Essex (LHD 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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OCDivision AC3 HARDING AC3 MILLER ACS SCHEMPP AC3 WARDY ACAN BEASLEY ACAN VAZQUEZ ACAA LYLE TOP: ACS Miller brings another helo in safely. LEFT: Where are they? AC2 Millard l eeps track of all the birds in the air at the plotting table.

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9V oc sion le Helicopter Direction Center is responsible for making the - real-time decisions necessary for safely and efficiently sequencing and separating air traffic. By follow- ing the guidelines set forth in the LHD NATOPS, coupled with the strong abilities of our TEAM ESSEX controllers, the ship ' s mission is per- formed smoothly and with unparal- leled excellence. Working closely with the Air Operations Officer, crucial coordination and decisions are made to make USS ESSEX the safest air traffic control center in the U.S. Navy. AC1 KERBY AC1 LILL AC1 THOMPSON AC2 BATES AC2 MILLARD AC3 CISNEROS MAJ TILLMAN LTALLVORD ACC PALMER S?K kY-3 RIGHT: TheHDC gang finally gets some sunlight

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OljJivtsion ft mbat Intorniation Center, or CIC, is manned by the Opera «-i tionsSpe-cialists of OI Division, and is the true nerve center of ESSEX. The primary mission of CIC is to gather tactical information from the ship ' s radars, voice communications, message traffic, electronic warfare and IFF systems. That information is then pro- cessed, displayed, evaluated, and then disseminated to the ship ' s vital com- mand and control stations so that timely and accurate tactical decisions can be made. CIC is a very busy place, day or night, at sea, and our mission never ends. 0S1 MCDONALD 0S1 SIDES 0S1 STEINMAN LCDR SCHMITT LT LOVERICH OSC DUFFY 0S1 HARRIS 051 TURPIN 052 BURGESS 0S2 CREWS 0S2 GHOLSON RIGHT: OSC Duffy consults with ENS Bryant about ESSEX ' next move. FAR RIGHT: 0S1 Turpin, SWC, ensures ESSEX is ready to meet all threats.