Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain T. U. Sisson, U.S.N. Chief of Staff REAR ADMIRAL THOS. S. COMBS, USN, Commander, Carrier Division Two Flag Personnel

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STAFF, CARRIER DIVISION TWO THE staff of a naval commander is the organization set up to assist him in the administration and operation of his command, and is composed of such officers and men as may he necessary to enable him to carry out properly all of his command functions. Spec ifically, the functions of a staff are to collect the necessary detailed and accu- rate information on all phases of a given situation, be it strategic, tactical, or logistic, and then carefully study and evaluate the infor- mation in order that plans, schedules, and directives can be drawn up for distribution to subordinate commands. In addition to the above, higher commands must be supplied with information and reports. Commander Carrier Division Two and his staff flew from Norfolk, Va., to Quonset Point, R. I., on 4 September 1949 and broke the Ad- miral ' s Flag in the LEYTE that same day. Nearly five months later, with the Med cruise at an end, the Admiral hauled down his flag aboard the LEYTE and broke it in the Coral Sea, his flagship under the new fleet organization. The LEYTE, under the new organization, becomes part of Carrier Division Four. Therefore, we part company with a good staff and wish you good luck and smooth sailing. First Row: LCDR R. W. Parker, Capt. T. U. Sisson, RADAA T. S. Combs, Cmdr. O ' Neill, LCDR J. M. Tippey. Second Row: LCDR F. R. Roberts, LCDR E. B. Abrams, LTCR W. E. McLaughlin, Lt. G. C. Watkins, LCDR W. E. Betzer.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT CDR. F. N. HOWE npHE Administrative Department of the ship is directly under the supervision of the Executive Officer. Such a statement may not seem very pro- found since the Executive Officer, as second in com- mand of the ship, exercises supervision over all the departments. It is, however, true— the Administra- tive Department is the Exec ' s own and a s as such its activities are as diversified as those of the Executive Officer himself. All matters pertaining to officer and enlisted personnel records, ship ' s orders and memo- randa, disposition of official mail, berthing, printing, legal work, policing the ship, education, training, morale, ship ' s library, religious services, and public information are handled by the Administrative De- partment. And that isn ' t all!! If an officer or man wants to attend a service school, or wants leave, special liberty, special pay, or special anything else, the administrators take care of it. They also dis- pense information, both accurate and inaccurate, on anything concerning the Navy. What ' s that? Big, did vou say? No, the department isn ' t big— just good, that ' s all, just good. Ask any man in it!!