Cabildo (LSD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS— The ETs maintain, repair, cali- bratt , tiuu . and adjust all tin iltctronir cquipuunt u.u d in connnunica- tions. dctiition and trafkin , recognition and idt ntifuatinn, and ilec- tronic aids to navigation iquipnu nt. The primary responsibdity of thi ET Gang is to make daily, iviekly, and monthly inspections of electronics equipment and maintain it ' s peak operating efjicieney at all times. Equ- ipment performance and operation cards and logs must bt kt pt accurate by the Electronics Technicians. During General Quarti rs, Special Sea Detail, and other evolutions, the Electronics Technicians an on station in Radio Central, The Combat Information Center, and other various stations where electronic equipment is in operation.

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION RADARMEN — The RD working in the Combat Information Center (CIC ) have the primary responsibility to collect, display, evaluate, and disseminate vital information received from the radar, lookouts. Signal Bridge, Radio Central, and Intelligence reports. The RD teams in CIC control waves of landing craft in an Amphibious Assault; pilot and navigate a fog-obscured harbor by radar; direct and control helicopter landings and take-offs from the ship ' s flight deck; and with the precision of threading a needle, navigate through a fleet of fishing boats at night. While the ship is steaming in formation, the Radarmen plot courses and speeds of shipping in the area, work out tactical situations on a maneu- vering plotting sheet, and have control of the tactical radiotelephone circuits which maneuvers the entire formation. 32

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION YEOMEN AND PERSONNELMEN—Thc YN and PN ratings are assigned to perform the clerical functions of the Ship ' s Office . The Yeomen and Pcrsonnelmen must be familiar with the maintenance of officer and enlisted service records, official correspondence, legal mat- ters, instructions and directives, and most adtninistrative duties of a sea- going command. The impressions of other commands, concerning the efficiency of the ship, depends in many ways upon the correspondence, records, reports, and the continuous wave of paperwork necessary to maintain an organization as large as the U.S. Navy. What is m GCT?; What chance is there for me to enter into the Officer ' s program? ; Where are my orders to school? ; How about typing a letter to the Bureau for me? . . . ; are asked to and answered by the Gang in the ship ' s office daily.