Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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(LEFT) A sound-powered headset and a grease pencil are the tools of the trade when on watch in the Combat Information Center (CIC). (ABOVE) ET ' s employ a variety of test equip- ment to diagnose problems in the radio and radar equipment. Often the tests are as complex as the equipment itself. (ABOVE) Hunched over the Dead Reckon- ing Tracer (DRT) during battle drills. The DRT is used to plot the relative motion of surface ships. (RIGHT) Information about contacts is fed into CIC over phone circuits and plotted on the status board. 59

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- -» (Left to right) OSSN Alberto Silvas, OSSN Michael Nelson, OSSA David Hamrick, YN3 Donald Michael, OS3 Kenneth Zetwick, OSSA Robert Williams, OSSN Christopher Martindale, ET2 Ricky Martin, OS2 Siggie Halldorson, OSC Melvin Taylor, ENS James Wooley. Picture taken by OSSN Lee Clements. O-I Division The job of O-I Division is to maintain and operate the ship ' s radar, help in plotting courses, maneuver in formation and man ship-to-ship radio circuits during tactical exercises. In a way they are the eyes of the ship, but the Operations Specialists ' (OS ' s) who watch the scope depend on the technical skills of the Electronics Technician (ET) to keep the radars tuned no matter how bad the weather. ET ' s also repair the ship ' s antenna system and work closely with the radiomen, doing both preventive maintenance and specialized troub- leshooting on all communication gear. Together, the Operations Specialists, Electronics Technicians and Radiomen com- prise Operations Department. 58

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(STANDING, left to right) PC3 Terry Dawkins, ETC Jerome Burch, PN3 Ralph Tate, PN3 Bob Duvall, NC1 Tom Hemmer YNSN Richard Brown, HM2 Lance Adams, PNSN Charles Kimsey, HM3 Rick Prevost, YNC Salvator Castro, PN1 Fred Davis. (KNEELING) PC2 Skip Kain, HM2 Don Simmons, HM1 Jim Sprouse. U X ' Division X Division gathers the ship ' s adminis- trative and service functions under one roof. The postal clerks find their popularity soars after an especially large mail call, but the hospital corpsmen who care for the crew ' s day-to-day medical needs find themselves greeted with suspicion when it ' s time to give shots. Personnelmen handle all aspects of the crew ' s service records, affecting such areas as promotions, reenlistments and above all, leave orders. Yeomen on the other hand work closely with the officer corps in much the same way as personnelmen work with enlisted matters. The ship ' s career counsellor is part of X Division, as is the 3-M Coordinator, who helps organize the ship ' s repair priorities. Finally there is the ship ' s journalist, who helps the command communicate with the crew and the public. 60