Lexington (CV 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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At left, a photographeris mate aahusts his enlarger to mal-fe a color print in the ship 's photo lab. The ship iswell-trained and highbi slfilledphotographeris mates tool: most of the photographs that are in this volume. Their diversigz, excel- lence, and shill are largeb responsible for the excellent photographic record that is Lexingtonls. Operationalbz, the photographic demands are many and varied At right, photographeris mates take underwater pictures ofthe ships propellers via a closed-circuit television system. Below, a photographer shoots a T28 is arrested landing.