John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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The V-5 Divi- sion has the dual responsi- biUty for serving the ad- ministrative needs of all the Air Divisions while supporting the JOHN C. STENNIS ' Tower-Primary FUght Control, V-5 is the home of the Air Department ' s Yeoman, the departmental 3-M Coordi- nator, Career Counselor and Leading Chief Petty Officer. This team pro- cesses the various reports, messages and instructions needed to keep informa- tion flowing smoothly and on time. While in port, it is the office for the Air Boss and Mini Boss. The ' Courage Tower ' is manned 24 hours a day at sea with a cadre of hand picked Sail- ors from other Air Divi- sions. Together, these Sailors track and record all aircraft launch and recov- ery information and oper- ate flight deck lighting, radio systems and fire fighting equipment. The tower, known as ' Pri-Fly ' , is home to the Air Boss and Mini Boss during all fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft operations. 108 AIR v-5

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