John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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l CDR MIKE R. ALLEN The Air Department is tlie interface between the JOHN C. STENNIS and the Air Wing. As the largest department with almost 600 highly trained profession ais In five divisions, it is responsible for ensuring this ' ' floating airport stays open for business around the clock. V-1 Division handles all operations on the flight deck, including the handling and safe movement of all aircraft. V-2 Division maintains and operates the launch and recovery equipment and works with the Shooters to get aircraft safely airborne. V-3 Division is responsible for the movement of aircraft between the flight deck and the hangar bay and oversees all activltMH within the three hangar bays. V-4 Division handles air the fuel and lube oil on the ship and provides for refueling the aircraft. V-5 Division is the administrative arm of the Air Department and oversees all air opera- tions from the air traffic control tower. i

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Wearing the distinctive yellow, blue or re jerseys, the sailors of V-1 Division routinely choreo graph one of the most intricate ballets of man an machine ever witnessed. As aircraft directors plane handlers and crash and salvag crewmembers, their synchronized talents combin to produce safe, precise and expeditious aircra movement. Some aircraft are directed out of th arresting gear and to the catapults while others ar chocked and chained to the deck. The Crash an Salvage Team keeps an ever-vigilant eye on fligh deck movements, and is always ready to respond U an emergency. The Aviation Boatswain ' s Matej (Handler) are the rare breeds who thrive in th unforgiving realm of the aircraft carrier ' s fligh deck. They ensure that 30HN C. STENNIS ' fligh deck safety and readiness are the best in the fleet 8 Air V-i