Observation Island (AG 154) - Naval Cruise Book

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'5 TO OUR READERS: Thy, 5, W, gggwm gf the yeg l970-7l, au' sights, sounds, and feelings as the OBSERVATION ISLAND returned to Part Canaveral, suppated DASO launches, traveled thousands of miles to change hameparts and fired the first PQJRIS for the SAFEGUARD program. Wlthln these pages are people captured lay plctues and descriptions, people ln moments of anguish, surprlse, pleasure, loneliness and exhaustion. Ou success ln the DASO launches and the first SAFEGUARD mission was made possible by military and civilians bath before and during these mlsslans. Every man, the caltracta pcsannel and all military af each department have played their pans, effectively and lercelully. Our wlves, children, sweethects, and friends eere truly an Integral part of the OBSERVATION ISLAND as we encountered the rsrardlems af flexible schedules and the changing alhameparts.VIetl'arlryaularyaulnq:lrdl supart. We accomplished no miracles and had na star performers, either ln Flarlda or I-lawali, but as SHIPMATES we wallred daily ln ur estaadlrlly spectrum af color and feelings successfully accomplishing our mlsslans. -J Wave' f ...?'-..- .N ,,- ,,,,,,, f -35 '5'F.,. f ff ifflgi A ,... .5 E.. ss. ,....ff fs. ' v. ', ,gyc 'ff' -14,4 I 'eh .LTL ...M I ' '-' -- , V .s--.Tw-7 f 1 3, . I., 1, -- T 1 ...,. . -4-yy, --tiff kd. 1 sc ' .4 4 1 -r - . '7.., -v , - - R 4: . , . -V ,, , s 3.-1 W r -- .1 4 f - N 411 -'A l ' - ' Q: e f ,:--V '-f'- '.-w,,.:,---,,., 'c .4 ., ' . ' ,:- ., -.,. -st., - .,,.-, -A sm ,,,, ,, . Q- -- A V - 21, . M' k - -'f :j 1 '- VF a .. s ' . V V. :,, ,yo-gels-ug '-3-, , -fl: H A K V :.gj,,L.1 ,fi Q . V ' - L, K. .tr A: ' .. ..,..,.f K: ,T ft-I.--fw'1,,,,. .,