Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front - FT GC Calles C0 1st row, left to right GMG2 Kelley GMG1 Qualman jr GMGSN jugavero SN Baker GMGSN Good I-'TG2 V Wood, GMG2 Cole Back row left to right GMG2 Rabbitt GMG2 Braxton GMG3 Hunnell GMG1 Winchester I-'T G2 Thurmond AA Cruz I-'TG2 Brown GMG3 Myers GMG2 Dllman CO Division maintains all ordnance and gunnery systems onboard, including the ordnance for embarked aircraft. Made up of Gunners Mates IGMGj and I-'ire Control Techincians - Guns II-'TGj, the division is also responsible for the safe and proper stowage of all ordnance onboard. The I-'TG's maintain, operate and repair the MK 86 Gunfire Control System. This is one of the Navy's newest systems and is capable of tracking up to five different tar- gets at a time while constantly searching for more. The ANXSPQ-9 Fire Control Ra- dar also provides an excellent radar picture of contacts around the ship and is used quite extensively to complement the ship's other radars during navigational and low visibility details. The GM's maintain, operate and repair the ship's three 5'754 caliber light weight gun mounts, six 20 mm gun mounts, two 40mm saluting mounts and over 150 small arms weapons. These gun systems provide the ship with a complete 360 degree cover- age against all types of threats, ranging from long range, high speed aircraft or sur- face targets, to close-in anti mine defense. The advance technology used by NAS- SAU to aim and shoot at targets is a far cry from the Kentucky Windage method fby eyej used only 200 years ago. At that time, the most critical factor was to fire the can- nons when the deck was horizontal, to do this, early gunners suspended a round shot from a spar, and Hred his cannon when the 'pendulum was parallel to the mast.

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Departmental Officers And C HIEFS Get away from me with that camera! I 'm gettin' too old for this stufif But I 'm too young to retire 226 Kneeling, I to r - WC Lamora, LT Yates, LT Lopez, LCDR Bingay IDept. Headj, LTAldridge, LT Musser, Standing, l to r - ETC Alexander, FT MC Saxon, LTPridgin, ENS Tabor, E WCS Burgin, ENS Curren, I-TGC Calles, I-'TGC Metcalf I-'TGC Calles and DSC Brooks share a few laughs in the CPO Mess, Must've been the food Blevins are laughing, here? fy f 2: 2? Il? H S.: iss LEU if if f lf? Ili ff? U ,nf is if if H ii: if: gn gg

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i v i s i CA Division of the Com bat Systems Department is prob- ably the smallest division aboard, NASSAU, but it may very well cover some of the biggest spaces aboard, too! The division is made up ofAviation Ordnancemen IAOj a rate that was developed during the rise of importance of the aircraft carrier and aviation warfare in the thirties and early Porties. Lead by AO1 Thomas, with LT Ben Yates as Divi- sion Officer, CA Division is responsible for the aviation ordance that NASSAU carries for the embarked squadron. In addition to this large responsibility, the few men in the division are also in charge of the ship 's massive cargo holds, which accomodate everything from extra First DiviSi0H equipment to ordnance and supplies and equipment for the embarked Marines during a deployment. . During One-Alpha Condition when Marines are either em barking or debarking the ship, the holds are manned and supplies and equipment are stored or brought up and sent I0 the beach. CA Division personnel ensure the safe stowage Qf all equipment, supplies and ordance that goes into fhflf holds, as well as maintains the safety equipment like sprin- klers and alarms within the holds.