Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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ii LT R.P. DORROH 47 LT H.B. BAUMANN LT W.E. ORR FROM COMMUNICATIONS console, Watch-off1cer surveys banks of repeaters, status-boards. 5 UNEVEI I LIGHT INTO SHADOWY WORLD OF CIC. ENS R.D.M. ANDREW ENS D.R. FAULKNER ENS J.C. BAIRD