Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y-- -V W 5 Y r 1 4 1 PH2 M. D. SMOTHERMON Af AH Chambers, C. ' Ah' Eaves, P. AH Eckholt, T. AN Gadlin, G. AN Giebner, P. AOAIY Manfin, T. i AOAIY Reece, H. AH Sanders, M. AH Stephens, P. A05 Coleman cleaning a skld of AIM 9M SIDEWIIYDER mls slles on the bomb farm AN Vollmer AA Chula ff AR Lewis AR Lockett AR Vagnlnl AR Wzse PH2 Mb D' SMOTHERMOP, PH2 M. D. SMOTHERMON ,af ,fd .bl num 41 ...Sl- f r 'Q- QQ' f, ff '7 7 Q n N . P 'T ll Z Q I V ,K 1 Rx A01 Trevorah 5UD'3Wf5f35 55 AWS Cf79'77bC 5 Ulm' MCKI5 Df? f01'm Team work betwecn the hangar deck and the flight deck ordnance shops meanS Preventive maimfpnance on an AERO-.126 imfnw ordnance on H711 Abmnlp fimffk 172 ffl !,J!'f!. ,,' fzl 3 ' 1 ' 'A 131 my Q ll .4 U... --N :-,,...... .

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4'5- di di- V I AOC Bollinger, S. A01 Howard, J. A01 Travis, R. A01 Trevorah, G. A02 Davenport, D. A Y lf -lim 4 Q 'Wann E k D 5 t Y Y S afall, . I 'Q if? , v S4 ,. QQ'-2 1 dl FI12 M. D. snorrifrmorv I' . 5 I : E N 2 W 'X R 'K N l 'L p. Flight deck ordnance crew removing a skid of MK-20 ROCKE YES lcluster bomb unitsl from the weapons elevator. it 1'-f ' . f v Q' v F P I M11 Y 1 df Y! dl A02 Freeman, B. AZ2 Sledge, W. A05 Buri, D. A05 Close, P. A05 Foster, B. - DIVISIO Division is made up of two pf workshops. Headed by the Air Gunner , the division is tasked with many operational commitments from pro- viding 'yellow gear l weapons handling equip- mentl to ensuring ordnance safety on the flight deck. One workshop is the Hangar Deck 0rd- nance Shop which is in direct support of A WSEF lArmamentf Weapons Support Equipment Pro- gram J. Men assigned perform daily mainten- ance such as repair, acyustment, corrosion con- trol, replacement, etc. of components on 'yel- low gear lskidsl. This entails modihfing a skid to carry such items as bombs, rockets, or mis- siles. A Quality AssurancefTechnical Publica- tion Libiarian and Data Analyst are available to provide assistance. The other workshop is the Flight Deck Ord- nance Shop. Personnel assigned are to ensure that all ordnance and equipment on the flight deck are properly maintained. Th ey are respon- sible for the safe handling, receiving, stowing, and issuing of all ordnance on the flight deck. They also assist air wing ordnancemen in set- ting a perimeter around an aircraft so that ord- nance can be ldelarmed without any hazard to personnel or equipment. Ordnance not issued to a squadron is stowed in the bomb farm, behind the ship 's island lsuperstructurel, where it can be easily jettisoned in the event of a fire. A05 Lupton, B. A05 Moseley, R. A05 Reynolds, A. A05 Welch, B. A05 Wood, R. AOAlY Alvarado, S. 7 G-1 DIVISION 171

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fi . AQ CWO2 SWANEY, R GMC BROWN, R. GMG1 DYKSTRA, K. OMG2 CROMER, J. J: - .. fy GMG2 DAVIS, 5. .nm 'H'-I-' 'T ,, 4 X 4 - y 9 A02 HAUGLE, J. 5 I ' S I S4 ' Y I 1 - 44 L Y L ra I . .Wav Y S7 . , 7 A K V I PH2 M. D. SMOTHERMOIY 0 I, ll' Wirral A My J' ' ali! ,, -Iwuhis T ? A1 Shot Line team during an underway replenishment detail. SN ALCANTAR, D. AN HUFF, K. AN KNO WLES, M. lin. - . GMG2 SMITH, W. GMG5 HARRIS, G. GMO5 HEBRANK, N. AO5 FOMPEO, M. GMG5 SCHULTZ, G. 4 47 - DIVISIO F Division is mainly responsi- ble for the Ship's Armory. The men of this division perform main- tenance on small arms from the .58 caliber pistol to the .50 caliber gun mounts. Aside from working on small arms, O-2 personnel also maintain the ship 's sprinkler systems in all of the weapons magazines. Furthermore, they are responsible for maintaining sixteen magazines of their own. It is a very time consuming process, but an important task in upholding an overall attitude for safety consciousness in Combating any fire that may occur in- side a magazine. During holidays. Change of command ceremonies, or whenever rendering honors is required, the division mans the .40mm saluting gun mounts. Dur- ing UNREPS funderway replenish- ments! and mooring details, the divi- sion is tasked to fire the shot-line using a modified M-14 rifle. The division is manned by Gunner's Mates Guns KGMGJ and Aviation Ordnancemen KAOI. AOAN MESCHER, A. AA LAROQUE, S. AOAA ROSS, B. AOAR MA YER, D. AR STEWART, J. G-2 DIVISION 17.3