Antietam (CG 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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MAIL CALL! M A M 2 ff ' fl HK i ■ ' Mail Call! Mail Call! ' ing will make the heart beat faster or the breath quicken than the anticipation of mail. Its always an all hands evolution. While we are deployed overseas, it ' s usually the only tie we have to our loved ones, i ail, anything with our name on it, acknowledges the existence of the outside world. AI TIETAI ' s Postal Clerk was busy all cruise, especially in the gulf, where we received over 20000 pounds of mail, averaging out to 500 pounds per man. nothing, not even sliders on Wednesdays can in- crease and maintain mo- rale like a mail call. A labor of love I Oth- Everyone lends a hand J To receive, one must write PC3 Cobbs does his thing 51

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COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMEriT COMBAT SYSTEMS OmCER WEAPOMS LCDR Robert Shafer Mission Viejo, CA LT Greg Contaoi Irvine, CA LTJO Del Weihert Columbus, Wl ASSISTAHT rCO Ens Scott Magruder Tallahassee, FL QUMP1ERY I [:ns Joseph Mariano Orange Kark, f ' L 52 EMS West at his best The Combat Systems Department is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the ship ' s combat systems; VLS, computers, radars, and weapons systems. Ens Robert West St. Louis, MO They handle all the weapons and conduct the training for the ship ' s security forces, and man the Smalll Caliber Action Team. SIQ2C