Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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GA, LCDR R.F. Toll AGCS RJ. Conigliong AGCCSWJ D.T. Hoffman AGI T.F. Grace AG2 M.S. Chick AG2 M.D. Sievers AG2 R.H. Trombetta AC-2 S.E. Lafayette AG3 G.D. Ritchie AG3 S.T. Ross AGAN K.L. Black AGAN DJ. Burnham AGAN M.P. Kellogg AGAN E. Valenzuela AGAN B.E. Warren Aerographer's Mates CAGSJ of the Meteorological Office COA Division, monitor and forecast environmental conditions 24 hours a day. Precise forg. casts, essential for planning safe and effective operations, are provided to an' commands in the battle group. In addition to forecasting the weather, AGs pm vide tactical atmospheric and oceanographic, forecast of the environmental effects onthe various sensors in the battle group such as radars and sonar. The f'Weather Men of NIMITZ are highly trained specialists who clogel, monitor the ever-changing environment. They perform the ceaseless tasksfl collecting and analyzing oceanographic and meteorological data from a myriad of sources- orbiting meteorological satellites, weather balloons and sub-suf. face bathythermograph probes. Then therels always the old-fashioned method going outside to observe the weather firstfhand. So, if you see a young man standing outside in the rain, soaking wet and still smiling, itas probably an f'Attack Weathermann just doing hisjob and loving it! Qi, W1 iw Ula i ri y I ,lf :HW , n law tdfifrfli 1 . CU- 1 31 T PM irctil on imp ATC hrvllh hen df?

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lm llilfd ' T' Ain lmllll' OHM. Who flu 355 lilil H 3 Ht' ld iulw. id HM Ollllv I Oblhlz w ! . ,M fi l ii i f 5 lm ki, OC Division is comprised of three major branches: Air Operations CAir Qpsb and Carrier Controller Approach CCCAJ and the Air Transfer Office QATQQ, Air Ops and CCA operate from the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center QCATTCJ. Air Ops is the nerve centern for all flight operations conducted aboard NIMITZ. Flight plans are processed, aircraft data is posted and tracked, MEDEVAC data is coordinated and emergency information relayed. Real time decisions which affect the ship's ability to fulfill its mission as the cornerstone of American naval power are made on a daily basis. CCA provides precise, timely air traffic control instructions which assist air wing pilots in landing on the flight deck in any weather under all conditions. Aircraft are separated and sequenced 24 hours a day using some of the Navy's most sophisticated radar systems by the Navy's best CATCC team. ATO is the smallest branch of the division, but is a hotbed of activity. Through this office all passengers, mail and cargo arrive and depart the ship when deployed from home port. OC CDR T.L. Meyer LCDR D.E. Malone LT E.E. Lashua LT C.W. Plumley ACCSCAWJ H.D. Courtney ACCS C.L. Kent ACCCAWJ Ferrara ACl CAWJ D.A. D'Amore ACl M.R. Diamond ACl JB. Heath ACl QAWD H.B. Kelso AC2 E.M. Cherveny AC2 D.R. Coleman AC2 B.L. Harmeling AC2 A.D. Lucart AC2J.A. McAlister AC2 R.T. Patterson AC2 C.T. Vidrine AC3 C.D. Cordova AC3 D.W. Dent