Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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WILLIAMS, FTM2 AUSTIN, FTM2 DEMERON, GMM2 KNIGHT, FTM2 ANSELL, FTM3 CHEATHAM, FTM3 BUSHNELL, GMM3 BEEBE, FTM3 HARTMAN, FTM3 FQRDYCLGMMSN KLIEN, FTMSN FORREST SN

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ff' MELLEN, GMM1 KELLY, FTCS KERN, FTM1 TAR TAR DIVISION CLARK, GMM2 LIVINGSTON, GMM2 WOODS, FTM2 ff

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T. A. STACY, LTJG CIC OFFICER T. C. SPRAGUE, LTJG ELECTRONICS MATERIAL OFFICER P. C. STOUT LT OPERATIONS OFFICER C. E. FETTERHOFF, LTJG COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER UPERA TIO DEPARTME T The Operations Department is composed of five officers and three divisions of enlisted men, OC, OE, and OI, all of whom fall under the direct cognizance of the Operations Officer. OC Division is made up of Radiomen CRMD and Signalmen CSMD who are responsible. for the external communications of the ship. OE Divi- sion members are Electronics Technicians CETD who are responsible for the maintenance and repair of all electronics equipment assigned tothe Operations Department, consisting of radio equipment, radar equipment, and electronic countermeasures equipment. OI Division consists of Radarmen CRDD, who are responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of combat and tacti- cal information within the ship. The Officers in the Operations Department are assigned the following primary billets: Operations Officer, Assistant Operations Officer, Communications Officer, Combat Information Center Officer, and Elec- tronics Material Officer, the last three of which act as Division Officers for OC, OI, and OE Divisions respectively. It is the job of the Operations Officer and Assistant Operations Officer to coordinate the efforts of the three divisions in this department, as well as maintain the ship's operational schedule. 'Other tasks which are taken care of by the Operations Department are Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, and maintenance of a Technical Publications Library which contains numerous operational, tactical, and administrative publications.