Wainwright (DLG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 0 fi 7, x I y l Tl tl? A Ld 5 1 LT c.L. LANING ' ' T7 OPERATIONS OFFICER V Q pf W O The Operation 's Department consists of many technical ratings including Radiomen, Radarmen, Signalmen, Electronics Technicians, Data Systems Technicians, Quartermasters, Yeomen, Personnelmen, and Postal Clerks. In size, the Ops Department is second only to the Weapons Department. Operations, by dictionary terminology, means: MA course or series of acts to effect a certain purpose, to manage or conduct the affairs of, the state of being in actionf' This is a most apt definition for a shipboard Ops Department. The prime objective of Ops is to communicate and maintain combaty readiness. It is within the realm of this department that a 'cblip or an image on a radar scope is determined as being friend or foe, and what . . . . 1 1 Q n hi h action to take, if action is required. It is also the responsibility of Ops to maintam constant contact wit t e outside world - Without which the ship would meander helplessly on the sea. Much highly sophisticated electronic equipment is utilized by this department, from computorized radar mmed transmitters that set up instantly at the touch of a button. Such gear requires constant attention by highly skilled persons in the field of electronics. These men hold preventive maintenance on the gear, and must also be able to trace out any malfunction and repair same with minimum amount of time. In addition to functioning as the tactical department or war, peace, an g y service, command liason through the ship 's office, and other duties that components to aid in analysing a contact, to progra f d emer enc situations, it has the responsibility of maintaining mail enhance and support the mission and functions of OPERATIONS. 27

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F ! 5iifL LTJG P. S. Houseknecht ENS D. A- H1159 J. C. Winningham SM1 J. L. Ward SM1 ' The communications division gna men and the Radiomen. It is through their reat sk'll d k consists of the Si l g g 1 an nowledge that our command communications are accurately and exped- iously handled. The Radiomanas job is a continously changing task. Their work wh' h ic ranges from the well known key to teletype and the patching of the most modern radio transmit ters and receivers. The Signalman's work is as equally im- portant . . . the tools of their trade consists of the visual communications equipment such as the flashing light and the signal flags with which the y communicate with all vessels in visual range of the ship. 28 D. H. Rodenbush RMC 1.1. Lejeune RMC T. Duffy SM2 E. D. Cookenham RM2 Signolmon Rodiomvn