John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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C If any division aboard KENNEDY speaks for itszgvf, C Division of the'Admtn1stration Department does just that. he division's functions are of a supiport nature. Actually, C Division is comprised of three sub tvisions: the Management Control and Information Center or MCIC, Automatic ata Processing or ADP, and the.DrafIting Shop. M CIC is also known as the Special Projects Office. ypical special projects include the ships cleaning bill and zone inspection coordination, battle ill training? midshiglnen training, charter flights, tours, AUTOP RS distri tion, and various other special projects for the Captain and the Executive Officer. The staff of MCIC is composed of three officers and three enlisted men. Work hours are moderate to long. Automatic Data Processing KADPJ is the computer center of the ship. It processes all supp y and 3-M accounting and acts as a service center to all departments throughout the ship. ADP is manned by one officer, seven Data Processing Technicians, and twenty non-rated personnel. The Drafting Shop performs various jobs for the Ca tain, departments, divisions, and KENNEDY personnel A few of these jobs include briefings for the Captatn's TV show, layout and design of 35mm slides, engraving, and production of signs and posters. In short, C Division sudpports the smooth operation of the KENNEDY by C1 J. un ertakmg manly of the ship's special projects, 122 providing accurate an timely computerized information to the various depgrtments and divisions on board, gnd A3118 providing some of t best drafting work in the entire ixt F et. Lester Coffey SN C Division Winona, Mississippi

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PAO What is PAO? It must be important because it's on the 'check-in list.' Actually, PAO is just another set of letters in the abbreviated world aboard KENNEDY. It stands for the Public Affairs Office. Although I sometimes honestly wonder if the crew knows. we exist as a division, you can ask anyone about television, the BIRD FARM NEWS, or PROFILE and they'll know what you're talking about. The division of I 1 men, one of the smallest on the ship, is divided into two main sections: television and publications. We are the Establishment's media, as it were, providin internal and worldwide information. Our iob is to be informative and entertaining. Our best known products, television and radio, comgrise the largest and best-equipged system afloat in the avy. It functions as a station oes back home - providing news, stateside TV shows, movies and sports events. We program an average of 13 hours daily as well as produce special programs. Television is a true luxury. Alfter servin aboard a smaller ship, I can personally say it beats ooking at four walls after you get off work. TV also serves as a training media reachingjnto almost every livin compartment. In this respect, we air avy training films, brieings, and port information programs. But television is only half our electronic media. PAO maintains a four-channel radio station which broadcasts round-the-clock. Staffed by volunteer disc jockeys from various divisions, it ogers al' wide variety of sounds, ranging from acid rock to c sstca The publications section of the division produces the written materiaL The BIRD FARM NE WS, the ship's daily newspaper: PROFILE, a 28-page magazine: the Cruise Book: port book lets: and a variety of pamphlets describing the function and services of the carrier - these are some of our products. This is where I fit in. I 'm the editor of PROFILE and design most of the ship's pamphlets. Our iob is not really hard, like most aboard this gray giant, but it often seems long and endless. We are always trying to find more creative and useful ways to present our materiaL Gene Romano, Jr. J O2 PAO Norfolk, Virginia