Page 158 · Ship's Company
Page 158 of the USS Constellation (CV-64) 1994–95 WESTPAC cruise book — from the section “Ship's Company.”
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ty No department on the ship combines the age-old skills of seamanship with the most recent innovations of space tech= nology than Navigation. Visual Plotting, Dead Reckoning, ee and CelestiabNayiagation are combined daily with Satellite “ Navigation (GPS) to accurately maintain a plot on Con- Stellation’s track during the 59,750 miles of transit this cruise. - Navigator, Commander Brian E. Flannery and assistants LCDR Darryl Barrickman and Chuck Minter lead 14 ‘Quartermasters in ensuring the ship’s safety as well as Con- Sicllation’s location for maximum mission accomplishment. “y This Floating City, Fortress at Sea, and Ambassador of » Commander Brian E. Flannery — Goodwill can travel over 75 percent of the world’s surface " safely as a result of QMCM Houston’s and QM1 Johnson’s meticulous attention to detail while planning the Battle Group’s track. The QM’s naviagate the ship 24 hours a day whether it be the more relaxed fixing of the ship’s position and maintaining the plot in open ocean, or the fast and furious visual and radar fixing every two minutes in re- stricted water transits. Steering the ship, whether in and out of a narrow port like Sydney or while refueling at sea is the job of Quartermaster Master Helmsman. One half degree course changes are the norm. This level of responsibility was recognized long ago when out of the Deck Seaman Division a new rating was established, Quartermaster, “Master of the Helm.” Navigation, like all the ship’s departments, is made up of Americans from all parts of the country, half of which will scatter to the four winds after deployment. LCDR Keilty ra (the old ANAV) went back to flying P-3’s. LCDR Bar- rickman will go back to flying E-2’s. QM3 Derek Razo, who will be getting mar September, will begin saturated Diving School the QM3 Donald Lepek plans on attending, college in CO and enter the fire service there: QM3 Walter Gillis plans on attending a CO college: QM2 Charles Benjamin will be attending a NY college: QM3 I Therapist Assistant (PTA) training: and QM3 Bri- an Ward will probably wind up on the rodeo circuit some- day. Good Luck to you all. The Core that will begin training the new “Connie Nav Team” will be CDR Flannery, LT Minter, QMCN Houston, QML Johnson. QM2 Philson, QM2 Partin and the new “old salts” QM3 Gary. QM3 Aceret, QM3 Nemetz, QMSN Holbrook and YNSN Gutierrez. For Naviagation, as for the whole ship, once we tie up in San Diego, the will begin