Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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DIVISION IIII LCDR A.M. NESBIT ACCURATELY OBSERVING AND REPORTING WEATHER PA- RAMETERS, FORECASTING FOR AIRCRAFT LAUNCHES AND RECOVERIES, DISSEMINATING WIND AND SEA FORECASTS T0 SHIPS IN COMPANY, PREPARING RADIOLOGICAL FALL- OUT PREDICTIONS, DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL EF- FECTS ON RADAR AND RADIO PROPAGATION AND SOUND VE- LOCITIES IN THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS OR FORECASTING FOR THE DIVISIONAL SOFTBALL GAME ASHORE ARE HSTRICTLY ROU- TlNE FOR THE MEN OF OA DIVISION. TELETYPE TRANSMISSION OF WEATHER INFORMATION, RADAR TO SEE WEATHER A HUNDRED MILES DISTANT AND COMPUTERS ARE BUT A FEW OF THE TOOLS USED BY TODAY'S NAVY WEATHERMAN IN MAKING HIS FORECASTS WHICH AFFORD THE AIR AND SURFACE FORCES GREATER SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. AG3 R.E. BOYLE AGI J.H. BYLER AG3 B.L. DALTON AG2 D.J. DEAN AA W. AG3 W.D. LACOMB AN C. LINKROUM N F AGC .I.S. WHITAKER GRUENSFELDER AGAN J.E. PICKENS L ' , , I I 4, AG3 H. TIMMIS Jn. ff? I , ,:1-.1 - -1'-'N f '- --1, .- 4 2 dftf mfz- :k5?'fi55 ':i . ' I, 1 inf 5 v gf G 169

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OPERATIONS DEPAR IF THE BOILERS AND TURBINES OF THIS GREAT SHIP MIGHT BE VISUALIZED AS HER THROBBING HEART THEN THE MEN AND MA- CHINES OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT MUST BE SEEN AS HER BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYS- TEMg FOR IT IS THEIR RESPONSI- BILITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, EVALUATE AND DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION WHICH EN- ABLES ESSEX TO FULFILL HER MISSION. THROUGH THE HUMAN EYES OF HER AIRCREWS AND TM PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE ME- CHANICAL EYES AND EARS OF RADAR AND SONAR, TACTICAL INFORMATION IS GATHERED AND FED TO THE INTELLIGENCE CEN- TERS WHERE IT IS QUICKLY AS- SIMILATED AND RELAYED TO THOSE WHO SHARE IN THE RE- SPONSIBILITY OF COMMAND DE- CISION. LIKE THE HUMAN NERV- OUS SYSTEM, IT MUST FUNCTION WITHOUT LAPSE FOR IT IS AS NECESSARY TO ANCHORING AS IT IS TO DESTROY A FOE. PLOTTING ROOM-COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER-1944. CDR P.M. COSTELLO CATCC OFFICER CDR D.B. ROBERTS CIC OFFICER LCDR D.E. HAHN CCA OFFICER LCDR H.B. JACKSON AIR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER LCDR H.A. PETRICH ASSISTANT CATCC OFFICER LCDR T.J. SIMONE ASSISTANT CIC OFFICER LTJ A PAYNE ASCAC LTC E PETERSON ASSISTANT CCA OFFICER ENSM L GONRING CIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICER 168

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DIVISION LT J G SHEA THE MEN OF OC DIVISION STAFF THE CARRIER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER WHICH PERFORMS THE FUNCTIONS OF SHORE BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND GROUND CON TROLLED APPROACH UNITS FROM LAUNCH TO RECOVERY OC KEEPS AN ELECTRONIC EYE ON THE AIRCRAFT ASSIST ING THE CREWS IN MAINTAINING SEPARATION IN THE VARI OUS TRAFFIC PATTERNS AROUND THE CARRIER AND DURING NIGHT OR FOUL WEATHER OPERATIONS GIVING ACTUAL LANDING ASSISTANCE WORKING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS EXCEPT FOR THE GLOW OF THEIR RADARSCOPES AND STATUS I BOARDS THESE AIRCONTROLLERS TRACK EACH AIRCRAFT SEEING IT IN RELATION TO ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT BACK ING UP THE VISUAL ACUITY OF THE AIR CREWS WITH AN UNBLINKING AND ALL SEEING EYE. Z ,JVM N 5 'N f 1 W1 xW ,ff f A6 ,iifii FS 5 -, .. .. 13.0 E? 251.6 13.5.5 I! 5Kw' f ACC R.H. CROSSLEY AC2 C.0. ANDERSON AC2 C.M. AYLWARD 77 AC2 C.F. CROWDER AC3 M.A. CULP AN W.L. FARRELL AN P.J. camo V J.c. um. - M AN A.R. JOHNSON A -ft AC3 D.M. NOWELL AC1 H. OLDEMEYER AC3 P. PAROUSE AC3 W. A. RIMMER AN R. ROSATO AC3 R. STEVENSON AC3 C.D. KABAT AC2 O.D. MABRY AC1 W.R. MOSELY ACC M.W. MEADOWS AN E.C. SPRAGUE ACI C.R. STAHLECKER 170