Schenectady (LST 1185) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The mission of Operofions, or XOPS' ds we somefimes referred To, is To coIIecT, evdluofe ldndndissemindfe dll combof ond or operoTiondI informdfion essenfiol for SCI-IENECTADY'S successful compIeTions of IT s missions. When The word ALL is used IT meons dll-surfdce seorches, smoll boof conTroI, ndvigdfion, fdcficdl moneuvers ond The collecfion, displdy onolysis ond disfribufion of infelligence dofo. This deporfmenf olso schedules ond DIGOS The SUD S operofions, mdinfoins elecfronic eduipmenf ond communicofion gedr, ond moinfdins dll The ship s files ond insTrucTions, Ol DIV OI Division is mode up of Operdfions speciolisfs. Their job is To operdfe rodor, communicdTions ond crypfologi- col eduipmenT in shipboord combdf informofion cenfers. They defecf ond Trock ships, dircrdff ond missiles. They operdfe ond moinfoin IFF sysfems ond rodio Telephones. OS's olso coordinofe The efforfs of shipboord ond muITi- ship sedrch ond rescue Teoms. t l if oc DIVISION . . OC Division is composed of Rodiomen. The Rddiomen fI?IVI's3 keep Schenecfddy in Touch vvifh The resf of The V, - .W I world using o voriefy of felefype ond voice circuifs. sum OX DIVISION OX Division is composed of Yeomon, Personnel Ivldn, I-Iospifdl Corpsmen, Ivlosfer of Arms ond Posfdl Clerks. A YN's ond PN's perform secreTorioI ond clericol duTies. YN's s 'V U' I. , ig moinfoin officer service records ond PN's mdinfdin enIisT- fx wsu ed service records. POS process The ships incoming ond oufgoing moil. I-IIVI's provide firsT did core, perform minor surgery, dispense medicdfion, conducf food service in- specfions. IVIAA ore in chdrge of The ship's brig, musfer resTricTed personnel ond process judicidl reporfs. OE DIVISION ETs ore responsible for dll elecfronic equipmenf used To send ond receive messoges, deTecT enemy pldnes ond ships, ond defermine The disTonce of Torgefs. This respon- sibilify includes moinToining, repoiring, coIibroTing, Tuning, ond odjusfing dll elecTronic eduipmenf used for commu- nicoTions, deTecTion ond Troclcing, recognifion ond iden- Tificofion, novigofion, ond elecfronic counfermeosures. OS DIVISION OS Division consisfs of Signdlmdn. SIVI's serve ds loo- koufs ond using visuol signs olerT The ship of possible don- gers. They send ond receive messdges by flog hoisT, fldshing lighT ond semophore. They encode ond decode f messoges, honor pdssing vessels ond moinToin signoling T' eduipmenf, vorious fldgs ond The ships ensign. as dime ff-ff 20

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OSO4 SIGNALIVIEN 'S' it SM4 THEDELL, SM3 DAVVKINS, SM4 WILLIAMS, SM2 CHARON, SMS GORMAN, SM2 HONNE SMC SAYERS LT DOUD W 0 W Z L. Vs 3 Q 1