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Operation Dominic I & II

Operation Dominic I

Johnston Island, Christmas Island, Pacific in 1962

Symbolic Image Of Nuclear Explosion
Shots Adobe, Aztec, Arkansas, Questa, Frigate Bird, Yukon, Mesilla, Muskegon, Swordfish, Encino, Swanee, Chetco, Tanana, Nambe, Alma, Truckee, Yeso, Harlem, Rinconada, Dulce, Petit, Otowi, Bighorn, Bluestone, Starfish Prime, Sunset, Pamlico, Bluegill Prime*, Androscoggin, Bumping, Chama, Checkmate, Bluegill Triple Prime, Calamity, Housatonic, Kingfish, Tightrope

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Operation Dominic I was the largest and most elaborate U.S. testing operation ever conducted. In geographic terms, the diagnostic stations receiving data from the tests covered more than 15 million square miles.

Tests were conducted in three general locations: Johnston Island, airdrop and high-altitude detonations; Christmas Island, staging area for 24 airdrop tests; and the open ocean, launch of a Polaris missile from a submarine and subsequent detonation of a device in a reentry vehicle, and the detonation of a device carried by an antisubmarine rocket (ASROC).

Approximately 28,000 military and civilian personnel participated in the test series. More than 200,000 tons of supplies, construction materials, and diagnostic equipment were shipped or airlifted to the test areas. Most of the devices were detonated in the air after being dropped from a B-52 bomber.

Five high-altitude bursts, designated as Operation Fishbowl tests, were lofted by rockets. Their purpose was to study the effects of nuclear detonations as defensive weapons against incoming ballistic missiles.

Dates:  Apr 23 - Dec 31, 1962


Videos

Operation Dominic (1962)

Operation Dominic Nuclear Tests 1962

HD Hydrogen Bomb Explosion 1962 Operation Dominic Nuclear Fireballs Complication

Operation Fishbowl - High Altitude Weapons Effects


List of Participants

Army Participation

Air Force Participation

Navy Participation

Marine Participation

 

SHOT DATE SITE US SHIP PARTICIPATION
Adobe 4/25/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Conserver, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Munsee, Newell, Page County, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Ponchatoula, Snohomish, Southerland, Ute 
Aztec 4/27/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chemung, Conserver, Finch, Harris County, Marshall, Munsee, Newell, Page County, Ponchatoula, Rowan, Snohomish, Southerland  
Arkansas 5/2/1962 Christmas Island Alatna, Cabildo, Chemung, Conserver, Forster, Harris County, Marshall, Munsee, Page County, Ponchatoula, Halsey Powell, Rowan, Snohomish, Southerland 
Questa 5/4/1962 Christmas Island Alatna, Cabildo, Chemung, Conserver, Forster, Marshall, Munsee, Page County, Ponchatoula, Halsey Powell, Rowan, Southerland 
Frigate Bird 5/6/1962 Pacific Ethan Allen, Brush, Carbonero, Maddox, Marshall, Samuel N. Moore, Page County, Ponchatoula, Preston, Rowan, Southerland, Yorktown, Hopewell
Yukon 5/8/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Conserver, Forster, Marshall, Munsee, Page County, Halsey Powell, Rowan, Southerland
Mesilla 5/9/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Conserver, Forster, Munsee, Page County, Halsey Powell, Rowan, Southerland 
Muskegon 5/11/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola,  Conserver, Forster, Harris County, Munsee, Page County, Halsey Powell, Rowan, Southerland
Swordfish 5/11/1962 Pacific Agerholm, Richard B. Anderson, Arikara, Bausell, Brush, Lipan, Maddox, Monticello, Samuel N. Moore, Preston, Sioux, Yorktown, Pioneer, Molala, Razorback
Encino 5/12/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Conserver, Forster, Gurke, Harris County, Munsee, Page County, Rowan, Southerland
Swanee 5/14/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Conserver, Forster, Gurke, Harris County, Munsee, Halsey Powell, Rowan
Chetco 5/19/1962 Christmas Island Alatna, Cabildo, Chipola, Conserver, Forster, Gurke, Harris County, Munsee, Halsey Powell, Rowan
Tanana 5/25/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chemung, Chipola, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Munsee, Newell, Rowan, Snohomish
Nambe 5/27/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chemung, Chipola, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Munsee, Newell, Reclaimer, Rowan, Snohomish, Southerland, Ute 
Alma 6/8/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Gurke, Marshall, Munsee, Newell, Page County, Reclaimer, Snohomish, Southerland, Ute 
Truckee 6/9/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Gurke, Marshall, Newell, Page County, Reclaimer, Snohomish, Southerland 
Yeso 6/10/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chipola, Forster, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Newell, Page County, Reclaimer, Southerland
Harlem 6/12/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Forster, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Newell, Page County, Reclaimer, Southerland, Tolovana
Rinconada 6/15/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chemung, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Monticello, Newell, Page County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Southerland 
Dulce 6/17/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Chemung, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Marshall, Monticello, Newell, Page County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Southerland,  Tolovana
Petit 6/19/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Gurke, Harris County, Monticello, Newell, Page County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Southerland, Tolovana 
Otowi 6/22/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Harris County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Rowan, Snohomish, Southerland, Tolovana  
Bighorn 6/27/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Forster, Harris County, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Rowan, Snohomish, Southerland, Tolovana    
Bluestone 6/30/1962 Christmas Island Conserver, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Rowan, Snohomish, Tolovana  
Starfish Prime 7/8/1962 Johnston Island Arikara, Cabildo, Chipola, Finch, Forster, Gurke, Iwo Jima, Jenkins, Marshall, John S. McCain, O'Bannon, Point Barrow,  Rowan, Sioux, Southerland, Taylor, Tolovana
Sunset 7/10/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Conserver, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Page County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Snohomish, Tolovana 
Pamlico 7/11/1962 Christmas Island Cabildo, Conserver, Finch, Gurke, Harris County, Page County, Halsey Powell, Reclaimer, Snohomish, Tolovana 
Bluegill Prime* 7/25/1962 Christmas Island Chickasaw
Androscoggin 10/2/1962 Johnston Island Falgout, Forster, Lansing, John S. McCain, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Princeton, Safeguard, Taylor 
Bumping 10/6/1962 Johnston Island Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Lansing, John S. McCain, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Princeton, Summit County, Taylor 
Chama 10/18/1962 Johnston Island Alatna, Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lansing, John S. McCain, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County, Taylor  
Checkmate 10/19/1962 Johnston Island Alatna, Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lansing, Lipan, John S. McCain, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Point Barrow, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County
Bluegill Triple Prime 10/25/1962 Johnston Island Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lipan, John S. McCain, O'Bannon, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Point Barrow, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County
Calamity 10/27/1962 Johnston Island Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lipan, John S. McCain, O'Bannon, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County  
Housatonic 10/30/1962 Johnston Island Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lipan, John S. McCain, O'Bannon, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County    
Kingfish 11/1/1962 Johnston Island Alatna, Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lipan, John S. McCain, O'Bannon, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Point Barrow, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County 
Tightrope 11/3/1962 Johnston Island Abnaki, Alatna, Engage, Falgout, Forster, Harris County, Hassayampa, Henry County, Hitchiti, Jenkins, Lipan, Pvt. Frank S. Petrarca, Point Barrow, Princeton, Safeguard, Summit County

 

Operation Dominic II

Nevada Test Site (NTS) 1962

Shots Little Feller II, Johnnie Boy, Small Boy, Little Feller I

Operation Dominic II was an atmospheric nuclear test series conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) from July 7 to July 17, 1962. The operation consisted of four low-yield shots, three of which were near-surface detonations and one a tower shot. One of the near-surface shots was fired from a DAVY CROCKETT rocket launcher as part of Exercise IVY FLATS, the only military training exercise conducted at Dominic II. An estimated 3,900 Department of Defense (DOD) personnel participated in Exercise IVY FLATS, scientific and diagnostic tests, and support activities. The series was intended to provide information on weapons effects and to test the effectiveness of the DAVY CROCKETT weapon system under simulated tactical conditions. Also known by the DOD code name of Operation SUNBEAM, Dominic II was the continental phase of Dominic I, the atmospheric nuclear test series conducted at the Pacific Proving Ground from April to November 1962.

Dates: July 7 – July 17, 1962


Videos

Operation Sunbeam - Johnnie Boy 82004

Little Feller Anniversary


List of Participants

Army Participation

Air Force Participation

Navy Participation

Marine Participation

 

SHOT DATE SITE
Little Feller II 7/7/1962 NTS
Johnnie Boy 7/11/1962 NTS
Small Boy 7/14/1962 NTS
Little Feller I 7/17/1962 NTS

 

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