Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR J. C. Sargent LT L. C. Dittmar LT S. A. Irlandi LT J. R. Johnson

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94 Y 05 N t'1iafw- ATTACK islf lf ww 477g Q-gngm J CIVSOUADRW For those not intimately associated with the Main Battery '7 an understanding of its mission may be appro- priate. The book says the mission of AD Squadrons is: To conduct both conventional and nuclear offensive attack operations with emphasis on specially assigned tasksf, The assigned tasks are to: a. Conduct strikes against enemy installations b. Destroy enemy naval units and shipping at sea. c. Provide air support for amphibious or land operations. d. Maintain capability to operate from aircraft carriers during darkness and low visibility. In layman terms this means the AD Squadrons assigned to any task group Will accomplish everything any other single seated aircraft is assigned plus everything the jet squadrons can't do. An example of this Can Do '7 ability is the amount of ordnance an AD can carry: 9000 lbs off a carrier and 15000 lbs from an air station. Attack Squadron TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN is a Well organized team which has maintained an aircraft availa- bility of' 905, flown 810 hours in one month, loaded and dropped 61LO001bs of ordnance in a 24 hour period, and eXpects to reach a total of 41300 flight hours for this cruise. .Q f Q gg ,Vg by ADRO l CDR G. A. Buckowski Commanding Nl, LCDR D.,E.. cioya T 284, Executive Officer LCDR A. F. Bender LCDR .l. A. Donovan I - Q I I 1 J

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LTJG J. B. Goodwin LTJG R. A. Howard LTJG A. M. Rankin