Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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X-3 Whether it is providing television pro- gramming on the ship ' s closed circuit sta- tion, posting photographs of future ports of call, or publishing The Missourian newspaper, the men of X-3 are busy trying to make life on the Missouri more enjoy- able. Morale is the key word to the men of X- 3. They are ever ready to serve the needs of the command and the crew. The Missourian is devoted to writing and publishing material that is informative and entertaining for the crew. While at sea, X-3 ' s KBMO-TV station provides four to five hours of prime time program- ming on 3 channels, seven nights a week. The division has two Interior Communica- tions Specialists who are experts in the set- up and repair of the closed-circuit system. A monthly video and printed family- gram is sent to families back home, in- forming them of Missouri ' s activities, such as recent special events, port calls, awards and promotions. Photographs are taken for release to the media, historical significance, intelligence gathering, and this cruisebook. In an age when information is demand- ed by all citizens, the men of X-3 are de- termined to make this information avail- able to the sailors of Mighty Mo. IC2 Mtchitcl Demon BM3 Diiniel Metcalfe PHAM Jim Straube SA Thomas Milne (above) PHAA Dillon double checks his camera pri or to 16 gun fire, (right) ICl Snay gives AN Milne i brief on operating the SITE TV controls. PHI Terry Cosgrove JOI Bill Egan PHI Robert Lindel ICl Larry Snay