Coontz (DLG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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GALVAN ' S GANG ENS C.L, REYNOLDS ASST. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AH ha! a letter FOR ME! ' SHIP ' S OFFICE (.OBVIOUSLY POSED) •r f 3 LIMBO AT THE LIGHT RADIO CENTRAL AT WORK

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OC DIVISION FIRST ROW , LTOR-ALA,T.; KOONCE , R . D . ; HEARN , J . F . ; CHILDS , D .G . ; WERNSMAN , S .J . ; BRADLEY , J .J , ; GARCIA , M .C . ; ARTHURS , K .C . SECOND ROW , DUNCAN , J . W . ; LEAHY , T . J . ; PAYNE , M ,G . ; HERBERT , M.N,; SADER, R.; GAL VAN , R .A , ; JOHNSTON , V .L . ; ENS REYNOLDS ; LIMBO , W . E . ; LTJG PAULES ; DUNKIN , J .D . ; HABER , E .C . ; DAYRINGER , D . L . ; RICHARDS , J.E . ; GUNS ALES , J.L.; NELSON, P.J. (NOT PICTURED) CONNERS, T.E.; SAYWER, F.; TAELEIFI, M,N.; BRYAN, L.W.; MADER, D.G.; YOUNCE, W.R.; MANGRUM, J.A.G.; COFFEY, G .A . ; LINGENFELTER , D.N. a staccato rhythm emanates from the ' fist ' of a radioman seated amid the myraid of transmitter , receivers, patch panels, and teletypes in radio central. Another from the flapping shutters of a brilliant signal searchlight atop the pilot house, as a signalman frantically transmits his message to a ship disappearing over the horizon . . And still another from a cubicle known as the Ship ' s Office FILLED with TYPEWRITERS BEING PLAYED BY THE NAVY ' S FRUSTRATED CONCERT PIANISTS ' ? , THE YEOMEN AND PERSONNELMEN WHO GENERATE the many necessary forms of correspondence required by an oper- ational command at sea . . And finally, the unending thump, thump of the caretaker of theCOONTZ ' primary morale factor, THE POSTAL CLERK, per- forming HIS DAILY FUNCTION OF CANCELLING OUTGOING MAIL, AND HOPE- FULLY, sorting the INCOMING. This is COMMUNICATIONS ... The Voice of Command , in all FORMS and fashions, WHICH HAS AS ITS PRIMARY GOALS TO SERVECOM- MAND AND AID ADMINISTRATION ...A NEVER ENDING, MANY FACETED MISSION THAT REQUIRES CLOSE-KN IT COOPERATION FROM ALLOC DIVI- SION PERSONNEL, ••rv LTJG G. E. PAULES COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WHERE ' S THAT ' D IH-DIH-DIT , DAH-DAH- DAH ' COMING FROM, CHIEF? SEE ' I rOi-P yOC VIE NERE OFF LIMITS ! ! I '

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Ol DIVISION FIRST ROW, L TO R- ARROWOOD , A.F.; EDGINTON, L.A.; PRINCE, G.H.; MARLING, J.W.; THOMAS ON, W.E.; HALLEEN , G.M . ; ENGELSGAARD , D.L.; WILLIAMS, R.D.; LEBLANC, J.D. SECOND ROW, GLENN, T.M.; BAN- ISTER, B.K.; PATTERSON, T . L . ; STONE, J,E.; KEMPER, D.R.; MCCORMACK , F . W . ; MCGEE, B.K,; SPAIN, W .B . ; HOUSTON , R .C. ; SCHWARTZ , B .G . ; THIRD ROW, BAKER, B . B. ; PREKOPA , J.R . ; KOPPENHAUER , C . A . t WRIGHT , R . E . ; MARTIN , C .L , ; LTJG GILL ; LTJG SWALL ; LTJG CORMACK; HEN WOOD, R . F. ; NERO , B .W . ; JONES , E .D . ; FOURTH ROW , CLEMENTS , E .L . ; JARVIS , G .D. ; CARLSON , G . L . ; PINTAR , K .E , ; SHARPE , W . ; THOMPSON , D , K . ; DECKER , G .K. ; MCCLUSKEY, D .G. ; BEYNE , R .L . (NOT PICTURED) THOMAS , J.M . ; SET- ZER, J.M.; ARMSTRONG, J.M. ; BARBER, J.M.; BARBER, R.K.; SCALE, W.O.; SIMMERT, W.J.; LTJG LEIPOLD. LTJG D.T. SWALU CIC OFFICER BUSY BEES IN CIC Penetrating the heavy muscle of the ship, one approaches a NERVE center, IN WHICH, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, MEN CAN BE FOUND GULP- ING coffee AND discussing ANY one OF 10003 SUBJECTS . THIS IS THE Blue Room, known in more familiar circles as the Combat Infor- mation Center. Probing a little deeper, another man, buried in concentration, and cigarette smoke, is keeping a close watch on shipping in the sea. In a DARK corner, surrounded by piles of knobs, dials and me- ters, another man mutters esoteric phrases about resistors , capacitors and red tape, while over in another corner still another man sits, hypnotized by a radar scope on which the pic- ture GOES around, and AROUND, AND AROUND. Above it all, aloof, yet involved, a Khaki-clad officer sits in judgement of it all. many men, many acti v iti es , yet one ele- ment unites them all in a common atmosphere. thought - that is the essence of operations intelligence division. in the dim , blue corners of cic, information is gathered from a myriad of electronic equipment to be assimilated, displayed, evaluated, and disseminated in the form of vital information to be used for navigation, combat direction and all other facets of the ship ' s operations . It is the job of the Electronic Technicians to maintain this electronic equipment (either in actual operation or in standby) in top condition and a high state of readiness. CHIEF JONES EXPOUNDS ON TASK FORCE OPERATIONS.