Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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V 1 ts, f-. J, s 'X - SI f.:m.,,I,,.:m ,mj,,j,,g,,f IIN- isl:1n1l14li:1inq1ll Ilawaii was 1 8 Q oolt I t1r Iln' fir i ' ' D in'nl1'lJV l n1t'nn I'nn1-sionlg on I 'I1l '1f1 Y- IH ' 'I , 1 1 1 - . wrote 'Iihhv't'sllKl.'l'jIlIIlH'sItllllllllllllil IrwinsIn1r1-t1rn'zir1ltllvsrllifts. i,,Hm.4Im,,.l, g,,.,,.,uy,, tn, to gm- :livin tinn' to join ns I ll'l ' 1 ll' 'Ili tl1o11 l111I rI11-11111n1nons1z1-,w1-r1- L l 5 stontli IIlQl1ll', llilll'l't' tx .1-1 11-ix In1I1-1Iiil1-1-1-n11-inrI11-1-41sts1nfIi1i1r 1 HI lint llftllslllll lllll M HIIIHHI 'II I' 1I'II'N IIIIIIQ Ilmm in II in in ins tu ln l'lII nnl1l lin n1lli p11vi1l1 II1 l1t1innn11lIlIs Illwtlikl ii, tln 'N nnlw ll li Isl nnls in lnnnll UI III' I'11I1'IW'fIHH' lsl'IIItl on l.l'llll In l,t lIl II'n'lm1n' nnl lI11n1:lulu'n'1'l1J1':it1'1l r1'IIlIllHS 'tlnsli l 111li1sl'n 11lis1- lint rln-1111-11111-tl.11-nun-I Is Xt'fX'lI1llL'll H1 i . . -.D I A Q I . , A 4- ns1'1l1'4n'l11ts,llnnolnlnislnl11-.tnx1vtln-1'in1t1l1-rn.Xin1'ri1':n11'lty. 1 I 1 I I I The Island paradise has a look of its own - even at night. The Hawaiian natives still dress in a colorful fashion. l i' But tln' islannl of Unliu has two I:11'1-s. Un tln' s Honolulu annl ln'r Slll'l'0lllltlIlljL nn-tropolitan 1lf1'1l. 'lille in tln- interior ll1lVl' lusli rainIor1'stszni1l st1-1-p f0I'l!I1lllIllQIH0l In many :n'1-as tln' lannl is still lllIfUllk'lll'il. Ualiu is not mixture of tli1'ol1l znnl IIUVV, it is also :1 lllIXl'lll'i' of cultures for 11 llllltlllt' p1-oplv. Witli tln- influx of l':lll'0lN'2lllS many I'olyn1-sian inzninvrisins IIIIYK' lN'i'll r1'pl:n1'1'1l lmy those 1 fellow Ann-ri1'ans. Yet many l'll1ll'2ll'l1'flSfIl'S of tln- Pol culture r1-main. 'lil'ZiVl'llllL1 around tln- islznnl, Ullt' finds Ilanuma Hay i Clear waters: 11 k:1l1-i1Ios1'op1- of Iisli znnl coral. l UI'flN'I' to tl lay Sunset and Nlakalnt IJ1-:i1'li1-s with tln-ir monstrous making Islawziii one of tln- worl1I's Ql't'llll'Sl surfing an-as. natural lx-auty znnl y1-:n ronn1l pleaszint tropical1'limat1- 1'r1 oasislm1-1'k1mingznlyznnl all ll'1lVl'll'l'S. .,-in., 4 The solitude one can find along Hawaii's beaches offer unforgettable moments. Hawaiian surf offers some of the best water sporting in the world.

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'I wi 4,4 Anza. v --Q- 'I - L. But the island of Oahu has two faces. On the south is Honolulu and her surrounding metropolitan area. The north and the interior have lush rainforests and steep forbidding mountains. ln many areas the land is still untouched. Oahu is not only a mixture of the old and new, it is also a mixture of cultures making for a unique people. With the influx of Europeans many of the Polynesian mannerisms have been replaced by those of their fellow Americans. Yet many characteristics of the Polynesian culture remain. . . . . h . Traveling around the island, one finds Hanuma Bay wit its clear waters: a kaleidoscope of fish and coral. Further to the north lay Sunset and Makaha beaches with their monstrous waves making Hawaii one of the world's greatest surfing areas. Oahu's natural beauty and year 'round pleasant tropical climate creates an oasis beckoning any and all travelers. The solitude one can find along Hawaii's beaches offer unforgettable moments. if Hawaiian surf offers some of the best water sporting in the world.

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has' UPERATIUN S Up'-rations ll-'partim-iit ls rf-sponsihlv tor proxithnu planning anal giiiil.iii-1' in ilu-1-xt-ttitiuii ot .ill gissiggiiiwl opvrational missions .intl sliip's vxvrtisvs. Xn aililitional xital function is thi- unir-lination ot .ill riuuliiirss training xx itliin ilu- ship. .ks its nann- iniplivs, tln- tl:-partiiiciit Is rvsponsihli- tor tht- vtticii-nt :intl ioorilln.it1'ilupcratioiiolKitty llau k. 'lille' ll4'P.lfIIIti'It! cutlslsls til J form' Inlillllttl .llil ullix'l'l': Alltel vnlistu-il invn .intl ls UfLfLllllll'1l into nine' tlistinctly functional tlixisioiis. 'lilu-sv tlixisions ri-pr:-svnt a with- xarivty of spccialtics from we-.itlu-r tori-castiiig :intl photography to vla-ctronic rqulpnu-nt inziiiita-nancv anal aircraft traffic control. Uthvr inlu-ri-iit illxislulis spl't'lJllll' in .-Xnti-Suhinarini- lkarfari' l.'XSll'l. l'fIi-ctronic lkartara- llflill lntvlligc-nc:-, administration, anal tat tical conihat information coortlination. 'lihr ilu-partine-nt hasically coll:-cts, tlisplilys, 1-valuatcs anal tlissrininata-s all opt-rational information associatt-tl with tht- coniluct of hotli off:-nsivr and tlcft-r1six'c naval opvrations to incluila- surface-, suh-surlacc anal air opcrations. :Ks a multi-purpose' carrie-r, tht- opt-rations tl:-partinvnt rt-ci-ntli' t-xpamlt-tl to i-ncoinpass thi- full array of coortlinatml .'Xnti-Suhinarinc lilfarfart- anal tactical air opvrations in tht- opt-n oct-an t-nvironnu-nt. CDR. M. GUESS. Opvrations Di-partmvnt Hi-ad 0A DIVISIU The- OA Division on hoard Kitty Hawk is compost-d of sixtt-cn 1-nlisti-tl mi-n anal ont- offici-r, LCUR. K. G. Hlxhl,-XX lr., tht- ship's Hi-tvorological Uffict-r anal AUUL' as Staff N11-tt-orologist to ft JMU.-NRC PRI' UNE. 'lilw wi-atlu-r offict s basic mission is tu proviili- 1-nvironmi'ntal st-rvict-s to Kittv Hawk, l'tJNlk'.-Xullillll' UNE anal CYW-l l. Short and long rangc wi-athi-r torvcasts ara- prt-part-tl to aitl in tht- salt- and timt-lv cruising of tht- ship and our accompanying task group. Aviation fore-casts ara- issuml to pilots attachrtl to CYW'-ll squadrons, Of 1-qual iinportanci- sincr acliiiwintl CX ' dt-gignation i5 the ri-quirt-nwnt to prowitlt- .-Xnti-Suhniarinv lkarfarv Environmt-ntal l'ri'tlictions St-rxict-s 1.-XSWICPSI for ships and aircraft. This function is lu-atli-tl hy l,'l'. li. W. SH.-X.-XR who, although not actually attaclu-tl Io tht- tlixision, llst'S tht- wt-atht-r offict- and svn-ral of its pi-rsonnvl as a hast' for tht- computation and prvsvntation of .'XSlYl'll'5 tlata. ' l'ractically' all t-lt-mt-nts in atmospht-ric, surfact- and suh-surfacc vnx irontncntal tlata colli-ction art- pt-rforntccl hy flu. wt.ath1.r Offiu. pi-rsonnvl. lK'hile- at sca this ilata collcction inclutlvs hourlv wcatlwr ohsvrvations, tlaily halloon-hornv uppt-r air soundinggs, dirt-ct wi-athvr sati-lliti' rt-atlouts anrl hathvtht-rmograph sountlings. Of courst' no wt-atlu-r officc artywilit-fp i, 3 Svlf- supporting unit. Incoming i-nvironme-ntal tlatai, as an aid U, thi. support of our mission. is ri-ct-iv:-tl from tlu- ni-art-st Flu-ct XX'Q.athl.r Ccntral anal from tht- l li'vt Nunn-rical lYt-arht-r Ct-mral at Nlontcrvy. California. and st-vt-ral otlu-r sourcvs. 'Y U-ff' llnlftg -YQ lost- tht- huhhlezu .-Xfij lfffllshRXl'.5lc.lt1lat14lxkfil Bob bP.'KRhb rvatl-. it 1-athvr halloon. - six ,.-- N- - 1' , -.-A