Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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X-NAV Executive and Navigation personnel comprise a dual-division primarily be- cause the Navigator is also the Person- nel Officer. The Quartermasters are responsible for keeping the ship headed in the right direction. They are experts in radar, depth-finding, sextant use, and visual bearing because all of these skills are used to determine the ships position. Ship ' s Office and Sick Bay make up the Executive branch. The personnelmen and Yoemen in Ship ' s Office keep track of individual service records, prepare the plan of the day, and finalize all ship ' s cor- respondence. The Postal Clerks are charged with delivering the mail and selling stamps. The Corps men hold Sick Call every morning and are always ready to treat minor cuts and bruises. Yes, we ' re holding track. Well, It looks to me like we ' re going backwards. Executive and Navigation Divisions: Front row; PC2 Grupp, QMC Wilson, HMOS Major; YNl Smith. Second row; QM3 Sherard, SN Shearer, PN3 Geary, PN3 Jenkins, PN2 Samonte. Third row; YN3 Deboer, PC3 Plascencia, QM3 Shaw, QMSA Spears, YN3 Wordelman, and HM3 Moore. ftiMx(

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ORDNANCE Ordnance Division; Front row; GMSN Zangle, GM2 Croft, FTG3 Ballcki. Not pictured are CMC Riggs, GMSN Worchester, CMl Cason. Who Layton skate? Naw, he ' s the bolo king and that ' s his throne. Ordnance Division is composed of the personnel who man our guns — two three- inch-fifties, and assorted small arms. In actuality a large part of their time is spent assisting in the Unreps as bolo throwers and line-gun shooters. The senior Gunners also serve on the Master- at-arms force, keeping order throughout the ship. Gunners zero in on Mii.ill to.it nissun; close atxxird to maintain a sharp uye.

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OPERATIONS Operations Division: Front row; SMC Peerman, RDl Williams, SM2 Tope, RMC Carnes. Second row; RDSN Blackford, ETN 3 Beckman, YNSN Sowers, ETN3 Galofaro, RDSN Krasner, RMSN Kelly, SMSN Muir, Third row; RDSN Wilson, RMS Roack, RMSN Scheel, RMS Haber, RMS Anderson, SMSN Witsken. Not pictured are ETSN Joern, RMl Caldwell, RMS Haber, RMS Loraw, RMSN Savercool, RMSN Phaup, RMSN Mackey, SMSA Jalbert. Communications and combat informa- tion are the main concern. The Radiomen work behind locked doors marked Secur- ity Area. Signals, called from the bridge brings a sudden flashing of light and hoisting of flags. Over the IJV comes, Combat — Conn, steady bearing, decreas- ing range. Ttu ' (iipboard with Itb i Montoya, who ' s Senior. ' •Tlend Montoya. Hey, Morning colors; SMSN Witsken at the hoist. It ' s a long pull upward.