Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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OA Front Row: R.P. White, C.E. Slovak, G.E. Vary, C. Randle, R.L. Whitney, F.L. Olsen. Second Row: F.L. Jones, J.W. Faucette, J.E. Daughtrey, D.D. Harper, B.H. Gentry, R. Sobrack, W.R. Register. LIKE A FISHERMAN casting his net, aerologist lets Hy radio- sonde balloon. 57

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WEATHERMAN tunes in radiosonde upper air. receiver Which records data from the 1 i i i WHAT S It is the job of the OA Division to find out 'Q What's up 3, in the Weather-laden atmosphere, as Well as in the immediate vicinity ofthe ship. With their balloons, anemometers, facsimile maps and charts, the LeXington's Weather Guessers U compile the vital information neces- sary for navigation, air operations, and smooth sailing . 7 LT FAMILIAR sight to the birds, Weather balloon and will relay atmospheric information to OA's aerologists. F.C. KOLDA its transmitter l l 1 N ..A

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57 f 451' I CASUAL ONLOOKER doesn't know Why, but soon it Will Work.i During a normal Working day many calls of distress are directed toward the men of OE the counterpart the TV repairman, the shipboard electronics technician grabs his tool kit and vacuum tubes and proceeds to the scene of the trouble The ailments which occasion his summons are usually more complex than those encountered by a TV man but to the ET they are routine From the chant house to the LSO platform from Main Communications to the crews mess hall the telephone brings diverse electronic problems to the ET shack. Available twenty-four hours a day OES technicians successfully maintain the ship s vital electronic equipment 'it peak efficiency. 58 LCDR P.M. MCCLUSKEY CWO3 P.K. MOWERS Operations-Electronics Division. Like his Civilian OE H.D. Anderson, C.D. Semmons, R.B. Overfield, D.W. Platt.