Antietam (CG 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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The Anti-Submarine Warfare Division consists of two speci- ality ratings; Sonar Techni- cians and Torpedomen. With he threat of submarine attacki owered while in the Arabian ulf, the primary responsibil- ty of hunting and attacking ubmarines took a back seat o defending the ship from mall boat attack and early etection of mines. As the nu- [cleus of the Small Caliber Ac- tion Team, CA Division shifted their emphasis to the threat above the surface of the wa- ter, yet maintained all the tor- pedo handling and launching equipment, as well as the shipboard sonar systems, in- cluding the SQS-53A Mull Mounted Sonar, the SQR-19 jTowed Array and the SQQ-28 onobuoy Processor. STQ2 Charles Lively Birmingham, AL CA Divisiori STQCS (SW) David Akans Detroit, Ml STQC (SW) Nike Boudreau San Diego, CA There ' s sand in my beer ■■ o ..f ' Im J 4 riank 3 enroute to the Gulf STQl Tomm McPleese Seattle, WA STQ2 John Gilliam Orlando, FL STG2 Michael Connors Palm Beach Gardens, FL STG2 Robert Johnson Gods Country, MD 53