Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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The command decision — to dine or not to dine. A pensive Frenchman casts a literary eye on a current translation of Peyton Placft

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The Operations Department consists of four iiighly trained divisions respon- sible for the collection, evaluation and dissemination of combat information. Activities range from the Combat Information Center where the news center of the ship is continually maintained by the 01 Division, through the electronic technicians of the OE Division, to the Communicators in their radio spaces and the semaphore men of the signal bridge. The latter divisions, OR and OS, have additional duties on the Staff, ComSixthFleet and consequently are under their supervision. Electronic countermeasures, aerology, and sharp-eyed lookouts of Forward Air Defense are also integral components of the Operations Department -- all contributing to the steady flow of information from Operations to the Captain and the Officer of the Deck underway and to the related tactical stations of the ship. Cdr. A. P. Carpenter, the Operations Officer OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Back Row: ENS HODGES, LTjg SCHROEDER, LTjg AUSLANDER, LTjg BEGOS, LTjg WEST. Front Row: LCDR McDONALD, CDR. CARPENTER, LT HOLBROOK.