Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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