Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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fl-4 F' ft Sonar Technician AGP Electronics Technician N-Lu!-H.-...O T Fire Controlman Gunners Mate 'N-I-L-a...p Fire Contolman CA CF ORD SW DI Combat System Department Combat Systems Officer: LT Scott D. Kuykendall Combat systems Department is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all the ships sensors and weapons delivery systems Combat Acoustics Division conducted numerous hours of trainin with real and simulated submarines vx hile Maintainm the ships Sonar Suit in a h10h state of readiness Durin DOGFISH 7000 tNATOs annual ASW training exerc1sejSPRUANCE aggtessix ely tracked ei ht quiet and evasive NATO Submarines Conductm ox ei '70 sueeessful attacks neutralizing the subsurface threat in the entire SPRUANCE area of responsibility lfit does not hunt subs shoot Guns or fire missiles we ovx n it CE division had a very successful Standin Nas al Forces Mediterranean Torpedoman deployment Our superchar ed techmeians maintained all RADARS Communications and Data Systems equipment at 100W operational readiness Congratulations to our six nevl Enlisted Surf aee Warriors ETl Heflin ETl Lehr ETl Boyd ET7 Lonsdale ET2 Ellis and ET? Armstrong CF Division provided the anti air wat fare vu eaponry for the deployment responsible for the NATO Seasparroxs System and the Close In Weapons System They were able to show their stuff expending over 2000 rounds of 25mm ammunition dunng sex eral ln e fire exercises They also conducted several successful Detect to Engage exercises which gave evidence to our NATO battle group that any incoming missals would be dealt a fatal blow CF dis ISIOH returns with experience and sea stories to remember for years to come Ordnance division is responsible for the 2 MK45 5 1nch!54Cal Light Weight Gun Mounts the MK86 Fire Control system as well as all small arms onboard During the Deployment they participated in numerus live fire Gunnery exercises to include Navel Surface Fire Support small arms training and a Fire for Effect Exercise successfully expending hundreds of rounds of Ammunition Congradulations to our new Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist FC2 Hannah and FC2 Bates Strike Division the Long arm of the Law of the SPRUANCE consist of the Vertical Launch System and the Harpoon Launcher capable reachinv out and touching enemy targets Strike s JMCIS operators U maintain an over the horizon picture for all surface tracks for the Spruance and the Joint Battle Group Congratulations to our new Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist GM2 Sullix an and our recently qualified Surface Warfare Officer ENS Carter And with the rest of our ship mates we thank O Fire Controlman Fire Controlman Fire Controlman ur families for there love and patience during this Millennium Cruise Gunners Mate , K, , 0 . , c ' , 7 1 I . ' ' U s ' , , 7 L 1 X, . . . s . i O i K i U 1 C T L Q X y . . , l . UU. W. , , , ,- l f ' C ' g ' sq g y --1 is ss Asks ' ' N ' I I 1 -1: v U lv -l-N I-l I . . . . ' T ' . O ' V' ix J I 1 I A g . A 1 '4 0 . X 4. '. J ' C' ' 9 , I ' ' 1 l 1 1-1 ' I 8 ' S L51 7 '- 'f ss 4 ' s. . . . 9 Y 1 H -N ' - -is' - . . . . V .- . I 1- I 7 . ' 1 I s f . A ' 0 . . . . U V .I . . . 0 . . 'o , Q . . . . ,. , . ,. .. . . . . H se ,' 7 ' ' 0 0 , 1 ,. . . . O ' h . . - I ' '

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