John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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W Perhaps about the only thing that could be said about my di'vis1on's work is that there really isn't much that I can say about it. As for a general description, W Division is responsible for the handling and maintenance of ordance in the magazines and on the hangar deck. We usually work an eight hour .day except when we have special weapons-handling exercises when we might easily work all night and into the next day. Because of the way that the sanity rules are enforced, it's seldom that we do somethiniat t we ha'ven't done before. Therefore, there are times t t I find the fob tedious and uninteresting. But I guess my fob is really important. It's a lot more than painting bombs, I 'll tell you. Bob Eddy GM T2 W. Difvision Canollton, Ohio

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-uenwnrvunl , 4 ...---,-...,,. Z v K i i 3 i E i G Division is a highly trained group of men working in the field of ammunition handling and storage. We are responsible for the supplying all squadrons onboard KENNEDY with the necessary conventional ordnance that is necessary to insure that we remain a trained and ready attack carrier. It is not unusual for anyone in G division to work extremely long hours while the ship is at sea. And naturally, the more flying the air wing does, the more hours we put in assembling and transpornnlg ordnance to the flight deck, and finally, onto the aircraft itse f. At times the work can become very hard and tiresome, yet it pays to stay awake and pay close attention to the details of what you're doing. When your working with ordnance, although every possible precaution is taken in the interest. even the smallest mistake could be disastrous. My division works in almost every area of the ship. The division spaces could be divided into a magazine crew which would inc ude those of us workiniprimarily in the magazines and on the 2nd deck, a hangar ck crew, and a flig t deck crew. Below decks is where most of the ordnance assembly takes place. It is here that ordnance is placed on carrialggs and racks in order that it can be carried by the aircraft. T crew working in these spaces is also responsible for the storage of all ammunition. The hangar deck crew receives the assembled ordnance and assures that it reaches the flight deck when and where it is needed. Once on the flight deck, the last step of placing the necessary ordnance on the aircraft is performed. Once this is done, it is done again, and again . . . I know that there are better iobs, but a lot worse too. We're usually overworked and undermanned, which I suppose makes us just about like everyone else. Kenneth R. Howell A03 G Division Jacksonville, Florida