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Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command describes effects of reassigning U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade to support the execution of [Operation Plan 314; Operation Plan 316]; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet directs [Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Forces; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Fleet Marine Force] to ensure that Military training includes operations against Targets cited in an Intelligence Report dealing with Cuba

U.S. Army practices airborne training in Exercise Sun Shade from 12 November to 10 December as rehearsal of Operation Plan 316; Cuba. Revolutionary Navy Komar Missile Attack Boats depart Mariel on October 18 for operations at Banes; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command proposed the capture of intact SA-2 Missiles Surface-to-air missile sites as part of [Operation Plan 312; Operation Plan 316]; Commander of the U.S. Navy Naval Base Guantanamo indicated that movement of FROG Missiles into positions threatening Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) should be deemed \"an offensive act unacceptable\" to the U.S. due the missiles capacity to carry Nuclear warheads; Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) reported a marked increase in Cuba harassment in June 1962; Military build-up in Cuba of the Cuba. Revolutionary Navy included the acquisition of [Military training; Komar Missile Attack Boats; Kronshtadt Patrol Boats] from the Soviet Union; Cuba. Revolutionary Air Force Military build-up in Cuba was indicated from 1961 to 1962 by [MiG-15 Aircraft; MiG-17 Aircraft; MiG-19 Aircraft; MiG-21 Aircraft; Helicopters; Light aircraft; Military training] from the Soviet Bloc; Soviet Union Merchant vessels traffic to Cuba increased in July 1962; Cuba. Ground Forces Military equipment includes new shipments of [Tanks; Weapons; Rocket launchers; Artillery; Anti-aircraft weapons; Rifles; Mortars; Machine guns; Amphibious vehicles; Armored personnel carriers]; Intelligence confirms [Surface-to-air missiles; IL-28 Aircraft] Deployment in Cuba and Soviet Submarines in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean region during September to October 1962; Intelligence indicated Soviet combat teams are in control of [FROG Missiles; Snapper Anti-Tank Missiles] at [Artemisa; Santiago de las Vegas; Remedios IRBM Complex (Cuba); Holguin (Cuba)] Military bases; Contingency plans to assure maximum Operational readiness for [Operation Plan 312; Operation Plan 314] were implemented during 1-22 October 1962; Robert S. McNamara informs Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command that Soviet counteractions against Berlin (Federal Republic of Germany) will be considered valid reason for U.S. military intervention in Cuba; Robert S. McNamara directs that evidence of Offensive weapons in Cuba or Attacks by Cuba against Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) will be considered sufficient to warrant U.S. military intervention in Cuba; Robert S. McNamara reports that Cuban intervention in Latin America or indication of support for Cuban anti-Castro groups Attacks will be considered sufficient to warrant U.S. military intervention in Cuba; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command describes problems of U.S. Armed Forces Deployment affecting implementation of Operation Plan 316; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet Submarines operations during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet service force operations during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Armed Forces Amphibious operations during the Cuban Crisis; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command describes Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet operations in conducting the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet count of Soviet missile withdrawal from Cuba does not match with reports from Soviet Ships; U.S. Navy reports minor collisions between its Naval vessels taking part in the Naval quarantine line; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Task Force 135 involvement in Cuban Crisis operations; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Anti-Submarine Force involvement in the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962) operations; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command describes Anti-submarine warfare activities against Soviet Submarines in the Atlantic Ocean; [Anti-submarine warfare; Air defense systems] forced Soviet Submarines to surface prior to implementation of the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); Latin America-U.S. Naval Task Force involvement with the U.S. South Atlantic Force during the Cuban Crisis; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command analysis of U.S. Atlantic Command role in the Cuba Crisis; Cuba Alliances with Soviet Union lead to increased requests for [Economic assistance; Security assistance]; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command estimates numbers of Soviet Bloc Military personnel assigned to assist the [Cuba. Revolutionary Army; Cuba. Revolutionary Navy; Cuba. Revolutionary Air Force]; Soviet Bloc Shipping for [Arms shipments; Trade with Cuba] during period of the Cuban Crisis; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command describes status of and command structures for Contingency plans for military actions against Cuba as specified in [Operation Plan 314-61; Operation Plan 312-62; Operation Plan 316]; [Exercise Blue Water; Exercise Phibriglex-62] are carried on prior to Cuban contingency operations; [U-2 Aircraft; Low altitude reconnaissance flights] received fire only twice over Cuba during Surveillance of Soviet missile bases; U.S. Atlantic Command Communications plans and activities during the Cuban Crisis; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command initial reaction to knowledge of the Cuban Crisis was to improve Operational readiness of U.S. Atlantic Command to be able to execute Operation Plan 312; U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff informed Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command of events that may lead to execution of [U.S. military intervention in Cuba; Operation Plan 314]; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command estimates number of Soviet Union. Armed Forces in Cuba and Cuban [Cuba. Revolutionary Air Force; Military personnel] trained in the Soviet Union; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strike Forces increased Operational readiness and prepositioning of Military personnel for the implementation of Operation Plan 314 prior to the days of the Cuban Crisis; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command developed plans for Military governments to assume control of a zone of Emergency powers in southern Florida to start at the \"commencement of hostilities\"; U.S. Federal Aviation Administration participated in planning for [Military air transit rights; Military aircraft] to assume priority over civilian and non-tactical Air traffic as part of implementation of [Operation Plan 312; Operation Plan 314; Operation Plan 316]; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command estimates of Military personnel staffing requirements for U.S. military intervention in Cuba; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command evaluates problems affecting the implementation of Military actions and operations; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command estimates of expected Casualties of U.S. Armed Forces with implementation of Operation Plan 316; Psychological operations preparations for [Operation Plan 314; Operation Plan 316]; Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) participation in and command structures during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Marine Corps participation in U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet operations during the Cuban Crisis

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff responds to a request from the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Caribbean for a Military build-up to improve his rapid reaction capability; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet requests designation of a commander for Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) ground defense forces to be ready for Deployment within 72 hours of the implementation of Operation Plan 316-63; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command requests information from the [Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Atlantic Forces; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Air Force Atlantic Command; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet; Commander of the U.S. Air Force Military Transport Service] regarding execution of Operation Plan 316-63

Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet recommends that 11 Airplane pilots from the [U.S. Navy; U.S. Marine Corps] receive the distinguished flying cross award for Operation Blue Moon Aerial reconnaissance flights over Cuba; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command reported that Soviet Ships are making no effort to pass through rendezvous points established for Ship inspection; U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade has been assigned to the landing force for Operation Plan 316; Commander of the U.S. Navy Naval Base Cud reports that U.S. Marine Corps sentries drove pick-up Trucks through a fence into Cuban territory and were assisted back to Cud Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) by Cuban sentries; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Air Force Atlantic Command takes measures to maintain the Airborne alert for two more weeks without sacrificing Air attacks capabilities; Soviet combat teams equipped with [FROG Missiles; Rocket launchers; Armored personnel carriers; Tanks; SU-100 Assault Guns] are believed to be located at [Artemisa; Santiago de las Vegas]

Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command reports that Combat readiness can be achieved if timely authorization to bring Nuclear weapons to Japan is given; U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff directs Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Air Force Continental Air Defense Command to implement plans for dispersal of Fighter aircraft on a \"very quiet basis\"; [Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command; Commanding General of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Marine Force] request that the U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade be reassigned to its original tasks; Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) evacuates dependents of Employees who are Cuban citizens without any incidents; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command is authorized to spend $20 thousand for \"fountain pens, cigarette lighters, and magazines\" to be given to Soviet Union Sailors on Ships which are boarded during the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff submit guidance for planning enforcement of the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff declares that DEFCON 3 is in effect worldwide

U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Task Force 135 moves toward the restricted waters south of Cuba to provide better Anti-submarine warfare protection for the force; U.S. Department of State provided three locations where Soviet Ships involved in Soviet missile withdrawal from Cuba could rendezvous with U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet for Ship inspection; [Aerial reconnaissance; Photographs] and visual observation were used for Ship inspection of nine Soviet Ships including [Bratsk (Soviet Union ship); Anosov (Soviet Union ship); Dvinogorsk (Soviet Union ship); Fizik Kurchatov (Soviet Union ship); Labinsk (Soviet Union ship); Alapayevsk (Soviet Union ship); Volgoles (Soviet Union ship); Polzunov (Soviet Union ship); Leninsky Konsomol (Soviet Union ship)]; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet participation in Military exercises from July 1962 - April 1963; Operational readiness of U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet can be improved by increasing Military procurement and by development of [Ammunition; Sidewinder Missiles; Napalm; Torpedoes; Surface-to-air missiles; ASROC Anti-submarine Rocket]; Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines armed with Polaris Missiles provide the highest degree of Operational readiness for the U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet delivery of Nuclear strikes; Nuclear depth charges for Anti-submarine warfare were dispersed to all U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet Aircraft carriers; ASROC Anti-submarine Rocket equipped with Nuclear depth charges contributes to Operational readiness of U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet Anti-submarine warfare; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command states that lack of Anti-submarine warfare [Naval vessels; Submarines; Aircraft] as well as insufficient Communications systems and a shortage of Military personnel contribute to the decline of Operational readiness; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command list of [Contingency plans; Emergency plans]; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command states that the effectiveness of [Military training; Military exercises] suffers due to the lack of trained Military personnel to act as instructors; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet participated in the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962) and conducted [Aerial reconnaissance; Anti-submarine warfare] and also prepared to defend Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) during the Cuban Crisis; Naval quarantine line was originally established outside the range of the Cuba. Revolutionary Air Force but U.S. Aerial reconnaissance determined that Cuban Operational readiness was not adequate to launch Air attacks and the line was moved closer to Cuba; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet used U.S. Navy [Aircraft; Naval vessels] to search 4,500,000 miles of ocean in order to identify Soviet Ships en route to Cuba; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet detected Soviet Submarines near Venezuela on 13 October 1962; Terek (Soviet Union ship) appearance on 18 October 1962 caused Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command to believe it was being used to refuel Soviet Submarines operating in the western Atlantic Ocean; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command used [Submarines; Military aircraft] to detect Soviet submarine activity; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet caused six Soviet Submarines to surface and obtained Photographs of Foxtrot Submarines; U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Fleet Marine Force prepared for Military actions to defend Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) as well as [Operation Plan 312; Operation Plan 314; Operation Plan 316]; Latin America-U.S. Naval Task Force operated as a combined OAS force commanded by Commander of the U.S. South Atlantic Force; Anti-submarine warfare barriers called the \"Argentina Sub-Air Barrier\" were established on 24 October 1962 using [Submarines; Aircraft] from [U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet; Canada. Armed Forces] to detect submarine activity

Commanding General of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Marine Force R.B. Luckey will visit Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) on 15 October 1962; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command advises Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Air Force Continental Air Defense Command that a squadron of [F-4B Aircraft; F-4H Aircraft] will be available at Key West Naval Air Station (Florida) until 3 March 1963; Commanding General of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Marine Force is directed to comment on the Operational readiness status of a U.S. Marine Corps [F-4B Aircraft; F-4H Aircraft] squadron to enhance Key West Naval Air Station (Florida) Air defense systems

Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet makes recommendations for incorporation of [Nicaragua. Air Force; Argentina. Air Force] into activities to support the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); U.S. Marine Corps Deployment; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command reports that Cuba. Revolutionary Navy maneuvers on the north coast have been suspended; U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff directs Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command to reinstitute Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command requests directions from U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding moving stocks of [Biological weapons; Chemical weapons] to positions close to the eastern U.S.; U.S. Marine Corps Emergency Actions Center reports on Contingency plans for military actions against Cuba

U.S. Air Force calls up U.S. Air Force Reserve Military personnel and airlifts U.S. Marine Corps from California to Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba); U.S. Air Force carry out a Military build-up of Air defense systems along the coast of Florida during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Air Force [B-52 Aircraft; B-47 Aircraft; Bomber aircraft] carry out Aerial reconnaissance over Cuba and transmit Photographs to Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command orders [Surveillance; Photographs] of Soviet Ships transporting IL-28 Aircraft from Cuban Ports; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command establishes the Latin America-U.S. Naval Task Force joined by [Destroyers; Frigates] from [Argentina; Dominican Republic; Venezuela] in conformity with the OAS Resolution Calling for Coordination of Quarantine Forces of 5 November 1962; U.S. Navy. Air Reserve provide [Logistics support; Surveillance] during the Naval Quarantine of Cuba (24 October - 20 November 1962); U.S. Navy. Atlantic Fleet carries out Interdiction of [Bucharest (Soviet Union ship); Marucla (Lebanon ship)] while enforcing the Naval quarantine line; U.S. Navy airlifts U.S. Marine Corps units to Guantanamo Naval Base (U.S. facility in Cuba) and carries out the Evacuation of Civilians dependents; U.S. Air Force. Strategic Air Command institutes a B-52 Aircraft Military alert during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Navy Aerial reconnaissance and maritime Reconnaissance confirm Soviet missile deployment in Cuba; U.S. Navy carried out [Destroyers; Aircraft carriers; Submarines] Deployment and [Exercise Phibtralex 3-62; Exercise Unitas III; Exercise Phibriglex-62; Exercise Sweep Clear III] during the Cuban Crisis; [U.S. Army Reserve; U.S. National Guard] are prepared for possible call-up during the Cuban Crisis; U.S. Department of Defense prepares chronologies of U.S. Armed Forces [Military actions; Military training; Military build-up] during the Cuban Crisis

Commanding General of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Marine Force reports that the current Military alert can be maintained until 20 December 1962 without affecting Operational readiness; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command reports that [U.S. Army; U.S. Air Force; U.S. Atlantic Command] are at peak Operational readiness; Commanding General of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Marine Force reports that Onslow Beach Amphibious Landing Exercise (16-17 November 1962) will include Operation Helo; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command has Evidence of AA-2 Air-to-Air Missiles in Cuba which will increase the effectiveness of MiG-21 Aircraft in air intercept operations; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command Robert L. Dennison will visit [Fort Stewart (Savannah, Georgia); Homestead Air Force Base (Florida); Key West Naval Air Station (Florida)] to survey Military personnel needed for Operation Plan 316