Fresno (LST 1182) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR Tooley oPER TIONS DEPT. of the ship. Consisting of the Electronic Techni- cians, Signalmen, Operations Special- ists and Radiomen, Operations De- partment is the eyes, ears, and mouth LT Hanclrop ELECTRONICS DI . LTJG Bagood, ET3 Costello Mullis, ETB Meyer, ETSN Derr 4 f :,x V Not pictured: ET1 Beck, ET2 Delmont, ET2 - A 'Steel beach. ' Combat Flashbacks Dedicated early morning workout. Bo, Swamp, Derr, J ack, One, Cos . Always on call, the Electronic Technicians are the repairmen for Operations Department. The ET's go through ,extensive electronic training prior to coming to the fleet and even while at their command they attend many schools for certain pieces of equipment. All in all, the ET's spend several years in schools depending on the length of tour they serve 8: the equipment they have to work on. The ET's work on a wide range of electronic equipment ranging from the radio gear in Radio Central, to the radar and identification equipment in CIC, to the satellite navigation equipment top side. ' ' '

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Boat control operations. Combat recommends what? I TELLIGENCE DI Haag A , 'f ,ff ,a,wya , 1' 2-a Z -4 N H' 1: -. ..., M.. N.- .,,, . -ls... Y ENS Foust, OS1 Collins, O52 Morey, O52 Townsley, O53 Singleton, OSSN Knowles, OSSN Baptista. Not pictured - OSSN Massi, OSSN Marcianti, OSSA Krantz The Combat Information Center is home to the Operations Specialists' during under- way periods. Dark as it may be, CIC is the command and control center of the ship. The primary mission of the OS is the col- lection, evaluation and display of tactical information and intelligence. Keeping the bridge advised of the situation and provid- ing a complete picture for the Captain to make a final evaluation and give orders for action. Operating the radar, OS's track air and sur- face contacts, 'back up the Quartermasters during Sea and Anchor Detail, guide and direct the ship and assault vehicles during Amphibious Operations. The OS's are also involved with communication encoding and decoding information, gathering intel- ligence and briefing key personnel on intel- ligence received. B Pe'-we ,, tw V Y J, Towns, Krantz, Sal, Baps, Bodeen. S 'f 1 . 44, surig I. HX Tracking Radar contacts. I'm serious, she said I was a 10! Saxig .66 5... 55: we N