Hancock (CVA 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR Allen and LT Roberts plot outgoing strikes. LCDR Franklin, CIC OFFicer cmd LCDR Ingels check the dispatch board. -ar LT -R. E. Roberts Division Oflicer While aircraft are in flight, Whenever the ship is at sea, the far-seeing eyes of the HANCOCK are those of the OI Division. From their vantage points high on the superstructure, the lookouts scan the sea and skyg behind the consoles and repeaters the operators search beyond the limits of human vision. The Division Officer LT Roberts and the boss of CIC, LCDR Frank- lin, spark their men to round-the-clock Watchfulness. Control of aircraft after launching is a Bright, Clark and Hoffman Track surface contacts. Slack period in CIC 24

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The oir picture without confusion vital job of the division. The all impor- tant CAP pilots receive their intercept in- structions from the competent Air Control- lers of CIC. The Combat Information Center is fiexed With action as plotting boards develop crayoned patterns that tell a tale of the flight of men, of control and of conquering. Here the CIC Watch Officer sifts the pertinent information from the extraneous and relays his evaluation and recommendations to the bridge to keep the conning ofhcer fully informed. OI,s radars vvarn of approaching aircraft. They provide the stop and go signs for air traffic. They are a beacon in darkness and bad Weather. It is the steady voice of the . Look White, I'm the watch officer not you. Hooray, we finolly got one eboord on ci CCA. Air Ops ron out of coffee