Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Operations Department is an important and vital phrase of Command and Control. Here1n l1es the task of keepmg the sh1p's schedulmg ready for any ass1gnment that may ar1se To meet the demands of local operat1ons and long deployments, the Operat1ona1 De partment must keep a long range schedule as well as ma1nta1n track of day to day operat1ons The Operat1ons Off1cer must ensure that all other departments have the necessary and qual1f1ed personnel ass1gned and lS there fore respons1ble for trammg, a v1tal step 1n read1ness of the Shlp When the Shlp'S schedule has been conf1rmed, the Operat1ons Department must ensure that all comm1tments are met To do all 11hlS, the OPS Department has two d1v1s1ons, OI and OC, of approx1mately s1xty men and each man playmg an 1mportant and meamngful role 1n the over all operat1ons of the Shlp The Operat1ons Department 1S respons1ble for the collect1on and d1ssem1nat1on of 1mportant tact1cal 1nformat1on Both OC and OI d1v1s1ons ma1nta1n external commun1cat1on to keep the Command 1nformed and transmlt to h1gher author1ty the results and succes of our m1ss1ons The health of the crew 1S ma1nta1ned by the hosp1ta1 corpsmen What are we do1ng'P Where are we'P What 1S gomg on at home'? How do you feel? What 1S our next m1ss1on'P All of these are quest1ons that can be answered by the Operat1ons department 1n 1ts never end mg task of know everythmg 51 Thls IS the reason that OPS 1S TOPS 1n 1ts funct1on of servmg Command ' I . . .. . . I . . . . V - . . . . . Q I . - . . . . . . . . . . . . I u l I , . 'x . . , . . , I 0 I I , . , . . - 0 . . - n - ' 1 ..--.J-sf :f 'LJ -:Ya--,1-sf 1-1 -.::.Q.,,,,f.-1-:Z :Z..:.Qrefss1:Q.Z:...,a-. 5:-:4...1,..eQ.s.- Q'

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Q Y I I ma v 1. gf ,fx I J I i yy 11 ,. . l' ln, ' li, J I E i 3. L DSN . . . . G.A. R : , R, RDSN' Lincks C.J., RD3' BTRC-H19 J-J. JI'-, 3' 00 ef ' 'f , ' ' ' , SL. Ddver, F:W,, RDi, SECOND ,ROW: LT, CjgD,Wilbourne, A.A., BD2s R0b1nS0ggNR.L-, RDSN, Campbell, , D,G,g Taddiken, s,w., RDSNg Porter, D.R., RD33 RD3sG1bS0n,R.D-, R ' ' Mcinerney, D.J., RD23 Stradal, R. F., RD35 vienne, i ,. X g .. OI DIVISION During the last decade or two, the amazing new electronic's systems, developed by science and the Navy, has caused men to require an ever increasing awareness of his surroundings. In answer to this need, the Navy developed the Operations Intelligence Division. I 12 On board ship, the heart of OI is the Combat Information Center. It is filled with the control and information readout con 1 f so es o the complex electronic equipment that is installed throughout the ship. CIC is the nerve center Q of O t. .... . . . 1 5 1 3 pera ions for the entire ship. It is the information disseminated by CIC that forms the basis for 2-HY tactlcal il decision. The two rates that are most directly concerned with CIC are the Radarmen and the Electronics' Technicians.. Thi i first of these two, the Radarmen, underthe guidance of meek, mild-mannered LTJG David L. Wilboulfne, 01 DWISIO I Officer and CIC Officer Cwho is actually the Mighty Hostilemanj, are the operators of the equipment in CIC. The Radarmen have to be able to anticipate any move that the bridge might make, and be ready Wlth the neefiefd A information. Under the leadership and training of their leading Radarman, Dimples Vienne, Radarma.n'Ch1e.', jc The EPPERSON radar gang have proven themselves to be able evaluators like First Class Moby Dover and Punild . Rogers, navigators like the Second Class Backbones Bracale, Mclnerney and Kimeg communicators like 'lihllll Class 'C. J. Lincks, Porter, Lindsey, Morse, Campbell, Stradal, Robinson, and Moore Cwho is a liosthal C elgd if but don t -I let that fool youDg and plotters like Seamen Tender Taddiken, Ki1ler Killinger, H3180 Glbsonf s Strong-silent Acampora. 15 14 I 5.