{"id":12986,"date":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","slug":"project-argus-prolonged-isolation-study-by-the-u-s-navy-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/project-argus-prolonged-isolation-study-by-the-u-s-navy-1962\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Argus: Prolonged Isolation Study by the U.S. Navy, 1962"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>According to one of the documents below, the following best describes Project Argus:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>The Navy has long been aware that prolonged isolation and confinement of men in relatively small vehicles or habitats can have undesirable effects &#8211; not only on their social-emotional well-being, but also on their performance effectiveness. Thus, to study the problem , the Navy established Project ARGUS (Advanced Research on Groups Under Stress) at the Naval Medical Research Institute in 1962. Initial funding was provided by the Office of Special Projects.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>The immediate objectives of Project ARGUS were to build a body of scientific knowledge regarding the effects of isolation and confinement, the nature of individual differences in tolerating such stresses , and the effects of various techniques used to minimize any impairment of psychological functioning resulting from them . The long -range goal of the program was to provide a base of knowledge which would aid in developing improved vehicle design criteria , selection and training procedures, and crew management techniques . Also, this knowledge would contribute to the development of advanced sea -based deterrent systems, deep submergence systems, man &#8211; in -the -sea habitats such as Sealab, manned spacecraft , etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This program was discovered when The Black Vault filed a FOIA request for records relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/operation-argus-high-altitude-nuclear-detonations-in-1958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPERATION Argus<\/a>, a study that conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the south Atlantic Ocean. However, the response from the U.S. Navy in 2015, revealed this isolation study, known as PROJECT ARGUS.<\/p>\n<p>Those documents collected about this program, are below.<\/p>\n<h3>Document Archive<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents2.theblackvault.com\/documents\/navy\/NRL15-0007b.pdf\">Project ARGUS &#8211; A Program of Isolation and Confinement Research, Unknown Date, Release 2015<\/a> [9 Pages, 3.8MB]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents2.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dtic\/AD0657862.pdf\">Project ARGUS\u00a0 &#8211; 1967: A Five Year Review and Preview<\/a> [57 Pages, 2.3MB]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background According to one of the documents below, the following best describes Project Argus: The Navy has long been aware that prolonged isolation and confinement of men in relatively small vehicles or habitats can have undesirable effects &#8211; not only on their social-emotional well-being, but also on their performance effectiveness. 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