Harold E Holt (FF 1074) - Naval Cruise Book

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The other section of OC division, the Sig- nalmen, led by SMICSWJ Darnell, have one of the oldest rates in the Navy. Visual com- munication was the first form of nautical communication and it still plays a key role in the modern Navy. Utilizing flaghoist signals, Morse code by flashing light, and semaphore, the Signalmen transmit and receive messages vital to the tactical operation of the ship. With the ship spending much of her time steaming independently, the Signalmen have been an important factor in ship recognition. After a contact has been spotted by radar and is within the horizon, the signalmen de- termine whether it is a merchant vessel or a warship, and its nationality, class and name. 12 .x,,.,,,....,.... .., .-., ,,..... ..f?.-vp-.......v-.,,. -1 -7---1----,- -+r-we rf--1-f-----.-.n-L-Q-v--'f-terra-+gf RMSR SEE RMSR MATUKE SM2 FOX RMSR JOHNSON SM2 GILLIATT SMSR CORMIER

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OE DVISIO 4 V 1,4 i si V OE Division is divided into two work centers. We have OMO1, which consists of Electronic Warfare Spe- cialists and OE01, which is formed by Electronic Technicians. As we look around the Combat In- formation Center we can see that OE Division is a major force in the Oper- ations Department. On the SLQ-32 we see EW3 Garcia vigorously moni- toring and evaluating hostile emit- ters, while EW3 Hoff is busy inform- ing the battle group of an incoming Bear aircraft and EW3 Knight is Plotting its location so the Tactical Action Officer will know what's go- ing on. Over on the WLR-1 we have EW3 Robinson and EW3 Payne rap- idly analyzing and classifying detect- ed signals. EWC Jacobs and EW1 Babb supervise the whole operation, while passing bearings to the Oper- ations Specialists and recommending tactics to the TAO. Up on the SRBOC launchers EW1 Baker super- vises the loading and firing of chaff, and ensures that all the proper safety precautions are followed. EW2 Sny- der is busy over in ECM-1 monitor- ing our equipment operations. . ..--1...H1..f..-.-.......s..-....-.pq-.-.....,,...,-.- ...- ....-....gp.:..4....ax..,,.-s.:-:Nu-,...,.......,...-.....,.,.........L.L,.. ,...-.........,.1-..g:......,-.-.-.-,.,-Y- - -4.-.-1.-Q.-f ..,.,.... ...--......,... f I I l i I l r I l l 1 1 'ml ef , ff-ifffrgss, QW .lf gm .Mali ,gg lyk.: , , ., ,ht ::.:ciTt,z.,s2g 5-fl. , 1 3 ' U