Mauna Loa (AE 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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0 Us it and X Division N it X is the Thinking Man's department. Heacting to the decisions of Operations, Engineering and the Naval Power Structure N division's job is to get the shiptothe right place at the right time. While this seems a mechanical action - reaction sit- uation, the Quartermasters must take into account the inability to go faster than14k11'fS or a Task Group Commander'sideat0I110V0 a rendezvous fifty miles. By pI'HC'CiCiP-gthe art of Navigation with radar, the stars, DR's and link 14, Navigation is alwaye able 'CO pinpoint the ship's position at 9-I1Yt1me' almost. X Division is comprised of the Paper pushers . By working 10118 hours' they have stayed one step ahead ofthe ad' ministrative demands of our supervisors' The Sh-iP'S Office is forced to answer hun' dreds of questions a day concerning- Seng ice records, how much leave do IhaVe7 OI' een I get a one year out to gOt0C01' 1eg9? 'BY Studious research and liberalin' terpretation of regulations, all questi0P-S are answered. While we are the smallest department, the responsibilities have heels heavy, and it has only been through har work and perseverance by all, that W9 have been able to successfully complete this deployment. LTJG B. W. McClea1'Y

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