Cleveland (LPD 7 CL 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT James D. DODRILL COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT Carrying the Voice of Command within CLEVELAND is the Communications Depart- ment. A small but integral unit of the U.S. Naval Communications Command. The communica- tions department provides CLEVELAND with on the spot visual communications and long range electronic communications. Navy signalmen, members of one of the oldest enlisted ratings in the navy, provide CLEVELAND with visual communications utilizing flaghoist, flashing light, infrared light Nancy and semaphore. The signalmen pass the word between the tactical commander; ships of the task group and other units within visual range. The radiomen provide the ship with the mainstay of the Voice of Command . It is through the radiomen that the Commanding Officer receives his orders from higher authority and makes his desires known in return. It is the radiomen ' s principal job to provide the command with communications utilizing radiotelegraph and radiotelephone equipment. The radiomen of today operate some of the most sophisticated electronic communications equipment known. The Communications Department serves command when it receives and sends orders, instructions, reports and various other forms of intelligence. Facilities are provided for rapid ship-shore and air-surface communications as well as for communications between ships. It goes without saying that Communications is the Voice of Command . 18

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UPPER LEFT: So goes another day ' s work for ET2 ' s MCKELVEY and BORST. UPPER RIGHT: ET3 MCKIE hard at work on one of those sophisticated items found aboard ship, MIDDLE: ET2 LORD shows a little Christ- mas spirit in the ET shop. LOWER RIGHT: ET3 PAINE displays the larger and smaller versions of the Navy ' s electron tubes. LOWER LEFT: ET2 HATFIELD and ET3 DAY takes a little rest from their cleaning. 17

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(L-R) RMS Robert J. NORRIS; RM3 Mark J. PICCONE; RMS Argen R. MCADOO; SN Allen W. O ' BRYANT; SN Russell E. CASEY; (L-R) SMC Roy B. MANN; RMC Robert E. SMITH; RMC Carl R, HANCOCK; RM2 Dan L, MARLER; SM2 Raymond E. CRAINE; SM2 Cornelius J. LYNCH; (L-R) RMl William E. WITHAM; RML Jerold B. GATE; SM2 Lawrence J. HELMER; RM2 Louis C. HILL; RM2 Ronald O. EVANS; RM2 Michael J. FUNK. C-1 DIVISION 19