 Depar tmen t o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y E f fec t s , S c i e n t i f i c , Operational T r a i n i n g , and S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t S h o t HA . . . . 123

M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s Group Projects. . . . . . . 123

i n LASL T e s t Group Projects. . . . . . . . . 131

i n CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

T r a i n i n g P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

5.2 R a d i a t i o n Protect ion a t S h o t HA . . . . . . . . . . 136

5.1.1 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

5.1.2 Depar tmen t o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

5.1.3 Depar tmen t of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

5.1.4 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e O p e r a t i o n a l


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S h o t POST S y n o p s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

6.1 E x e r c i s e D e s e r t Rock V I Operations a t S h o t POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

6.2 Depar tment of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y Effects , S c i e n t i f i c , Operational T r a i n i n g , and S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t S h o t POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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6.2.2 Depar tmen t of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

6.2.3 Depar tment of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

6.2.4 Depar tment of Defense Operational

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Depar tment of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n Mili tary E f f e c t s Group Projects. . . . . . . . . i n LASL and UCRL Test Group Projects . . , . i n CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T r a i n i n g Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A i r F o r c e S p e c i a l Weapons C e n t e r A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.3 R a d i a t i o n W o t e c t i o n a t S h o t POST . . . . . . . . .

Shot MET S y n o p s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SHOT MET

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7.1 Exercise D e s e r t Rock V I Operations a t S h o t MET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

7.1.1 Troop O r i e n t a t i o n and I n d o c t r i n a t i o n Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

7.1.2 Troop T e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 4 7.1.3 T e c h n i c a l S e r v i c e P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . 166

7.2 Department of Defense Participation i n M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s , S c i e n t i f i c , Operational T r a i n i n g , and S u p p o r t A c t i v i t i e s a t S h o t M E T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

7.2.1 Depar tment of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

7 .2 .2 Depar tment o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

7.2.3 Department of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n

7.2.4 Depar tment of Defense Operational


M i l i t a r y E f f e c t s Group P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . 170

i n LASL and UCRL T e s t Group Projects . . . . 193

in CETG Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

T r a i n i n g P r o j e c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

7.-3 R a d i a t i o n Protection a t S h o t MET. . . . . . . . . . 199

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8.1 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n M i l i t a r y Effects, S c i e n t i f i c , Operational T r a i n i n g , and Support A c t i v i t i e s a t S h o t ZUCCHINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 8.1.1 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

8.1.2 Depar tmen t o f D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n

8.1.3 Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e

8.1.4 A i r F o r c e Special Weapons C e n t e r

M i l i t a r y Effects Group Projects. . . . . . . 209

i n LASL T e s t Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . 213

O p e r a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g Projects . . . . . . . 213

A c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 5

8.2 R a d i a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n a t S h o t ZUCCHINI 218 . . . . . . . i

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t REFERENCE LIST. 223

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1

F i g u r e t 1-1 L o c a t i o n of S h o t s ESS, HADR, APPLE 1 , WASP PRIME,

H A , POST, MET, and ZUCCHINI i n t h e Nevada T e s t S i t e i n R e l a t i o n t o O t h e r Shot6 i n t h e TEAPOT Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2-1 Forward P o s i t i o n s of DOD P e r s o n n e l a t Shot-time fo r E S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Meters from Ground Zero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2-2 D e s e r t Rock O b s e r v e r s Watch ESS D e t o n a t i o n 8,230

2-3 Project 2.6 P e r s o n n e l Place Mannequins t o Col lec t Data on R a d i a t i o n and i t s C o n t r i b u t i o n t o Body Dose. . 46

2-4 I n i t i a l S u r v e y for S h o t ESS, 23 March 1955, 1310 t o 1450 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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3-3 & d i o l o g i c a l S a f e t y * r s o n n e l of t h e 5 0 t h Chemica l S e r v i c e P l a t o o n M e a s u r e s t h e R a d i o a c t i v i t y of a piece o f Metal from t h e APPLE 1 Tower. . . . . . , , .

3-4 0527 t o 0640 Hours * - * - - * * . . . . . . . . . 3-5 surveys for S h o t APPLE. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 ~ n i t i a l S u r v e y for S h o t WASP PRIME, 29 March 1955,

~ ~ i t i a l S u r v e y f o r S h o t APPLE 1, 29 March 1955,

1093 t o 1110 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Resurveys for S h o t WASP PRIME. . . . . . . . . . . , . 6-1 I n i t i a l Survey for S h o t POST, 9 A p r i l 1955,

0455 t o 0600 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . 6-2 Resurveys f o r S h o t POST. - - * . e . . . . . . . 7-1 Forward Positions of DOD P e r s o n n e l a t

Shot - t ime f o r MET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 k s e r t Rock P e r s o n n e l Obse rve MET D e t o n a t i o n

i n Frenchman F l a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 I n i t i a l Survey for S h o t MET, 15 A p r i l 1955,

1150 to 1305 H o u r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Resurveys FOR SHOT MET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 I n i t i a l S u r v e y for S h o t ZUCCHINI, 15 May 1955,

8-2 Resurvey for S h o t ZUCCHINI, 16 May 1955,

0528 t o 0617 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0832 t o 0922 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7- 1

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Summary of t h e F i n a l Operation TEAPOT E v e n t s . . . . . E x e r c i s e D e s e r t Rock V I Projects, S h o t ESS . . . . . . U n i t s a n d A g e n c i e s i n D e s e r t Rock Project 40.9 . . . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t ESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E x e r c i s e D e s e r t Rock V I Projects, S h o t APPLE 1 . . . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tmen t of Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t APPLE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise Desert Rock V I Projects, S h o t WASP PRIME. . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t WASP PRIME . . . . . . . . . . . . Test Group Projects w i t h Depar tmen t o f Defense Par t ic ipa t ion , S h o t HA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tmen t of D e f e n s e P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E x e r c i s e D e s e r t Rock V I P r o j e c t s , S h o t MET . . . . . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tment o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t MET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T e s t Group Projects w i t h Depar tment o f Defense P a r t i c i p a t i o n , S h o t ZUCCHINI . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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