John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Torch Is Passed. . This is the record of the USS JOHN F. KEN NED Y's third Mediterranean cruise. It is also the odyssey of an idea - a spirit - that is associated with a man who was named John Kennedy. It has been five years since the JFK was commissioned in Newport News, Virginia, and it has been nearly 30 gears since a young Navy lieutenant won fame for his actions in t e Solomon Islands. A lot has happened since then. But in a way, some important things have remained the same: for instance, wherever the JFK sails, people associate the ship and its men with John Kennedy and what they think he stood for. One of the things that John Kennedy stood for was the young people of the United States and, indeed, the youth of the world. generation that saw him live and die sails today aboard ENNEDY. This time, they left Norfolk in December. People were sad, some of them, for the same reasons that people are always sad when a ship goes to sea, to leave home and family seemed bad and in a way it was. But the peotpeles of the Mediterranean - Greek, Spanish, Italian - reminded t crew of the JFK that we are all part of a larger family and that we are all truly in the boat together. This is the story of young men working hard and havinilsome fun. This is not all of the story, but some of it as they tell it. aybe the spirit stands out. . .

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OA I work in OA Division where our main function is to provide both surface and subsurface meteorlogical and oceanographic services to the ship and staff deployed. We provide detailed weather forecasts Lor the air wing on a routine basis as well as providing the tas group in company with forecasts. We 'get weather information via facsimile and radioteletyge as wel as weather satellite transmissions KESSA 83 whic encompass over half of the northern hemisphere. I wor along with another First Class as a duty forecaster on a port and starboard watch bill which is continued in port as well because the NAVWEASERVICE Command requires continuous weather services overseas on a 24 hour-a-day basis. In port, wind and sea forecasts are of prime importance for boating conditions and any adverse weather conditions which might affect the ship's unctions. We are required to take upper air observations utilizing a balloon-borne sensing apparatus which transmits atmospheric temperatures from the surface to almost 1 00,000 feet, as well as taking hourly surface weather observations. I am a graduate of the NATTC Aerogrlaphers Mate's class A, B, and C schools located at Lakehurst, ew Jersey. Exgzaerience makes or breaks you in this iob, and the more you ve the better off you are. It is a very interesting and challenging field and does offer some retirement iob opportunities suc as a TV weather man, civil service, and oceanography. The Metro office is located in the island on the 06 level where, unlike most spaces, we enjoy two portholes. Our motto is: When I'm right, nobody remembers-When I'm wrong, nobody forgets. Howard A. White AG 1 OA Division Pasadena, Texas