Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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oc DIVISION KCONT. Q OC Division, more commonly known as the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center, or CATCC for short, is an essential and integral part of the RANGER team. Licensed by the Fed- eral Aviation Administration and governed by NA TOPS, the Navy Air Traffic Controllers fACsi that staff CAT CC and Air Operations are re- sponsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious movement of all air traf fic to and from the ship. CA TCC con- trollers utilize radar and state of the art electronic equipment, including the hands off Automatic Carrier Landing System KACLS 1. Also includ- ed in OC Division is the Air Transfer Office tATOl team that is responsi- ble for the movement of all people and cargo to or from RANGER using helicopters or Carrier Onboard De- livery fCODl aircraft. The ACs'job encompasses everything from daily departurefarrival logs and flight schedule changes to actual aircraft control. All agree that it is demand- ing, rewarding and challenging. OUR MOTTO: LAND 'EM SAFE! AIR SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CON- X if - vu ACC Watson, J. AC1 Facer, J. AC1 Frost, W. AC1 Oglesby, G. fi' I AC1 Shea, D. AK2 Diaz, F. AC2 Gustavel, D. AC2 Hudson, K. E! vi AC2 Johnson, J. AC2 Martin, J. AC2 Palmer, 1. AC2 Wells, B. AC5 Baker, M. AC5 EIIIS, T. AC5 Fetz, N. AC5 Lawrence, T. AC5 Snider, J. AC5 Wells, S. AC5 Winsell, L. ffl i ACAN Coombs, B AN Femandez, J. ACAN Henry, R. ACAN Howard, P. ACAN Menitt, R. ' 'Z ACAA Linton, R. OC DIVISION 151 AC5 Fitzgerald, C.

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LCDR McPherson, T. AGC Taylon C. AG1, Grace, T. AG2 Agamer, K. 3 5.1 OA DI VISI O 'L I-S :Mb A AG2 Hennig, AG2 Klieves, AG2 May, AG2 Oosthuizen, AG5 Holden, AG5 Smoot, AG5 Victorian, AGAN Jones, AGAN Stevens, 'iff' N. 47 V N! Q7 :X tv V QV 1 . 47 i x if lvl S? 11 S17 The Aerographer's Mates lAOsl of OA Division operate the Oceanogra- phic Support Center around the clock, utilizing fleet facsimile, tele- type, weather balloons, and weather satellites to monitor the constantly changing environmental conditions and their impact on RANGER 's abili- ty to achieve her mission. The mete- orological and oceanographic data collected are compiled, evaluated and disseminated to various work centers on RANGER, the embarked staffs, the Air Wing and ships in com- pany. ln addition, the Oceanogra- phic Support Center provides fore- casts of radar effectiveness and acoustic propagation to aid in opti- mal positioning and use of accom- panying ships and aircraft. 4-S UI 244 IS AG2 MAY ENERGIZES A METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT. FREPARNYO A WEA THER BALLOON FOR FLIGHT. CDR Szoka, M. LCDR Mahaffey, P. LT Kennedy, C. LT Seat, S. ENS Atkins, D. ACC Houseworth, t .1 OC DIVISIO ..'g,, l 150 OA 56 OC DlVlS1Ol'lfi --, :uni nt... 5 lsr x 1 Il ' 3... L ,V V , . H W, .,,,:.,.,c.k--.,..g....ax.,.44................,. ' M ' ' 'dliiui 'wi-9-1.::':,

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