Lang (FF 1060) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT. WILLIAM C. CLAIR WEAPONS OFFICER EAPGNS The LANG is a WARSI-IIP. Without our weapons department, 'LANG wouldn't be a warship. She vvouldn't be able to fight or carry out her primary mission, which is anti- submarine warfare. Weapons personnel operate and maintain our missiles, rockets, torpedoes, and guns as vvell as our fire control radar and long range sonar. They chip paint, haul mooring lines, stand bridge and sonar watches, operate LANG's boats, and perform the many tasks necessary to underway replenish stores, fuel and ammunitions safely and swiftlyttime after time. 'They make LANG into a highly viable weapons platform , in addition to keeping her at peak readiness in her other capabilities of escort and search and rescue. Sonar Techs, Boatsvvain's Mates, Gunners Mates, Fire Control Techs. . .the weapons team.

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l BMC Graciano G. VAFTGAS, JR. First Lieutenant M2 'F f . 'n'N 4... From left to right, standing - SA seett E. ABBOTT, BMSN William P. IGO, SA Joseph A. MONTEIRO, SA Marcel J. ScHuSEHT, SA Theodore L. KISTLER, SN Steven GILLETTE, SN Robert M. HOOPER, SA Thomas A. WELSH, SA Frederick M. SEvANS, SA Steven M. DELGADO, SN Kenneth L. REYNOLDS, SA David A. HENCHEN, SA Gregory S. WAGONEFZ, SH Calvin REMBERT, SR Craig H. WILLIAMS. Kneeling - BMS Arthur J. TELLEZ, SM2 Gary c. SWAN- SON, SMS James H. Suv, l3Mc Graciano e. VARGAS, JH., BM1 Sebren GREEN, SMS Stephen M. COSTELLO, SMS Michael L. TOWNER, SN Milton P. BRIDGET. IST DIVISIO Although deck seamanship is not much more glamorous today than it was in John Paul Jones' day, the men of First Division aboard LANG Still carry on in the proud tradition of every Boatsvvain's Mate that ever spliced a line. Boatswain's Mates and seamen of First Division maintain all the tackle, rigging and machinery used in the ship's outside evolutions, and, during underway replenishments, moorings, and high line transfers, these men perform many of the vital tasks that are required to ensure a swift but safe evolution under very hazardous conditions. They keep most of LANG's weatherdeck spaces and hull in a constant state of care and preserva- tion, render assistance to the other divisions with preservation of their spaces, supervise and operate LANG's boats, conduct sea and anchor detail evolutions, provide the men to man bridge watch stations, and maintain all onboard survival equipment. By the way, they also splice lines. . . Attention in the Pilot House ...This is SN Carlson... I have the LT. Clair observes a manila highline transfer. Deek, The Conn, the Helm, The Leehelm. .