Dixon (AS 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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Operations Navigation LTJG McCormick, Department Head LTJG DuUum QMC Minor SMI Bass SM3 Bartulio QM3 Swiney SMSN Kinney QMSA Mayer SMSA Pearson QMSN Strawder Since the open ocean has no signs to point direction, a means has to be available to ensure the ship arrives at the intended destination on time and in good shape. The Operations and Navigation Department is charged with that responsibility. OPS NAV is comprised of the Navigator, Quarter- masters, Operation Specialists and Signalmen. The QMs maintain continuous watches while underway to plot the proper course and position of the ship using sophisticated electronic gear, radar, and the age-old methods of navigating with the sun and stars. The OS personnel ensure that Combat Information Center, or CIC, is manned so the location and direction of travel of other vessels in our area is recorded. They assist in radar navigation and make course recommenda- tions in order to avoid other ships. The Signalmen, or SMs, provide a valuable means of communicating with ships of other communications unavailable or inappropriate. The semaphores, lamps, and flags are internationally recognized and understood. I

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Dental Department CDR Myers, Department Head LCDR Zillner LT Shepard DTC Hallet DTC Kurtz DTI Harrison DT2 Reno DT3 Denison DT3 Sahagun DT3 Todd The Dental Department, the smallest department and division on the ship, consists of three Dental Officers and nine Dental Technicians and strikers. Dental has the responsibility of maintaining the oral health of the DIXON personnel as well as the personnel on the tended units and related shore activities. The Dental spaces were manned twenty-four hours a day to deal with the routine, as well as emergencies. Some of the services offered are Oral Surgery, Prosthetics, Endodontics, and General Dentistry and Preventative Dentistry. SN Dias DN Genovese I