Randolph (CVS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTME vvhere she goes, nor vvhen, until Operations synthesizes the messages and the situations, then passes out the vvord. Within a multi-storied building lie five divisions of ops people, who chart the weather and the ships themselves, take the photos which tell their own stories, guide the aircraft through the darkest nights, inform the flag and repair the informative machines - then vvrite the press releases to cover the vvhole opera- tion. Operations is the key word, Randolph knowslnot I What does it all mean? OA DIVISION-1st Row, L-R G. A. Fisher AG1, LCDR C. H Zilch, Sycuro AGCS. 2nd Row D. C. Wilson AN, F. W. Nlacke mer AN, R. A. Miller AG3 Wohlgemuth AG3, M. S. Metz ger AA, A. L. Barnette AG3 F, K. Roshto AG2, C. J. Nlorri son AG3, T. J. Sewell AG3, R A. Semenak AGAN. 70 OA Division What is the wind where we are What is the air above us ,l l l V l ' I ' 1 144 '

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