 Each mission required a minimum of 36 hours of on-station preparation and pre- and post-flight calibration.Targets were those of opportunity fired on missile ranges as part of the overall ballistic missile test program, which at the time was in its infancy.The DAMP ship participated in numerous missile test operations on the Atlantic Missile Range, as well as on the Pacific Missile Range during 1962 in support of the Operation Dominic atomic tests with emphasis on radio frequency and radar electromagnetic effects.