David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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SA B. McLaughlin SA J. Roberts SA T. Roloff W SA D. Dufresne SA D. Campbell SA B. Land f V f n f SR W. Davis SA C. Wilson m- First Division personnel heave around on a mooring line SN Freeman kicks back during a steel beach cookout

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1ST DIVISION First Division, OF, consists of undesignated seamen and Boatswain ' s Mates. Although they are most commonly known for their responsibilities in deck preservation, they are involved in much, much more. To begin with, boatswain ' s mates are the guardians of old Naval traditions such as the art of seamanship, line handling and piping the side. In our modern Navy, they have had to learn several addition- al skills. Some of these skills include the handling of underway replenishment equipment, anchoring the ship, assisting in the landing of helicopters, small boat operations, steering the ship, and assisting in emergency situations such as search and rescue (SAR). Their regular underway duties also include standing watches as lookout and helmsman. In the performance of their many tasks, members of First Division are always combining Naval tradition and modern tech- nique to a variety of duties in logistic support, which adds up to more than just the decks. BMl(SW) B. Thomas BM2 D. Johnson BM2 R. Sullinger LTJG T. Anderson BM3 B. Edwards BM3 R. Icenogle BM3 0. Jenkins 12

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0. L DIVISION 01 Division consists entirely of Operations Spe- cialists. Though their duties vary inport from Naval Warfare Publications and Sectret Control to training and damage control petty officer, their duties at sea consist of standing various watches in Combat Infor- mation Center (CIC). CIC is the center of tactical data and informa- tion flow for the ship. OS watchstanding duties con- sist of navigation, tracking air and surface contacts, maintaining the Naval Tactical Data System Link with other ships and aircraft, air control of helos and ASW aircraft, radio telephone communications and assisting in special evolutions such as Naval Gunfire Support, Anti-submarine warfare, Sea and Anchor detail and Anti-surface warfare (using the Harpoon surface-to surface missile). Some OS ' s are also mem- bers of the ships Intelligence Collection Team, also known as Snoopy Team. Even though there are no technical aspects to the rate, OS ' s have a wide variety of specialists avail- able to them through various Navy schools. Whether it is for navigation or operating a radar, an OS must know extensively about the equipment in CIC in or- der to truly live up to the name of Operations Special- ist. W«III| LT A. Hietala OSC(SW) G. Negron CPORP(SW) M. Shaw Royal Australian Navy ISl(SW) L. Severson OSl(SW) E. Weatherly OSl G. Rowe OSl R. Brown 0S2 C. Carothers V y V V f K i J x K 7- 14