USS Harry Truman (CVN 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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w hether as part of in-rate training, or as a qualifi- cation for a watch, periodically some HST Sailors participate in gunnery exercises, familiar- izing themselves with small arms. These famfires typically take place on the ship ' s fantail, and involve a variety of weapons, from 9mm hand- guns to .50 caliber machine guns. Qualification with small arms, whether initially or maintaining an existing qualifica- tion, ensures more well-rounded Sailors and adds to HSTs force protection posture.

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l»K::»W8«f8iE v ' ai»-!«gflt.r-» -■ --- ■ ' ' ■ ■■ -j-af t. 4A UM f Ihe Weapons Department is comprised ot i5U personni and carries the awesome responsibility for the ship ' s self- defense force, and the timely procurement, storage, assembly and issue of all ordnance and explosives for both ship ' s company and the embarked air wing . This responsibility re- quires a lot of coordination and training to meet all the evolutions safely and expeditiously. The Weapons Department is separated into five divisions, and each division is responsible for a different area of the department ' s mission. G-1 is responsible for the night deck and hangar deck ordnance, G-2 for the magazine sprinklers and the armory, G-3 is the bomb assembly team, G-4 is the weapons elevator crew and G-5 manages ROLMS, ordnance control, quality assurance and administration. The USS HARRYS. TRUMAN (CVN 75) Weapons Department team was recently awarded the highly coveted Black W. ?« AOCM( AW SW) Patrick Sanders Departmental LCPO -Pkmkowiier-