Fanning (FF 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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ESWS Qualifications The following personnel qualified as Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists during the deployment. Congratula- tions for a job well done! MAC E. A. Connery STG2 J. L. Baiocco FC2 J. A. Noll MS2 R. E. Peden STG2 M. D. Hoskins BM2 J. D. Babcock YNl C. E. Boyd RMC R. H. Denison SKC D. A. Abinsay EWC P. C. Moran STGl R. R. Riggs FC2 J. K. Mills FCC T. E. Johnson n

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OE DIVISION In Operations Department there are the op- erators and the technicians. OE Division is made up of the techs. Responsible for all of the ship ' s electronic equipment, the Electronic Technicians maintain dozens of pieces of equipment. The ET ' s are involved in preventative main- tenance and corrective repair of several vital systems. Radar and radio communications gear are the most apparent. Stationed in the Persian Gulf, it was imperative that FANNING be able to detect, evaluate, and communicate to other forces vital contact information. In that respect the ET ' s had their work cut out for them with the often sandy winds that degrade exterior radar gear. The ET ' s also maintain test equipment, the fathometer, the aircraft radio beacon (TACAN), and the satellite navigation system. They ser- vice the ship ' s SNAP II computer system and run the Military Affiliated Radio Station (MARS) radio station that permits sailors to call home from the ship through intermediate HAM radio operators stateside. Probably their most important priority, however, was run- ning the nightly FANNING HBO movie channel! OE ' s Division Officer is ENS Stace Space Radar Rader, and Chief Petty Officer is ETC Kubiac. ENS Stace H. Rader Electronic Material Officer Redding, CA ET3 Jeffery T. Barrett Negaunee, MI ET3 Thomas D. Cutshaw New Lancaster, K.S ET3 Nathan R Driskill Joplin, MO ET3 Michael J. Edwards Dryden, MI ETC Keith A. Kubiak Berthoud, CO ET2 Glenn I I ea Bryan, TX ET2 Daniel W Rush Midland, Ml 10

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