Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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if - - . .. .-.N .4..,. .,,..' ' ' ' ' RADIOMAN E SIGNALMAN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 1 . X ELECTRONIC 4 1 ,I , WARFARE TECH g ,. 4 g, if ELECTRONICS T 0 OPERATIONS E TECH. T I E SPECIALIST Whenever you hear the announcement over the 1MC, Underway, shift colors, that is when the Operations Department goes to work. The tive divisions that comprise the Ops Department are: OE, Ol, OW, CR and CS. Together they provide information, communications, electronics maintenance, and electronic warfare support that keeps the ship on top of its The Combat information Center is the heart of the ship. Through the collection and processing of data, CIC provides the ship and-embarked commands with the necessary information to safely navigate, fight the ship and control amphibious landings. The EW's spend hours listening and waiting, their's is a game of high technology. The Radio and Signalmen get 'the information from one point to another. Without them, to communicate a message would be virtually impossible. The Electronic Technicians keep all the radars, transmitting and other related equipment in tip top shape. Having completed a six and a half month deployment, the Operations Department reached major milestones in all areas. Numerous highly successful amphibious landings were Conducted from Denmark all the way up to Turkey. From there to Beirut Lebanon where the ship landed in support of the Multi-National Peace Keeping Force. radio circuit-requirements were awesome. Sixty-five Circuits in use twenty-four hours a day proved a tough test for the ET's. They met the Challenge and kept SHREVEPORT's communications network well above par. The Radiomen processed over 100,000 original messagesand ran up over 3,000,000 copies during the deployment. The Signalmen's equally impressive record of over 2,500 visual messages was a squadron high and their expertise was noted by all the ships in Phibron Six. Working as one, the Operations Department accomplishment record is a strong one providing the USS SHREVEPORT with the backbone needed tor the high tempo ops of the amphibious fleet. A-- -ve...--5...