Fanning (FF 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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OI DIVISION The Combat Information Center is the oper- ational nerve center of FANNING and home to OI Division ' s Operations Specialists and Elec- tronic Warfare technicians. CIC is the center- piece of tactical surface and air activity where contact information is gathered, displayed, in- terpreted and disseminated. The OS ' s gather information using active equipment such as radars, whereas the EWs use passive electronic warfare systems. The CIC Watch Officer takes this information and makes recommendations to the Officer of the Deck and Commanding Officer. To identify and track surface and air contacts the OS ' s monitor radar and radio, work closely with the EWs and communicate with the look- outs. They also monitor IFF radio frequencies used to identify aircraft as friend or foe. CIC is also the control center for incoming aircraft to land on the flight deck. OS ' s provided a valu- able third check of the ship ' s position using the DRT, or Dead Reckoning Trace, to aug- ment the Quartermaster ' s on the bridge and the Satellite Navigation. The EWs evaluate contacts using the SLQ- 32 V (2), a passive electronic system. Essentially they listen to surface and air contacts and fingerprint the ship or plane by the specific signals they emit. LT Halton is the CIC Officer and OSC (SW) Noonan and EWC (SW) Moran are the divi- sion ' s Chief Petty Officers. LTJG Chris H. Halton CIC Officer Elko, NV OSl Steven D. Adam Phoenix, AZ OSSN Cirildo Alaniz III Corpus Christi, TX OSSN Steven Arias Riverside, CA OSSN Sean P. Atkins Chapel Hill, NC EW3 Neil E. Baird Diamond Bar, CA - James U. Chandler en, LA