Lexington (CV 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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Control of departure, enroute and arrival of air- craft. They prepare schedules for the ship's Air Operations, coordinating with the requirements of the Training Command ashore, and insure that communications are established with land based planes are coming out to qualify, and that they have received pertinent flight information. During 'cFleet Weekn CATCC is responsible for briefing pilots with Air Operations functions, and is also responsible for Carrier Control Approach CCCA Electronics Material is responsible for the main- tenance and repair of all electronic equipment aboard, preparing and supervising the vital Electronics Preventive Maintenance Program for all equipment under their cognizance. They ar- range for a regular schedule of inspections and insure the operational readiness of electronics equipment by means of Operational Tests and established maintenance procedures. 107

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in ,:J. Z L il Left, a member of OE Division aafusts a radar repeater in CIC. Below, an aircraj? status board in Lexington's Car- rier Air Traffic Control Center. V 'ff' ff 'lv '1vi ' f rm '1'm--mfgrv-1,-inf 753, ,, .jx -1 . 3.-1 . xrnnvnnmuuuxxngpqrngcq Combat Information Center QCICJ is the largest of the five sections. According to Navy Manuals, CIC is responsible for the collection display, evaluation and dissemination of tactical and combat information required by various ship's stations for the operation and navigation 9 of the ship. Personnel assigned are responsible for Radar Search, ECM, air-intercept control- ling, anti-submarine Warfare training, air and surface plotting, voice radio procedure, intra- ship phone communication procedures, sum- mary plotting, status board keeping and use of maneuvering board. A combination of such skills enables CIC to guide Lex out of a fog- bound harbor, direct a man-overboard rescue, or assist in innumerable other operations. Another section is Air IntelligencefPhotogra- phy. Air Intelligence is responsible for the up- keep of an Intelligence Library and for keeping the Captain, Executive Officer and Operations Officer informed on current intelligence matters affecting the ship and her Contingency Plans. Photo's personnel man stations during Flight Quarters to obtain motion picture coverage of all landings and take-off's, as Well of still shots of accidents or 'Lunusualw landings. In addi- tion, they operate closely with the Public Infor- mation Office and are responsible for much of the photography in this volume. Aerology, smallest section of the Department, is responsible for the analysis of Weather data and the preparation of daily weather forecasts. Regular and accurate Weather forecasts are of prime concern to navigation and all ship's op- erations, including Flight Ops and weapons exercises. 109