Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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(Standing L - R) RM1 CARAWAY, RMSN GOSS, RM3 FOLEY, RMSN BROWN, RM3 RIVERS, RM3 GEORGE, RMSN SAENZ, RMSA FARRO, RMS BUCHOLZ, RMSA THOMAS, RMSN SHELMIRE, RM2 BUSBY, RM3 FOSTER, RM2 LAWSON, RMSN FRIEDMAN, RM2 HYNES, RM3 OTT, RMSN BREWER, RMC HAYDEN, (Kneeling) RM1 WINKLER, RM2 BORDEN, RMSA LESLIE, RMSN SMITH, RMSA SANTIAGO, RM3 MCWILLIAMS, RM3 MASSANGILL, RMSN LEE, RMSA JAWORSKI, (Sitting) RMSN ARNOLD, RMSA LEPORDO, RMSN GIBSON, RMSN BARFIELD, RMSN EGONOMES, RMSN WILLIAMS. The Radiomen of CT (Traffic) Division are responsible for maintaining communications with the rest of the world 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This involves processing all incoming and outgoing messages - approximately 1200 in and 100 out daily - originated or received by the ship, using a variety of hardware including optical character reader (OCR), video display terminals (VTDS), teletypes, tape readers, zerox machines and a unique, one of a kind message processing and distribution system (MPDS). In addition to the normal message flow, CT Division also offers a Class E message (telegram) service to the crew. The division utilizes the extensive communications resources of the flagship to support the message requirements of Commander SEVENTH Fleet, USS BLUE RIDGE and all embarked commanders. CR (Control Facility) Division is the master switchboard and monitoring station. All equipment in the communications center is wired through switchboards and patching panels of the control center. From the control center, lines branch out to other communication spaces. Landlines or radio links lead to remotely located transmitting and receiving stations serving the communications center. Technical control facility personnel connect radio and landline circuits to appropriate equipment in other spaces of the ship. The technical control facility contains control and terminal equipment and built-in monitoring and test equipment. It ties together electronically, all spaces of the comunications center, and is the electrical outlet from that communication center to other spaces around the ship as well as communications centers ashore. 29

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COMMUNICATIONS RM 28 1 Rt,!3 lil- ECOWMK )

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(Front row L - R) RMC HAYDEN, RMSN MORGAN, RMSA SCARPOLA, RMSA RAKENTINE, RMSN BLANQUIZ, RMSA COSEY, RMSA RADLEY, RM1 DANVERS, RM3 KLINE, (Back row) RMSA BARTSCH, RM1 ALLBRITTON, RM1 YOUNGER, RM1 PIERSON. RM2 DOLNICS, RM1 KNOX, RMSA GARNER, RM3 MONTGOMERY, RMSA O ' CONNER, RM2 THOMPSON, RMSA MORLAND (Front Row L - R) RM1 HICKS, RM3 FOLEY, RM1 GORDON, RMS ZANELLI, RMSN WILLIAMS T. E., RMSN GIBSON, RMC PATTON, (Back Row) RMSA MASON, RM2 HARTMAN, RM1 BJORGAARD, RM2 LAWSON, CPL JOHNSON, RM1 YOUNGER, RMS BUFKIN 30 JJK