Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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TRIKE DPS. Strike Operations, fStrike Opsj, a separate component of OX Division, is responsible for the targeting, weapon- eering and planning of all tactical air strikes in addition to producing the daily fight schedule for the embarked Air Wing. Strike Ops produces the green sheet which is the daily schedule of operational events. They also produce the pink sheet iwhich is a preview of events scheduled for the following weekl and maintain records of all readiness and shlpwide competitive exercises. ' The division also assists with the planning and coordina- tion of underway replenishments. Meetings are coordinat- ed in Strike Ops office prior to each event. i l l l l 211

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OX Ops Admin, COX Divisionl, is the administrative nerve center of the operational Nimitz team. During the Mediterranean Cruise 82-83, the personnel assigned to Ops Admin produced a variety of operational reports, such as the Aircraft Material Readiness Reports, fAMRR'sl, Unit Reports, fUNITREP'sJ, Movement Reports, fMOVREP'sJ, and Logistic Requirements, fLOGREQ'sJ, in addition, Ops Admin is the Casualty Report, QCASREPJ control office for the entire ship. The office maintains and routinely updates a file of all casualty reports processed during each fiscal year. They also update and provide Casrep guidance, instructions and notices for all departments. The division is unique in that it is composed of various ratings. An Electronics Technician, QETJ, compiles all 3M information for the department. The Leading Petty Officer, an Air Controlman, QACQ, functions as the Departmental Career Counselor. A Data Processing Technician, QDPJ, coordinates tran- sient sailors who are on TAD, fTemporariIy Assigned Dutyl orders. He designates which divisions within Operations Department will provide men for working party assign- ments and as Leading Chief of the department, he also screens duty sections for the entire department. The Four Yeoman, fYN'sl, of Ops Admin type all corre- spondence and Casrep reports for the eight divisions with- in the department. They monitor all OPTAR, fOperating Targetl, funding requirements and expenditures for the de- partment. They also process personnel evaluations forthe three hundred forty two man department. 210 CDR D. Powers ENS J. Hubbard DPCS W. Cowen ACC J. Sell YN3 Fl Strickland YN2 K. Sines l 1 l l l 4 i l l l l l l l 4 l 1 l

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OA The Meteorological Office QOA Divisionl, otherwise known as Fleet Weather Nimitz, provides twenty four hours of continuous forecast service to the ship, Air Wing squadrons, embarked staff and all other ships assigned to the Nimitz Battle Group. There are four ladders between the Weather Office and the Signal Bridge on Nimitz. Every hour underway during the deployment fevery thirty minutes during flight quar. tersl, an Aerographer's Mate climbed those four ladders to take an ob , fSynoptic weather observationl. Each ob includes all the information a meteorologist needs to tell him what was happening, weatherwise, at that particular time and place. By collecting all the obs from the Eastern Atlantic, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Af- rica, Nimitz Aerographer's Mates can draw a map depict- ing the weather all around the ship. Using this map the forecasters make their predictions. ln addition to weather forecasts, OA Division makes range forecasts for radars, radios, weapons systems and the Air Wing's Forward Looking lnfared QFLIRQ equipment. The Aerographer's Mates, iAG'si, present an updated live weather report daily at sea concerning the local Medi- terranean and complete United States weather forecast during the ships evening news program. It requires almost two hours of preparation to compile accurate and informa- tive weather reports for approximately five minutes of live broadcast. LT L. Warrenfeltz AGC W. Gray AGC D. Leavitt l AG1 J. Berger AG1 L. Bianan AG2 J. Blossfield