John F Kennedy (CV 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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,s.aaaaaacfeaaaaea WBHIIDIIS CDR Larry C. Hurst lteapons Dlhcer Weapons Department has live divisions responsible lor the requisition, load- ing, storage, assembly and delivery ol all ordnance and associated equipment in support ol the ship and embarked airwing. G-f Division has three branches: Hangar Deck- Operates and maintains the ripper stage weapons elevator and runs the weapons handlingftransler crews. Flight Deck- Receives and issues all ordnance items to the embarked Air Wing. They a so maintain all ordnance ready service lockers and magazines in the ripper deck areas. ASWDPXLSE- lllaintains iorklilts and all hoists used lor bomb assemb y. G-2 Division maintains the shipis small arms, operates and maintains the 40mm Saluting Battery and titans the .50 caliber anti-terrorist gun mounts. G-3 Division maintains primary weapons storage magazines and operates all lower stage weapons elevators. They also train and quality iorkliit operators primarv magazines. in al , tl-4 Division operates and maintains all weapons elevators and two hydraulic plants. G-5 Division is composed ol the Weapons tlilice and the Aviation tlrdnance Control Station. The Weapons Dllice perl'orms routine administrative iunctions and processes all correspondence concerning departnrental operations and per- sonal matters. The Aviation Drdnancc Control Station coordinates the storage, handling. assembly and transler oi all air-launched weapons and is responsible lor the acquisition. tracking and accounting ol more than titlD.tlDD pieces ol ordnance.

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FA' r at if WBBIIIIDS CDR Larry C. Hurst Weapons Dfficer Weapons Department has five divisions responsible for the requisition. load- ing, storage, assemhly aml delivery of all ordnance aml associated equipnrent in support of the ship aml embarked airvving. G-1 Division has three branches: llangar Deck- Dperates ami maintains the ripper stage weapons elevator aml runs the weapons hamllingftransfer ereivs. Flight Deck- lleeeives aml issues all ordnance items to the embarked .lir Wing. They also maintain all ordnance ready service lockers aml magazines in the upper deck areas. ASWEPXLSE- hlaintains forklifts aml all hoists nsed for homlv assembly. G-2 Division maintains the ship's small arms, operates aml maintains the 40mm Saluting Dattery aml nmns the .50 caliber anti-terrorist gun lllolllils. 0-3 Division maintains primary weapons storage magazines aml operates all lower stage weapons elevators. lhey also train aml qualify forklift operators in al primary magazines. G-4 Division operates aml maintains all weapons elevators aml two hydraulic plants. tl-5 Division is composed of the Weapons Dffice and the Aviation Drdnance Control Station. 'lhe Weapons Dffiee performs routine administrative functions and oroeesses all correspomlcnco concerning departmental operations aml per- sonal nrattcrs. The Aviation Drdnance Control Station coordinates the storage. hand ing. assernhly and transfer of all air-launched weapons aml is responsible for the acquisition, tracking aml accounting of more than 000,000 pieces ot ordnance.