John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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ws m I between the JOHN C. STENNIS Fartment with almost 600 highly- 5ns, it is responsible for ensuring this |r business around the clock, [es all operations on the flight deck, including lent of all aircraft. V-2 Division maintains [nd recovery equipment and works with the jafely airborne. V-3 Division is responsible for between the flight deck and the hangar bay and Fthin the three hangar bays. V-4 Division handles all [on the ship and provides for refueling the aircraft. V- listrative arm of the Air Department and oversees all air traffic control tower. JKir 77

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Wearing the distinctive yellow, blue or red jerseys, the Sailors of V-1 Division routinely choreograph one of the most intricate ballets of man and machine ever witnessed. As aircraft directors, plane handlers and crash and salvage crewmembers, their syn- chronized talents combine to produce safe, precise and expeditious aircraft movement. Some aircraft are directed out of the arresting gear and to the catapults while others are choked and chained to the deck. The Crash and Salvage Team keeps an mi ever- vigilant eye on flight deck movements, and is always ready to respond to an emergency. The Aviation Boatswain ' s Mates (Handler) are the rare breeds who thrive in the unforgiving realm of the aircraft carrier ' s flight deck. They ensure that JOHN C. STENNIS ' flight deck safety and readiness are the best in the fleet. 78 A.IIL V-1