Operation Buster-Jangle - Dog Shot

Dog, the fourth Buster-Jangle shot was dropped from a B-50 and detonated at an altitude of 1417 feet. It detonated with a force of 21 kilotons on November 1, 1951. Desert Rock I, the first land-based US nuclear field exercise, was conducted around the test. Troops from the 188th Airborne, 127th Engineer Battalion, and the 546th Field Artillery Battalion observed and conducted maneuvers during the test. After observing the test from a distance of 6 miles, the troops were transported to the defensive emplacements constructed weeks before to view the weapon effects. 3700 troops observed and conducted exercises around the Dog shot, and another 2500 provided radiological safety, instruction, transportation, communications, and medical services and support for the exercises in the forward area.
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