Editing Operation Argus (section)

==Preparation==
[[File:Argus1.jpg|thumb|Deployment of X-17A aboard USS-''Norton Sound''.]]
To prepare for the launch of the ARGUS missiles, many tests and preparations were performed. As the east coast units of TF 88 were heading towards the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic]], they participated with countdown, launch, and missile- tracking drills using [[Loki (rocket)|Loki/Dart]] high-altitude, antiaircraft rockets launched from the USS ''Warrington''. Fourteen of these Loki launches were conducted from 12 to 22 August. These tests were performed to test equipment and procedures, and to train personnel in specialized assignments. Some of these assignments necessary for the ARGUS missile launchings  were "stationing of ships, MSQ-1A [[Radar tracker|radar tracking]] by the [[USS Neosho (AO-143)|USS ''Neosho'']] and the [[USS Tarawa (LHA-1)|USS ''Tarawa'']], communications, positioning of sky-camera S2F aircraft, and area surveillance S2F aircraft."<ref name=":1" />