David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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RM3 Daniel Campbell RM3 Jon Edge RM3 John Villareai RM3 Sean Stauffer C; ommunications Division, manned by the Radioman rating, works as part of the Op- erations Department onboard USS DAVID R. RAY. Radiomen pro- vide communications capabilities to the rest of the ship including CIC, the Bridge, Sonar and the helo tower. While voice commu- nications are used extensively for the ship ' s tactical operations, tele- type operators in Radio Central process satellite fleet broadcast communications twenty-four hours a day to provide operational in- formation as well as news and sports to the crew. During MIF operations in the Red Sea and Per- ;sian Gulf deployment they pro- cessed an average of 10,000 in- coming and 1,000 outgoing mes- sages a month while they handled an embarked staffs message load in addition to their own. Radiomen find a new friend GQ Ready! RM3 Adrian Rios RM3 Joel Pierce RMSN John Bonk RMSN Robert Comer 19

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Communications Division LT Mark Hrossowyc Communications Officer ENS Matthew Long RMC(SW) Richard Menard Communications Officer Chief Radioman RMl(SW) Harold Eisner RM2 James McLelland RM2 Mark Jackson RM2 Donald Murphy Fun and Frolic in Goa, India Going Aloft 18

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RMSA John Guagliardo RMSN Ernesto Moran SN Walter Davis Br RM3 Marion Bolton J Young Arleigh Burke? RMSN Carby Rose mutmt ' Steel Beach Action W ho Says RM ' s Don ' t Work? 20