Curts (FFG 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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ABOVE: ' SCRATCH ONE MINELAYER! RIGHT: FC2 HIPP PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LAUNCHER GOD 48 J

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MRl BRYANT (RIGHT) - HEROIC LEADER OF THE FLIGHT DECK CREW JUST SITTING HERE WAITING FOR THE TEN-THOUSANDTH HELO 47.

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COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT LT GARY L. MURDOCH COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER THE COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTE- NANCE AND REPAIR OF THE SHIPS WEAPONS AND SENSOR SYSTEMS. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF SONAR TECHNICIANS (STG) WHO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PAS- SIVE AND ACTIVE SONARS. TORPEDOMAN MATES (TM) MAINTAIN THE SHIPS TORPEDO LAUNCHERS AND TORPEDOS. FIRE CONTROLMEN (FC) AND GUNNERS MATES (CMC, GMM,) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL GUNNERY AND MISSILE SYS- TEMS. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS (ET) MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, RADARS, DISPLAYS AND TEST EQUIPMENT. DATA SYSTEMS TECHNICIANS, (DS) REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND DISPLAYS. INTERI- OR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIANS (IC) MAINTAIN AND REPAIR INTERIOR COMMU- NICATIONS SHIPS ALARMS AND THE GYRO COMPASS. 49