Bagley (FF 1069) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE NAVY ' S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DIFFICULT AND MANY. MAINTAINING STRICT CONTROL OF THE SEAS. KEEPING VITAL SEA LANES OPEN, AND SUPPORTING ALLIED FORCES ARE BUT A FEW. NAVAL COMBATANT SHIPS, SUCH AS THE USS BAGLEY, ARE TASKED TO FULFILL THESE MISSIONS. THEREFORE, TIMELY DEFENSE AGAINST ENEMY AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE THREATS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. THE BURDEN OF THIS DEFENSE RESTS SQUARELY ON THE EARLY WARNING FROM AIR AND SURFACE SEARCH RADARS AND INTERCEPTED ENEMY EMISSIONS. ENEMY AIRCRAFT, SUBMARINES. SHIPS AND MISSILES MUST BE DETECTED BEFORE DEFENSIVE COUNTERMEASURES CAN BE EMPLOYED. THE ABILITY OF A NAVAL SHIP TO DETECT THE ENEMY, DEPEND ON THE ALERTNESS AND SKILL OF THE OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS (OSs) AND THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIANS (EWs) WHO CONTINUOUSLY SEARCH FOR AND DETECT ENEMY THREATS WITHIN THE SHIP ' S RANGE. Ol DIVISION WORKS CLOSELY TOGETHER WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER (CIC), PROVIDING THE ORGANIZED COLLECTION. SWIFT PROCESSING, COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY, COMPETENT EVALUATION, AND RAPID DISSEMINATION OF PERTINENT TACTICAL INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE RELATED TO ANTI-AIRCRAFT WARFARE, ANTI-SUBMARINE, ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE, NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS TO COMMAND AND CONTROL STATIONS. OS2 FARRIS EWS KEARNEY

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