Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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OA OA Division Aerographers Mates pro- vide weather and oceanographic forecast- ing services to MISSOURI and to ships in company. Using weather satellite receiv- ing equipment and computers, OA person- nel forecast weather and ocean features around the globe. Balloon launches carry sensitive mea- suring equipment to determine upper at- mospheric conditions. All of this informa- tion is essential for the planning of air operations or other long range operations. Operations in the North Arabian Sea required ac curate weather and oceanogra- phic data. OA Division performed their mission with expertise and speed. at the compuli k AG2 Greg VcsUl AG3 Sorman Aimun AG 3 David Greer AG3 Ivan Onega AG AN Keni Smith mmm

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RMCS Richard Bradley OSCS Charlie Mollis ISCS Robert Orr OSC Richard Barnes ETC Ray Bullion OSC Joseph Dunn R IC Sanford Hill CC John Smith I WC Phillip Taylor OSC Robert While L T Erdman scans the horizon with the ships big eyes .

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(Above) AG2 Christian lakes wind speed and direction reading. (Left) AGS Aiman checks rel- ative humidity, temperature and wind speed.