Coronado (AGF 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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r --« OSCS Nelson OI Division LCPO ETCS McDaniel OE Division LCPO EWCS Webb OW Division LCPO OW DIVISION fiS v ETC Jackson ( Front Row: EW3 Sulecki, EW2 Englehart, EWl Haugh, EW2 Chartier. Back Row: EW2 Coughlin, EWSN Gerdes, EW3 Allen, EVV2 Dennis. 79

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT. Cotopolis Operations Officer During this major deployment as flagship for Commander Joint Task Force Middle East, the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT played an important role in CJTFME ' s mission of maintaining Freedom of the Seas in the Persian Gulf. When the ship was assigned duties, the Operations department made it happen. The OPS department is the focal point of all shipboard evolutions, both inport and at sea. The OPS department is made up of Operations Specialists (OS), Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW), and Electronic Technicians (ET), all highly skilled professionals that make this the best flagship in the Navy. The Operation Specialists man the Combat Information Center (CIC), the tactical nerve center of the CORONADO. This is the place the OS ' collect, display, analyze, evaluate, and disseminate information concerning surface and air contacts. OS ' are also responsible for assisting the bridge team in the safe navigation of the ship. The Electronic Warfare Technicians who also operate out of CIC, use Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems, which include . . . There were several critical services the department provided as flagship for CJTFME. Aircraft Surface Surveillance missions, which consisted of the detection and tracking of over 12,000 surface contacts, were performed in a five month period. During the April 18th OPERATION PRAYING MANTIS, in which the United States retaliated for the mining of the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, the OPS department played an integral part in the assisting of CJTFME staff. The Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW) assisted the staff with their knowledge and expertise in the area of Early Warning Detection; which, in an environment as the Arabian Gulf, it is very important for CJTFME to know the possible threat against its forces. In addition, the ET ' s sent a variety of people to at least 20 different . . . LT. Harris Electronic Materials Officer LT(jg) Harter Electronic Warfare Officer LT(jg) Roxbury CIC Officer ENS. Lessard OI Division Officer 78

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OE DIVISION ' l 1 ,,! ' ,! Front Row: ETl Ishii, ET3 Jane, ET3 Hecker, ET3 Muller, ET3 Reagan, ET3 Echtle, ET2 Sargenl. 5u.k Row: ET3 Brown, ET3 Sontag, ET3 Pedigo, ET3 Bates, ETl Zachgo, ET3 Reid, ET3 Ragland. OI DIVISION 5 Front Row. OS2 Utley, OSSN Anderson, OS2 Hedrick, OS3 Lachman, OSSN Church, OSSA Garcia, OSSA Ruiz. Back Row: OSl Payne, OSSA Smith D., OSSA Davis, OS2 Godino, OSSA Smith J., OS2 Parenteau, OS2 Carrender. 80