Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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l T l T i i T i S 5 F Q 5 5 E Q i i Commander Eugene R. Wiseman, USN CDPERATIGNS GFFICER i l oPEi2ATioNs DEPARTMENT l Essex' Operafions is The nerve cenTer charged wiTh The viTa, and dynamic Tasks of planning, coordinafing Gnd execuTing all The peaceTime Training and operafional missions assigned. AT any given momenT, afloaT or ashore, Essex' OperaTions is fully engaged in conTinuous and simulfaneous prO- secuTion of all Three Tasks. Planning musT he geared To developing every assigned mission down To iTs final de- Tails To assure maximum efficiency and operaTional effecTiveness. Coordinafion is always required To blend The individual efforTs of all deparTmenTs inTo a combined fighTing force ThaT musT he fully informed from fireroom To flighT deck To DaTum. ExecuTion of Essex' mission is always an exciTing TesT of The Thoroughness and Timeliness of Operafions' plC1VI- ning and coordinaTion. YeT even as The Air Group applies iTs skillful and sophisTicaTed finishing Touches aT Da- Tum, final plans are being laid and coordinaTed To susTain These efforTs To The limiT of Essex' combaf poTenTial. Teamwork is The key To successful accomplishmenT of These viTal Tasks. The officers and men of Essex' ODGV- aTions are hardened professionals who are highly skilled, inTensely proud and Thoroughly commiTTed To Essex' fradifion of round-The-clock peak performance. i