Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT f km LTJG H. HUGHES, JR. Operations Officer LTJG J. H. MICHELMORE Electronics Maintenance Officer LTJG F.T. LACHAT Communications Officer RDC D. L. JONES OE Division Head RMC H.A. MC OUONE OC Division Head OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The Operations Department is separated into two divisions called OC and OE . OC which stands for Operations Communications is the Division which deals primarily with Navigation and Naval Communica- tions. Included in the divisions are the Quartermasters who prepare charts and maps used in Navigating the winding rivers of the Mekong Delta, and Signalmen who receive and transmit all visual communications from the bridge. The Radiomen and Communications Yeomen also of OC Division, work in Radio Central receiving and transmitting hundreds of messages over the complex teletype and radio telephone circuits. This job also involves repair and preventive maintenance of this and all related equipment. OE Division, standing for Operations Electronics is concerned with the repair and upkeep of intri- cate electronic equipment involved in navigation, Radio Communication, the ship ' s entertainment system, Radar and other electronic gear. These two divisions combined into the Operations Department account for and coordinate all lines of communications coming into or leaving the ship.

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