Somers (DDG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I l A ., Smesky ' l SM3 Richard Belden SM3 Thom Kolby SM3 Larry .i The Signalrnan has the responsibility ol Visual Communi cations. His job is quite flexible and he usually qrts vi ly litllc for any situation might it be an important rmssaqt oi lax Ill 1 Ll.l ..l praise. But at sea he is on watch around the clork ilvvays Il my SMSN Robert Hiatt SN HOl'H2l'l Cirftfjfuy

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W' . UA' 1' 2-' - -'r rn-nl O Y 9 I l- - 3-1133: S... RM3 Bruce Wohlefs RMSA James Berry FZM3 Gary Centlivre While deployed in WESTPAC the Radio Central watch standers maintained a continuous, around-the- I -clock schedule, both inport and at sea. SOMERS' communication team insured a smooth, continuous flow of both incoming and outgoing message traffic. Most people today are totally unaware of what a Radioman does and how he Qoes about his job. No longer does the Radioman listen to the dits and dahs of Morse Code 35 3,DfifTlary means of communication. Now he must be the Master of a complex and sophisticated teletype system. Along with these newer systems has been a tremendous increase in the volume of traffic handled. Paper pushing is not the only responsibility a Radioman has while on watch. He ensures that all tactical communications circuits are up and working when required. To sum everything up in one sentence ln todays advanced Navy a ship without Communications isn t a ship gust a barge RM2 Melvin McFetridge RM3 Michael Gadbury RM3 Wayne Maier xi s :ww X - . . t sf . vs 'sf' RMSN Sedgwick Kerr 4 1 . . , , , I ' I - I - . . V . .

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