Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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c F D I V I S I o N OK, that ' s 47,000 for you and 58,000 for me. Up here, guys. You want it when? Below : At the core of the EEJUS Universe IH i.J S f5 H HHH| 1 1 1 i i j 1 ■ i u ■J c s D I V Robo Squid. Computer gypsy. Below: The men who make it happen.

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CE DIVISION Another proud moment for CE Division. What tag-out? CE Division — The super twidgets. These highly skilled techs maintain some of the most sophisticated and intricate gear onboard. They are the only ones who can take that broken black box out and bring it back fixed. Some say it ' s hocus-pocus, but CE knows betterl . . ' Ji J akin ' a break. One of Rick ' s many masterpieces. Right page: CF and CS Division — The heart and soul of Aegis. CF takes responsibility for the fire control radars. SPY- 1 A. and the Aegis computer systems. How they keep track of all those ones and zeros we will never know. CS Division is really akin to an orchestra ' s conductor. Charged with overseeing the casualty control efforts and overall system management, these men have the big picture. ' Electric Al in blue?

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CO DIVISION r ' ' ff %% Don ' t leave home without us. FCI Knight surveys the combat punch of the 20mm CIWS. II! -. Hot women, or hot guns, we can handle them. Well then. I think I ' ll walk. The right stuff. CO Division — Home of the things that go boom in the night. If it explodes, launches, shoots, or fires, these guys own it. The largest Division in the Combat Systems Department. CO is ordnance in a nutshell. VLS. CIWS. MK86. 5 Guns. Toma- hawk, small arms, saluting batteries you name it and CO shoots it. These men can reach out and touch someone over a thousand miles away and can also defend us against the low fast threat in our own back yard. When these guys go to work. Aegis flexes it ' s might.