Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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if 'wg wal Y 1 Blu l.l'.lG B. Hickman ARCS l.. Brumhall ABFC R. Laurin ABH3 R. Willis V-5 Division V-5 Division mans the RANGER Primary Flight Control IPRIFLYJ and handles the Air Department admin load. Working high above the flight deck on the 09 level, V-5 PRIFLY personnel are responsible for the safe and orderly execution of some 250 launches and recoveries on an average fly day. The air officer fAir Bossj and assistant air officer Uvfini Bossj in PRIFLY and the aircraft handling officer fHandlerj in Flight Deck Control are the primary players ensuring that the Air Departments mission is completed efficiently and safely. Enlisted statisticians provide a continuous update of the enormous load of information required by the Handler, Boss and Mini Boss to do theirjobs. When RANGER is not flying aircrafts land even when she isj, V-5 processes the never-ending river of paperwork associated with a large department. The veritable tip of the iceberg in the Air Department, V-5 is the smallest division yet it has a unique and ITIOSI challenging responsibility. ABHAN D. Campbell ABFAN H. Salido AN G. Shimono AN B. Windish AA S. Hunt AR M. Haines -musk' 183

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