Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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SMKSWiM ALONE LEADING SIGNALMAN SN(SW)BYRD PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE SM3 CORTEZ SM3 PEEPLES SMSN HIBBITT THE SIGNAL MEN AND RADIOMEN IN OC DIVISION HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES TO BE THE FINEST COMMUNICATORS IN THE FLEET. RADIO CENTRAL IS MANNED TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN PORT OR UNDERWAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING MESSAGE TRAFFIC. THE RADIOMEN PROCESS AN AVERAGEOF400 MESSAGES PER DAY. ADDITIONALLY, ARABIAN GULF OPERATIONS REQUIRED AS MANY AS THIRTY VOICE AND DATA CIRCUITS K I BE MAINTAINED SIMULTANEOUSLY. RADIOMEN ARE ON CALL AROUND THE CLOCK TO TUNE. PATCH. AND TROUBLESHOOT SO THAT THE FLOW OF INFORMATION WTTHIN THE BATTLE GROUP IS NEVER DISRUPTED. FROM THE SIGNAL BRIDGE. THE SIGNALMEN UPHOLD THE TIME HONORED TRADITION OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS. FLAGHOIST. FLASHING LIGHTS. AND SEMAPHORE ARE THE TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE. BECAUSE SIGNALMEN ARE B.XPERTS IN VISLAL RECOGNITION. THEY ARE INVALUABLE IN THE E.XTENSIVE.MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND INTERCEPTION OPERATIONS THAT KINKAID TOOK PART IN QUALITY. RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS ARE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IN EVERY OPERATION. THE TEAM FROM OC DIVISION NEVER LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. SN BARCLAY STEAM I 41

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OC DIVISION RMQSWiSHUART OC DIVISION LCPO PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE RM3 DEAN RM3 JACKSON RM3 KARNOWSK.I RMSR IRIZARRY 40

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ENSAMMERMAN FIRST LEIUTENANT PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE OD DIVISION FIRST DIVISION, OR DECK DIVISION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST DIVISIONS ON BOARD KINKAID IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OFTHE SHIP. THE SHIP ' S HULL. TOPSIDE WEATHERDECKS, AND MOSTTOPSIDE EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINED BY DECK DIVISION. SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUCH AS DEPLOYING SMALL BOATS, UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT, AND ANCHORING EVOLUTIONS ARE DECK DIVISION ' S PRIMARY DUTIES. DECK DIVISION IS KNOWN AS A HARD WORKING, HARD DRIVING TEAM THAT CONSISTENTLY GETS THE JOB DONE. BMC(SW) CHAVEZ BMI(SW) MARTIN BMKSW) PARQUET 0S2(SW) ALLEN FIRST DIVISION LPO BM2 BRYANT BM3(SW)DASHEK BM3 NGUYEN 42