Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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EOR EVERY LANDING thereis a ready cameraman. LT W.H. ROGERS LTJG J.A. SLATTERY WOT W.I. WHITE SPEAKING 0 P CTURES Every picture has a meaning to the men of OP Division, Whether it be merely an individual portrait or a complex sequence of aerial pretation of all film put to official Navy use, they and their finished products play an important role in the maintaining of historical records and in the documentation of the LEXINGTON'S operation photographs. Responsible for the shooting, processing, and inter- 66 i -1

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XY i' It Rik N Su x RECORD of ship's position is maintained on area chart. CDR .l.R. BREMER LCDR T.W. BUDD, AJR. - Air Ops Officer Asst. Air Ops Officer OI Front Row: J.R. Harrington, G.L: Groff, EW. Minnick, HJ. Cunningham. Second ROW: D. Pufhnburger, W.K. McKinney, O.L. Wh1te, R.A. Metcalf, R.A. Hoop, G.M. Kroeger, J.R. Fisher. AIROPS In a compartment adjoining the Combat Information Center a small group of men perform a variety of vital functions. This is the Air Ops ofhce, manned by OI personnel, and responsible for the planning and co- ordination of the shipis air operations. Preparing the daily flight schedule is itself an endless, complex task, in addition to which the problems of accounting for the movements of, and maintaining reliable communications with, scores of aircraft, keep this small office hard at the responsi- bilities of a big job. I I PLASTIC BOARD displays status of planes aloft. BRAINS OF OPERATION take break, discuss flight schedule.

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ZS 3 if CUSTOM PORTRAITS are a specialty With the LEX lensmen. CAMERAMEN SCAN CRUISE BOOK MATERIAL. OP Front Row: O.B. MacPherson, E.F. Danielson, S.L. Otremba, R T.A. Martin, C.H. Lau. Second Row: LW. Easter, T.K. Stanford G.L. Holder, J.L. Solomon, J. Campitell, P.L. Morris, H.K. Myers. M i HUNDREDS of feet of aerial film are handled by the Photo Lab for all-important Air Intelligence interpretation. .L. Binford, RJ. Kaufmann, R.A. Mottram, K.C. Bowman, C.M. Riker, , LW. Wade, MJ. Palmer, JJ. Gridin, LB. Mininger, D.H. Burkett, M. M , M ' M 'M f M A 'V . f me 45 MM' M f M M. M. fi t f ,t,-t f','et i ' M M ,sssi M ifss f 'A MM M 5, M ff 4 W MM f ' MQMM f W - M M 7' WN MM M' 'f M12 fy, 1 WW M, M , ' M MM A ttts 4 of ' S MMMMS S M 1 VV., : MM M. MM... .,., , M519 M M A Mk M qi? WM . S -m y 5 Z M629 A X is fc - , yy -Y, 7, M M Q M ' x f M ,M M , ,,,,- M ,,,. ,, M M . ,M MMM r . M M li A f ,Xxx 5 425 in . ,I ,SIMM 9, M A I .MMV , if-2 LM!! , -MVMLZ Vs E MM M M M M M M A M 'M - M if f fa M M f A f f S MMMKM Q M ' ' MMM , , , , f ,A MMMSM. .,, Q, M , Q M J .M 1, M J K., M . V M M M M M M MM , M ' S Q, M if M. ,, K M M 'M . MMM M M ,M, , VM I - My- KM-Mi. ,-MM, .Q QM, M ' ., k - - 'ff 4 LM MMM, ' 'M A f ' M X M 1 - A ' f f' M ff K fi 3 ' QM . M MAMA-M MQMMQMMMMM-sif,M M -' M ' f f M' MM S M A ku M., ff 47 M M MfM' M VM' M' M, 4 f ,M , M EM M M! X 'I 'L Mfy' MC' XXM WW 74 ?7MM 'MWMMZMM Mi4fMMff, M 4 ff! ,Rx M , M ,MM :M , x M fl M ' , M My Q M I A I M X X , M MW Mi . M. 'ff 7 , 3 J M, ,Q I Wifi? 'M M' MM . f l.MAVM,f,M! IM, Mk MVKMMW XM ff 'WD ZMZM MM M if MQMM X X' MM MM! I MM I MM. W M M M MM MMM' 'SQQQ ft ' -MMM, M QL, RW. V fff M 4 M '-M,. .M t M MMM, Mf MsfMi3..M1sMMf 3 A V I I ff , ' ,M h M X , '5 f ii ' .MV Y ' M M, - M fjMMt,Mx,S I NLM .t A f'- Q' H 1 M 2 .M M .55 M S' f A A E M ',MM fi- f iff! M-5: ' if 'S M WM rf QMM' M ' 4' ' , M.-'M S f ,gt M MM-Mfr-if K X M 'SM F 4 Y 4 MM X r M -.J ff M M A '-Q M M, jar M M X X! W f I ' Y M M X M M f 4 4 M 1, ff XJM f M 5 ' M 5 'V' M M W K . X M ,lf ' or 'Tzyi' X M ff A 4 4514 X f 'fv M 'V 5' M wb H, M , M , , , M- U fs - M 1 M, f ,MM MM ? 7 M ' ' . 0 if ' lg! 55 75' A f If 4 M MM 1 X4 V. X, M, M ,M V f M MVQMMZ, Z WMM , Q M MM Z I K. M ' X M MN YM M -f V-0-if t ' Q M W1 W ' 12 if A V M , X .,MfMJ,f,g ,MMJMAM f ' , MMI f W 1 A sMfff2:fM M - ,MMM ,M A A M b MM 'f f 2 M 1 . WM 'ff 777' M-Mf-fi: ' N 9 7 no V Q EW A WM 5514 QM IM, M f Q 1 f 1 f M W M f - 1 l SSM, YRS? it , -'