Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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OT DIVISION The mission of OT division is: 1 ) delect, classify and track air surface sub- siirl ' ace targets; 2) provide over the horizon targeting date for weapons systems; 3) provide indications and warning of hostile intent by unfriendly forces, 4) other tasking as may be levied by battle group, CINCPACFLT. or national level au- thorities The outboard workcenter is divided into two areas: operations and com- munications The Operations area is where all communications intercept, direc- tion finding, analysis and reporting is performed. It is manned by CTT and CTR personnel The communications area is where all communications circuits to and from outboard originate and terminate. It is manned by CTO personnel. The electronic warfare work center is manned strictly by EW ' s. They are tasked with detecting, analyzing and reporting all RADAR frequencies sur- rounding the ship by way of the AN7SLQ-32( V)2, The EW ' s provide the pri- mary defense against radar guided missiles through the use of CHAFF SRBOC This is shot into the air to distract the inbound missile and lure it away from the ship. B

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THE AIR DEPARTMENT HclicopiLT nli-SLibniariiic Squadron (Liylit) I iui I c Dclachnicni inc caiiK ' on board, just prior to dc|ilo - mcnl. to become the , ir Department C omposed of lour pi- lots. ele en maintenance technicians, and one C hiel t- ' ett) Of- ficer, the , ir Departnieni flies .md maintains the Sll-dO B I AMPS 1K III Seahawk helicopter, ' -lAMPS stands for Light irborne 1ulti-Purpose S siem. and the air- craft is |usi th.it It tlies a ariet of missions, mcludiny anti- submarine and surface flights, cargo and personnel transfer. o er the hori on targeting and search and rescue The helicopter and its detachment becomes .in integral part of the ship ' s force. pro iding KINk.MI) w ith the a bill t to take the light to the submarine, long before the subma- rine can become a danger With Us higliK advanced electron- ic sNstems. superb maintenance reliabilit and highh-trained technicians, the . ir Department extends KINK, ID ' s hor- izons, both oflensi el and delensivelv.