Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT Chuck Bone. Combdr SysTems Officer I A-, f 'I , v. Combcfr Sysfems Deporfmerfr GRIDLEY IS A GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER WHOSE JOB IS TO CONDUCT PROMPT SUSTAINED COMBAT OPERATIONS AT SEA IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL POLICY. IT IS CAPABLE OF SEA CONTROL AND POWER PROJECTION AS AN ELEMENT OF A BATTLE GROUP, AMPHIBIOUS TASK GROUP, SURFACE ACTION GROUP, OR WHEN OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY. ALTHOUGH GRID- LEY'S PRIMARY MISSION AREA IS ANTI-AIR WARFARE, SHE IS ALSO CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING ANTI-SUBMARINE AND ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE OPERATIONS. IT IS THE JOB OF THE COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT ALL GRIDLEY'S OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE WEAPONS AND SENSORS ARE ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE. IN SHORT, WHEN CALLED UPON TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH A TARGET, GRIDLEY WILL DO SO IN SUPERLATIVE FASHION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EXHAUSTIVE AND COMPREHEN- SIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, EXTENSIVE PMS, AND CONSTANT REVIEW OF PROCEDURES. THIS DEPARTMENT MAKES THE COMBAT SYSTEM WORK.

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QM3 SCOTT GIVES SUPPORT TO DCFN WHITEHOUSE DURING WOG DAY 33 I ' 1 I . QM3 MCDEARMID PREPARES TO LEAVE PORT 5 OM1 DABBS WITH HIS BEST BUDDY ODIE I1 QMS SERNA AND QM3 MCDEARMID TAKE TIME OUT FOR A GQ SHOOT

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THE COMBAT SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS WHICH PROVIDE THE CAPABILI- TIES TO DETECT, EVALUATE, ACQUIRE, ENGAGE, AND DECEIVE ENEMY AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE THREATS. THESE FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS ARE THE SENSOR SYSTEMS, COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, WEAPON SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. COMBAT SYSTEMS DE- PARTMENT SPECIFICALLY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS GRIDLEY'S SENSOR, WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND THE NTDS COMMAND AND CONTROL INERFACE TO THESE SYSTEMS. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF SIX DIVISIONSJ FOX, MISSILE, AS, CE, IC, AND CB. FOX DIVISION IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MK 76 MISSILE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, MK 'Ill WEAPONS DIRECTION SYSTEM, HAR- POON WEAPON SYSTEM, MK I5 CLOSE IN WEAPONS SYSTEM, AND THE ANfSPS-48C 3-D AIR SEARCH RADAR. MISSILE DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MK IO GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM, ALL RIM 67 STANDARD ER MISSILES, 25MM CHAIN GUNS, .50 CALIBER AND ALL SMALL ARMS WEAPONS. AS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GRIDLEY'S SUB- SURFACE SENSORS AND WEAPONS SYSTEMS: ANfSQQ-23B SONAR, ANfSSQ-64 EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPH, MK I '14 UNDERWATER BATTERY FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM, MK 446 ANTISUB- MARINE ROCKET LAUNCHING SYSTEM, MK 32 SURFACE VESSEL TORPEDO TUBES, AND THE MK L16 TORPEDOS. CE DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ANfSPS-49 AIR SEARCH RADAR, THE ANfSPS-67 AND LN-66 SURFACE SEARCH RADARS, ANfURN-25 TACAN SET, EXTERNAL COMMAND AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT, EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP- MENT AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING FRIEND OR FOE AND THE SHIPS INTERNAL NAVAGATION EQUIP- MENT. IC DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GRIDLEY'S INTER- NAL COMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE SYSTEM, ALARM SYSTEMS, POWER SUPPLIES, AND HELO GLIDE SLOPE INDICATORS. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT THE DEPARTMENT SAW NEW FACES IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. LT CHUCK BANE RELIEVED LCDR CLIFF PERKINS AS COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER IN MARCH. ALONG WITH A NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RECEIVED A NEW MISSILES OFFICER, LT THOMAS DOP AND A NEW FIRE CONTROL OFFICER, LT MARK BRIGHT IN FEBRUARY. LTJG VIRGIL WRIGHT BECAME THE UIC OFFICER AND LTJG JOHN DENNETT ASSUMED THE BILLET OF BATTERY CONTROL OFFICER NEAR THE END OF THE DEPLOYMENT. DESPITE NUMEROUS PERSONNEL CHANGES THE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED BRILLIANTLY5 EVERY OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT WAS MET, SEVERAL ON VERY SHORT NOTICE, AND THE ENTIRE COMBAT SYSTEMS SUITE WAS READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE IF THE NEED AROSE. ABOVE ALL, EVERYONE CAME BACK SAFELY. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE TREMENDOUS PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. IN THE WORDS OF THE COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME ATTITUDE . WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION MORE EFFICIENTLY.