John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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ER One of the heirs to the breakup of OE Division over a year ago, ER Division encompasses two seemingly disparate elements. The Radar Systems oup, operating out of Electronics Shop No. 2, is composed ofETs and FTs who maintain, repair, align, test, curse and sometimes operate the ship's air search, surface search, air traffic control and navigation radars, and the ship's TACAN. The dishes on the mast are ours, as are the bedspring above the bridge, the tower aft if the island, and the reflectors attached to the 07 gallery deck. lanes would not fly without us, the Combat Information Center would be blind and the bridge would be limited to the range of lookout eyes. Without us, hostile ships and surface aircraft would be virtually undetectable, friendly ships and planes lost over the horizon. The hours are irregular. There is the boredom of waitin? for days on end as normal routine, then the feverish rou -the- clock activity needed to br-ini up a million-dollar radar brought down by what turns out to e no more than a ten cent bit of copdper and carbon. The skills re?uired are complex: mechanics, hy raulics, physics, computer ogic and several varieties of math, as well as electronics. The work is varied and demanding, anywhere from hoisting a manazthousand pound antenna to replacing an integrated circuit t size of a fingernail Still, it's one of the most rewarding iobs in the Navy. Literally, the last line of defense of the shig is the Basic Point Defense Missile System, consisting of three parrow missile and two CHAFFROC launchers. Maintaining a watch in CIC, the FTs and GM s of Point Defense man their launchers and directors whenever the ship is in danger of attack, be it around- the-clock in hostile waters and during operational exercises, or at a moment's notice when the Com at Air Patrol is launched and general quarters sounded. The hours are harsh, the work is sometimes monotonous and eling but we ensure blyzconstant vigilance that the ship can dgfelnd itself against hosti aircraft, even without the protective umbrella of Air Wing One. This, then, is ER Division - the eyes and teeth of Kennedy. Timothy N. Nagle ETR2 ER Division Cambridge, Mass.

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EDS EDS CElectromc Data S ystemsf Division is made up of highly skilled 'personnel who. have been trained in the Data Systems Technicians CDSQ field. Our job as DS technicians is to maintain, repair, and operate digital data equipment, such as computers, peripheral. equipment, and data terminal sets. Our division is basically divided into three main groups: C12 those DS personnel working in the Automatic Data Processing IADPJ System, C22 those DS personnel workinlg in the integrated Operational Intelligence Center CIO Cl, and A232 those DS personnel working in the Naval Tactical Data ystems I N TDS 2 area. Those DS personnel working in the ADP area maintain, repair, and- olperate digital data equipment which accurately and rapid y processes data accumulated through the use of the Navy's Maintenence and Material Management C3-MJ Systems. The 3-M system processes information gathered from maintenance action notices and transforms them into permanent records, as well as compiling permanent records and current up- dates of the shipboard supply system inventories. ADP also processes our pa checks and some of the financial records for the disbursing of?ice. In the IOIC area, DS personnel maintain, repair, and operate digital data equipment which helps to process, evaluate, and store the integrated tactical intelligence supplied to naval carrier based strikin forces. This is done with the help of reconnaissance aircra DS personnel in the N TDS area maintain, repair, and operate digital data equipment which comprises part of the automated system of plotting to enable ships to keep abreast of the rapidly changin tactical situations encountered in modern naval warfare. gfhe N TDS area ties together such tasks as helping to control the ship, assigning weapons, and co-ordinating task force operations. M iob is that of a data conversion technician assigned to the N TDS branch of EDS Division I maintain, repair, and clzerate data conversion equipment which converts one type of ta to another. The iob of a DS technician is not often easy and glorified as it may seem on the surface. Granted, our work Ito us at leas? is interesting, fast moving, and often intriguing as wel as fascinating. fPersonally, like my job as a technician and hope to go into a related field when my tour of duty ends. 2 Paul E. Jones DS 2 EDS Division Farmington, New Mexico