Comstock (LSD 45 LSD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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WEAPONS DIVISION Weapons Division-(OWl, consists of Fire Controlmen and Gun- s Mates. They are responsible for maintaining the weapons sys- s and small arms onboard the ship. The Fire Controlmen (FC) ire that the Phalanx, which is the Close In Weapons System NS for short), is maintained in a ready status. This means that maintain and repair all components from the electronics to the raulics. The Gunner Mates (GMG) are responsible for maintain- the other weapons on the ship. This includes doing routine main- mce on all weapons from .45 caliber pistols to 25mm chain gun. y also train shipboard personnel in the procedures for handling pons and assist in qualifying personnel in the use of the .45 cali- pistol. FCC T. MARLOW GMGl A. MATHIASON FC2 M.FISCHER FC2A. LEEMAN PHOTOS NOT AVAILABLE GMG3 R. McLELLAN FC3A. FEIGUM GMG3J.BRYAN GMGSN. C. OLIVER PAGE31.0WDIV

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OE DIVISION OE division main- tains the ship ' s air search, surface search, and navigation radars, communication, and navigational system. They also maintain the ship ' s entertain- ment system contribut- ing to high crew mo- rale, and shipboard computer systems to al- low for the smooth op- eration of the Supply and 3-M systems. OE division also has the capability to per- form 2M (microminia- ture) repair. They have repaired everything from vital circuit boards for main propul- sion and thermal imag- ers, to soda machines. The motto of the ET shop is If we can ' t fix it, it ' s not broken. ETC F. SAMBOL ETl K. McCLOSKEY ETl A. CICAIROS w-.s ET2 P. WALK ET2N. TAYLOR ET3 D. HOLOHAN ET2 R. MACTAVISH ETSN C. PICKARD PAGE 30. OC DIV « l -f| M - '

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OI DIVISION 01 division is comprised of 21 Op- erations Specialists (OS I and Elec- tronics Warfare Technicians (EW). When COMSTOCK is underway, they are the nerve center of the ship. The OS ' s operate COMSTOCK ' s complex radar suites and communi- cations circuits and the EW ' s oper- ate and maintain all of COM- STOCK ' s Electronic Warfare equip- ment, including the AN SLQ-32(V)1. The primary mission of 01 Division is to gather, process, correlate, evalu- ate, and disseminate battlefield in- formation in a timely manner throughout the ship. Secondary mis- sions include command and control of amphibious assaults using both Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCACs) and traditional displacement surface craft such as Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs). They also provide safe navigation of the ship when en- tering or departing any port and con- trol the airspace around COM- STOCK during helicopter opera- tions. They are responsible for much of the department ' s administrative burden, including, among other du- ties, security clearances for all COM- STOCK personnel and maintenance of COMSTOCK ' s Naval Warfare Publication library. OSS J. ROBINSON i K ' i H K mV 1 s EWl M. NEUMAN OSS M.JOHNSON PAGE 32. OI DIV mggmggm