Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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CARQUALS As the carrier headed for the open sea, the planes and pilots of Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 began to arrive. Though there were many veteran pilots attached to- the Air Wing's squadrons, there were also many pilots who were unfamiliar with landing and launchings aboard an actual carrier. Though the pilots had received exten- sive training under simulated carrier conditions for launching and recovery, there was no substitute for the real thing. 'll Over a period of several days, thepilots of the attached squadrons gained invaluable experience in day and night launchings and day and night recoveries. The experience gained in the Carrier Qualifications would prove to be a valuable asset to the pilots and the carrier. 'll Through the Carrier Qualifications the pilots of the squadrons established their position as experienced flying personnel. The Carrier Qualifications benefited the pilots and the carrier by enabling both to more fully and ex- pertly fulfill this mission of the carrier. N ........, , ., , V ,. ML, my i,r, , ,U mm, ,W 'Ziff ff.. ,W - ya, ,,

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ADMINISTRATICD Argument segment: How the ship and the men made their course towards the Western Pacific and the Tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean... As the men of the ship met and greeted each new day in their lives at sea, the prime concern for each was the schedule of events and the effects the schedule would have on the crew. 'll Day in, day out, the typewriters and printing machines of the Administration Department pumped information to the men. of the ship. Morale, discipline, training, welfare, work, exercises, safety, rights and privileges of individuals, information and the control of daily life are the matters with which the Administration Department was concerned. 'II Under the direction of the Executive Officer, the Admin Department, as it is known by the men of the ship, was directly concerned with the specific details of the ship's correspondence management, per- sonnel management, and the maintenance of a public relations and information program. 'II Each office in the Ad- ministration Department was concerned not specifically with the actual mechanical operations of the ship, but directly with the individual members of the crew and how life on the ship was governed. Through the Administration Department, the crew was made aware of what they could expect from the ship and in turn what the ship expected of them. QI The Admini- stration Department was the city hall of the floating city, the department that coordinated each crewman-citizen into a part of the working community. 6 w V 5 1 I I 1 i 1 1 i I n 4 L