Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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1- N gg! OE Front Row: R.A. Clark G.A. Swenson, D.G.Schind1er R.L. Obert, Jr., J.E. Fortin, T. J. Stewart, C. J. Johnson A. D. Wilson. Second Row D.E. Hansen, H.E. Johnston R.O. Baker, D.A. Johnstone R. Q. Ludd, F. L. Hasernan R.C. Menkhus. CALL AN ET OE Front Row: J.P. Winter B. R. LaFitte, J. W. Bellar, A. G. Cornaro, J. G. Scott C. Hernandez, GWV. Gaugh Second Row: H. C. Wood W. D. Vanderpool, H. M Bosinger, Jr., H.J. VanOrder F.J. Naegeli, R.A. Hoffman Y. Ogawa. TROUBLE-SHOOTING is a major part of the ETS Working day.

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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.

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'v ,Q I w, . - --AV-N ' - - ' A y ,, er , . ,-. ,I I C C I K LCDR C.H. HUTCHISON, JR. LCDR .I.J. MCMONIGLE LCDR .I.A. JENKINS COMBAT READY. The Combat Information Center has often been called the nerve-center of the ship, and aptly so. Packed with a maze of electronic equipment and illuminated solely by reflections from the many status boards ringing the bulk- heads, the multi-coloured pinpoints of light and the flare of the radar repeaters give it the appearance of a giant computer humming with activity. Vital to the operation of both the ship and her aircraft, CIC performs countless tasks. Air and surface-search radars probe ceaselessly for unseen contacts, and are instrumental in achieving precise maneuvering and navigationg hour after hour the air-controllers are bent over their scopes, guiding every movement of the aircraft aloftg delicate Electronics Counter- measures gear is poised to analyze all alien radiations and low v1s1b1l1ty landings are rendered routine with the application of Carrier Controlled Approach techniques These are but a few of the responsibilities of CIC which by definition 1S constantly engaged in the collec tion evaluation and d1ssem1nat1on of opera tional information LCDR BB SMITH I I I cnc ofmer FLASH BULB CASTS UNEVEN y HGH X XX XX LT RD HARRIS LT GA MARTIN ENS WD SMITH , - I 7 9 7 ' I . . I I fxllfw .- SESN I . . 0 . N O O r