Talk:USNS Observation Island

Incorrect information in article

The article states that the first phased array radar used on a naval vessel was installed on the Observation Island in 1983. This is incorrect. The SCANFAR phased array radar system was installed in the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in the early 1960's The SCANFAR system consisted of the AN/SPS-32 and AN/SPS-33 radars with large flat panels on the superstructures of the two ships. 9 Feb 2014 Blake Kirk blakek@usit.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.130.0.192 (talk) 14:13, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Quotes

I pulled out the following quotes for future reference. The Kennedy quote is not cited, but probably isn't needed in the article anyway. --Dual Freq (talk) 23:39, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

President Kennedy gave his final speech from a U.S. Navy vessel: "I want to express for all of us our very warm appreciation to you for providing this demonstration of Naval Power today and also to express my thanks to your very dedicated service over a good many months and years. Control of the seas, the maintenance of the flag of the United States in its traditional position on the ocean, is vital to the security of the United States. To do that, of course, we have to maintain the most advanced weapons systems in the world. This ship contributed directly to that maintenance and I want to express our appreciation to all of you."

"The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in representing the MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION to USS OBSERVATION ISLAND (AG-154) for service as set forth in the following Citation: For meritorious service from 1 July to 16 December 1969 during at-sea operations in connection with the first successful at-sea firing of the POSEIDON Fleet Ballistic Missile. Throughout this period, the officers and men of USS OBSERVATION ISLAND carried out the required afloat tests and conducted complex and demanding operations in the essential support functions of POSEIDON flight testing, with exceptional competence and resourcefulness. The timely and highly successful conclusion of the at-sea test phase was a significant achievement expediting the availability to the United Sates of the most advanced and potent deterrent system. The teamwork and dedication to duty displayed by the officers and men of USS OBSERVATION ISLAND reflected credit upon themselves and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States."

Attribution

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships or DANFS is A US Navy Public Domain source and is it attributed when copied with the template {{DANFS}}. There are about 9,000 articles, including this one, that properly copied and attributed the public domain materials. See also Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Copying_material_from_free_sources "For public-domain sources, using {{citation-attribution}}, {{source-attribution}}, or a similar attribution template is acceptable to acknowledge the work of others and still allow subsequent modification." I cited and attributed it as do 9000+ other articles in wikipedia. --Dual Freq (talk) 04:21, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

See also: Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Public-domain_sources "Whether copyright-expired or in the public domain for other reasons, material from public-domain sources is welcome on Wikipedia, but such material must be properly attributed." --Dual Freq (talk) 04:28, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

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