Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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. F VAW-121 DET 9 LCDRJ G GALLAGHER IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING WING TWELVE TO FURNISH BOTH ATTACK AND ASW CARRIERS WITH CREWS AND AIRCRAFT TO PROVIDE 'l HOSE CARRIERS WITH EARLY WARNING RADAR INFORMA- TION. VAW 121 DETACHMENT 9 IS THE PARTICULAR UNIT ASSIGNED TO CVSG-54 AS EMBARKED IN USS ESSEX QCVS-91. SPENDING LONG HOURS ON PATROL FAR FROM THE CAR: RIER AS AN AIRBORNE COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY AND VARIED CAPABILITIES OF THE WILLIE FUDD AND THE MEN WHO FLY IT. RADIO AND RADAR RELAY, SURFACE SURVEILLANCE AND INTERCEPTOR CONTROL, WHEN NECESSARY, ARE ALSO SHADES IN THE SPECTRUM FUNCTIONS FOR WHICH VAW-121 DETACH- MENTS ARE WEIIL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. FUDDS OR USTOOFS WITH A ROOF , THESE AIRCRAFT AND THEIR CREWS ARE THE EYES OF THE FLEET RANG- ING FAR AHEAD OF THE SURFACE UNITS TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO LOCATE AND DESTROY HOS- TILE SUBMARINES OR TO LAUNCH INTERCEPTORS IN TIMELY FASHION TO PROTECT OUR OWN SURFACE FORCES. AS LONG AS ASW REMAINS A PART OF OUR DEFENSE SYS- TEM, THE MEN AND AIRCRAFT OF VAW-121 WILL BE UP FRONT, PROVIDING THOSE EYES FOR THE FLEET, RELAY- ,ING 4 COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR, CONTROLLING FRIENDLY ,AIRCRAFT AND PROVIDING SURFACE SURVEIL- LANCE FOR THE HUNTER-KILLER GROUPS. 9 - jaw Q I ...WR R.H. MARTIN LT H.A. OWEN LTJG D.C. BENNETT LTJG M.J. GIERMAN LT A.W. JENSEN LT A.D. PARNELL LTJG J.L. JENNINGS LTJG A.W. ANDERSON LT D.F. HOLMES LT K.J. LEARY LTJG G.T. WASLESKI LTJG R.J. RACHAEL I u 1 nn ...W LTJG J. M. ODENWELDER LTJG WATSON LTJG T.S. SELPH LTJG L.M. BOLONIK . X A 9- . 5 . if !-.1 '55 0 ' ' -fn : sl 'Q 'Qfff.k A KP, x pfff- 'Y Q.. 1 'diary Y ,., . K W 251

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