Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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-x rw LTJG McKinney, K. AOC Pool, S. A01 Shand, S. EM2 Francia, M. EM2 Riingen, R. A02 Woods, T. A05 Ferlan, L A05 Henning, T. A05 Miller, R. MM5 Randle, G MM5 Thomas, D FH Cruz, L AA Brett, AA McCrea, AA Raimondi, M. PH2 M. D. SMOTHERMOIY sm: 1'l'fffn Y. S4 3511 3 G-4 DI VISI O Division controls and G1 maintains RAlYGER's weapons elevator sys- tems. The division is manned by Avi- ation Ordnancemen lA0l, Electrician 's Mates lEMl, Machinist's Mates lMMj, and nonrated personnel. The nature of G-4 Division 's workload requires per- sonnel not only to be well-versed in weapons components, but also in hy- draulic, electronics, and mechanical systems troubleshooting as well. The fourteen elevators service all weapons magazines and are capable of carrying explosive loads ranging from 1,400 lbs to 10,500 lbs in various con- figurations, including small arms am- munition, cartridges, HE lhigh explo- sivel bombs, rockets, fuzes, missiles and a variety of weapons handling equipment. Personnel work long, hard hours to keep all systems at 1001: effi- ciency. ii 3 'Ov 178 G-4 DIVISION Teumworls izmlmf flwinfyf: lmppcn, l AA Virafa, C. 'J' AR East, D AR Franklin, AR Jones, I .Q- , . N! . I R. M. Mr, , ,, .,,..-:A,,..,..--. ..2...,,., 1-- 1 -- ---- --+-Q..-:ear -.W-.....m.-+..M,....., ..-. .....- --,L - ---- ---

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y 4 AORN GENTLE, R, AN HEWSTON, D. AN LORIGAN, T, AN MARION, R. AOAH MARTIN, R TMSN MILLER, R. AN PALMER, R. AN PITTS, A. AN RICHARDSON, R. IIIZ N, D. SMOTIIERMON X '.4m5 AN Rhode securing a skid of MK-82 bombs. QD AR MARTIN, A. AR MORRISON, D. AR PRICE, S. sl- F AN RHODE, L. AN TORRES, M. AN WOJTOWICZ, J. AA CHABAIL, D. AOAA CHANCE, T. AA COPPIN, G. TMSA HARDIN, M. AOAA HUDSON, C. AA JOSHI, A. AA LUCERO, E. AA MCMANUS, M. -R 4 ff AA ROBINSON, C. 7 . G-.5 DIVISION 1 77

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1 Q- mm.. N AOCM Squier, R. AOCS Foster, G. AO1 Snyder, S. AO1 Zeh, R. AO2 Estano, F. AO5 Boggs, K. 1 AWMCS personnel discussing the days events. 1 , 542 sz l lI2 M. D. .SMOTIYIQKMOIY its H' sv I 7 I ,au AO5 Fuss, F. YHSH Cooper, J. AN Powell, G. SN Singer, K. AOAIY Smith, D. AA Mathieu, M. - DIVISIO Division is comprised 1 of two workcenters. One workcenter is the Weapons Office which handles the dai- ly correspondence for the entire de- partment, This entails the correct prep- aration of Letters of Instruction fLOll for a pending weapons movement, routing of messages toffrom the Mes- sage Center, and other miscellaneous forms of correspondence handling. The Weapons Officer fcommonly nick- named as GUN BOSS l administra- tively runs the department from the Weapons Office, along with the Ord- nance Ofiicer, and is assisted by the Weapons Leading Chief Petty Officer IWLCPOI. The other workcenter is the Aviation Weapons Movement and Control Sta- tion tAWMCSl. Personnel assigned to this work center are directly responsible to the Ordnance Handling Officer lOHO.l for monitoring and controlling the movement of all ordnance aboard RANGER. At sea, AWMCS receives the ordnance request from Strike Oper- ations via the Load Plan Schedule . A WMC S then tasks the appropriate divi- sion to assemble and send the desired ordnance to the flight deck where it is issued to ainving ordnancemen for uploading onto the aircraft. AWMCS must keep an accurate account of where each piece of ordnance is stored or staged for ready issue to the air wing. During a shipboard casualty fi.e. fire, flooding or smokel, AWMCS as- sists Damage Control Central by pro- viding information to the repair party of any magazine spacefsl in proximity to the casualty. l'H2 M. D. 5i'7OTfiERMOl'f L YPISIY Cooper and AO1 Snyder earnestly working G-5 DIVISION 179