J)DWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INT£R¥Al.Sf DfCJ..ASSIFIED AFTER 12 YfARS JlOO .DlR 5200JQ From: Conmanding Officer, u.s.s. LAKE CHAM?LAIN (CVA-39) To: Chief of Naval Operations Via: (1) Commander Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN (2) Commander SEVENTH Fleet (3) Commander Naval Forces FAR EAST (4) Commander in Chief, U. s. Pacit'ic Fleet Subj: Action Report for the period 11 June througn 29 June 19.5.3 Ref: (a) OPNAV INSTRUCTION .3480.4 of July 19.51
Encl: ( 1) Carrier Air Group FOUR Action Report· ~. J 1J
1. In compliance With reference (a) the action report of the U.S.S. LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CVA-.39} and Carrier Air Gro~p FOUR for the period 11 June through 29 June 195.3 is submitted herewith.
PARr I
C~POSITION OF Ot~'N FORCES
The U.s.s. LAKE CHAKPLAlN (CVA-.39) conmanded by.CAFr G. T. }l.iUNDORFF, USN with RADM 1i. D. JOHNSON, USN, Commander Carrier Division ONE, and Carrier Air Group FOUR embarked, joined Task Force 3EVI!lJ'TY SEVEN in accordance with CTF 77 091305Z of June 1953. Those units of Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN present when joined by the u.s.s. LAKE CHJ.r.'J.PLAIN (CVA•39), were the u.s.s. BOXEit (CVA-21), U.S.S. PRINCETON, (CVA-37}, U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-4.7), u.s.s. hANCHESTER (CL-83), and various ships of the screening force.
MISSION
The mission of thie force in general tenns is to conduct air ani surface operations otf the coast of Korea in -order to support u.s. Forces in Korea, and to support ~he polic,y of the United States in the Far East.
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I 2~ Apru 1m: Underway from Norfolk, Virginia for Yokosuka 1 Japan in accordance with Commander Air Force, Atlantic Fleet EmPla.r ment Schedule-and COmmander Carrier Division SIX Operation Order S-S3 with supplementar.y instructions dated 2 Apr 1953. . . 2 June 19~: At 1437 moored to buoy HU, in Yokosuka Harbor, Yokosuka.t Japan. Received orders to report to COJIIII8.Ilder Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN 1n combat area as soon ae possible and ready' for sea. Comnericed replenishment mediately and reported ready for sea at ll0400I. lQ J\lne 19~J! At lJ30 relieved the USS VALLEY FORGE (C.VA 44). Latter vee-, sel underway CONLUS. At 15.3.3 alongsicle Piedmont suka, Pier, Yokoo Japan. Embarked RADM w. D. JOHNOON, Commander O!lrrier Division ONE, ~ staff• · gFORTING PEfUOP ·. ll J\me 195l: Underway :tor Korean operating area tre111 Yokosuka, Japan at 03S9I in accordance with instructions contained in Colllmander Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN confidential dispatch 09130SZ COilllll&llder with Carrier Division ONE and Carrier Air Group FOtm 8lllr' barked, At 1000 recovered 16 VF-44 aircraft which had temporarill' been : based ashore at tbe Naval Air station, Atsugi ~ape.n. . 1
Enroute trom. Yokosuka, Japan to join Task Force SEVENTY ConduC\Gd SEVEN. air operation$ for training pt.U'pOses with 119 sor ties flown. At UOS entered combat area and rendeavoused wi~h tihe USS CUSHING (DD 797) at ll.lO eN"OUte to join. force. ~ l3 June lCZ~: Joined Task Force ~ SEVEN in area SUGAR at l30S22I. Ships in canpaey when joined by the USS LAKE CHA.MPLAIN (CVA ,)9) were: US$ PHILIPPINE SEA (OVA 47) 1 (Commander Carrier Division THREE and Officer in Tacti~ Command embarked), USS BOXER ~ (OVA 21), uss PRINCE'l'ON (OVA .37) and units or the screening force as follows: USS CAPERTON (DD 6S6), USS o•BANNON (PDE USS DASHIELL (DD 450~ 659) 1 USS Rl~DFORD (DDE 446) USS GATLING : (DD_ 671), USS CUSHING 1 (Dl) 797) 1 USS DORTCH (DD 670), USS OWEN (DD ·;,36), and USS CARPENTER (DDE 82S) • At lllS RADM JOHNSON, W. D, . Cotmni':mder Carrie-r Divtsion ONE, departed the ship: .via helicopter, to attend a conference aboard the USS PHILIPPINE SEA (OVA 4 7) • At 1229 the USS BREMERTON ( CA lJO) fiagahip CCllllttla.nder 1 ot Cruiser Division THREE, joined the formation_, and 1230 the USS MANCHES'l'ER at (CL 83} was dete.ehed. Air operations \ were conducted with 113 sort.iea flown. Sho~ a.!ter the J..s.gt. l' landing VF-22 F2H-2 BUNO 123377 inadvei-tentl,J' rounds ot 20MM ~nition into two parked vr-62 , 12.3333 and 123328• Both aircraft burst into tlamee and re ceived strike damage.
14 June 19~: At 0641 RADM w. D. JOHNSON Commander Carrier Division ONE in USS J:,.ti!CE CFL\MPLAIN ( CVA 39~ relieved Rfi.DM R. E. BLICK, Commandei Ca.rrier Division THREE as OTC and Commander Task Force SEVENTl SEVEN. Conducted a.ir operations with 110 sorties tlown. At • 2105 began refueling !rom USS CIM..JmON (AO 22) a.nd completed at 2300. Transferred cargo to USS CAPERTON (DD 650)1 commencing at 2005 and completed a.t 00.30. · lS June l95j: Conducted air operations with 147 sorties flown. At 2117 begap repleni.ehing e.mmuni.tion .from USS RAINJER (.tiE 5) and com.pl.et.ed ·. at 2310. At 2242 received freight trom uss c:JJERTON (DD 635) f completed at 2301. ·
16 Jwe t 1953 Air operations Were conducted with 126 sorties nown. r..t 043~, HUDSON, Belvin (n)., 'Z'/8 18 10, AD3, USN, ot VF~ tell over-: . board and was lost a.t ta.t. 3 l;S June l;95J: Air operations cancelled due to inclement weather. At 0941 RADM J. M. C.:JlSON, Commander Fleet Air Japan lett the ship via helicopter• Supply Depa.rl.ment. inspection .oompl.et.ed. OtCLASS\F\EO . i9 .Jyne 1953: Air operations were conducted untill:JOO with 101 nown. At 0300 the starboard cata.pll.t 'WaS rendered 1tlC:>\*l'a tive due to a runaway shot• At a~~~'"JlG(rt.!OO tt.;E. BREWER, USNR, .394429/1.325, of VA-4S piloting an AJ:>4N, BUNO l32263 wa.s shot down in combat. Aircraft crashed on land at Lat. 38~6.N1 Long. l27°36.E. At 1728 the USS BOXER (CVA 21) lett the formation. 20 June 195l: 4\ir operations were cancelled due to inclement weather. At 0615 went alongside USS CIMARRON (AO 22) for replenishment of fuel and completed a.t OBOJ.. At 0000 the USS t:JCE CHAMPLAIN . (CVA 39) lost steering control and conducted emergenc,y break- away procedures. At 0910 having repaired steering casualty, went alongside the uss MOUrT BAKER (AE 4) for replenishment of aJJilmlnition and completed a.t W.S. !..t l307 the USS CAPERTON (DD 6.50) came alongside to embark CAPT E. J. SULLIVAN 1 Commandfr Destroyer Squadron SID'EEN, via high line for conference. Air operations cancelled due to inclement weather. LTJG D. E. BRI!MER1 USNR, 494429/1325, of VA-1;+5 declared missing in action by Ww-45 in dieps.teh 212240Z. Seven planes returned from JC-18 having been grounded there by inclement weather. 'l'hree tJ>t s included 1.n above total landed aboard the USS PRINCETON ( CVA 37) because of reduced visibility. At 0941 the US& STEM.BEL (DD 644) came alongside for transfer ot personnel. Notified by NLO JOQ Korea that LTJG B~, was kUled instantly on impact whUe attempting low altitude parachute exit on 19 June after his air craft had been hit by enemy anti-aircraft tire. 22 June 1253: Because of inclement weather, air operations consisted of 2comPa.t sorties only and the return of .3 AD 1 s .from the USS PRINCETON , (CVA .37) • At 0955 V:1.DM J. J. CL:Jl.K, Cofi)r.lallder SEVENTH Fleet a.&d. RADH R. E. BLICK, Commander Carrier Division THREE came on boa:t'd via helicopter. At 1.300 RAIJ.r R. E. BLICK, Commander Carrier , Division THREE lett the ship via. helicopter. At 1,320 Vlu:JI J. ¥• CLARK, Commander SEVENTH Fleet departed via. helicopter. At 171.9 the USS DdSHIELL (DD 659) came alongside for transfer of supercargo. 23 June 195l: Air operations were cancelled due to inclement weather. At 013.3 the USS CUSHING (OD ?97) came alongside tor transfer ot:, guard maU. Ship secured tor heavy weather • ' 24 June 1953: Air Operations oonduc~d. A. t.()t.a]. oC 90 sorties were fiown. 4 gs iune 1.953: Air operations were conducted. At 0245 wa.s rendere:a the port ca.tap.l].t inoperative and an AD4N BUNO 1.26937 overboard as the was lost reault of a 1'\Ulawra.y shot. The erew consisted of LT A..F. KEOWN, .. USNR, 47106l/l315, PELOQUIN, · A. E. 1 ALC 666 10 \ 1 641 USN and NAULT, R. ()., A'l'3 USN and ~were rescued 1 2l.O 10· 69, by the USS MOALE (DD 693). At 2029,. went alongside the USS RAINIER (AE ~ ammunition 5), tor replen1s~nt ot I and oompleted at 21:37. At I {DD 2107 the USS GATLIMJ 671) came alongside tor transfer of superea.rgo. 2241, tre~ alongside At the USS KASKASKI/, (AO :t/) tor refuel ing and completed at 0020. Made preparations to depart Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN Yokosuka, Japan tor pursuant to ~der Ta.sk Foree SEVENTY · SEVEN dispatch 2S0232Z ot June 195.3. m.lCK, At 1245 RADM R. E. Commander Carrier Division THREE arrived eoz,ter tor cont:erence. via. heli- At 1900 VADM J. J. CLARIC C'om ma.nder SEVENTH Fleet arrived for conference 1 at 19.30. Operations and departed curtailed and departure dela.yed to heavy tog which due persisted throughout the day and night. 27 Jum l95l: At OS42I RADM R. E •. BLICK, Oomms.nder Carrier Division let't the ship $ THREE helicopter, At 07~.5! RAIM R. E. BLICK, Commander Carrie:r Division THREE embarked TON (OVlt. in the USS PRINCE )7) relieved Rl-I.DM W. D. JOHNSON, Commander Di~aion ON$ Ca.rri.Br embarked this vessel as Commander Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN. At 0728 departed the in company force for Yokoauka with the USS MOALE (DD ~9.3) • Enroute Yokoauka. At WO the USS MOALE (DD 69.3) came along aide to re.fUel and completed a.t 0550. (DD 693) De~ched USS MOALE at 0555 to return independently to SEVENTY SEVEN. rejoin Task Force 22 Jmw J.953 = At om arrived. Yolcos'Uka., Japan, - 1. Ammunition Expenditures. a. During the period of this report the following ammunition was expended: (1) Ship's 8.1!11ttU1ition '!".NONE (2) Aviation ammunition: 2000 lb. G.P. bombs.____ .... l.36 1000 lb. G.P. bombs 510 500 lb, G.P. bomlils 9.3 250 lb. G.P. bombs 1222 100 lb. G,P. bombs 665 260 lb. Frag. bombs 96 .350 lb. Depth bombs l 3V5 Solid Rockets 18 5V ATAR Rockets 97 A1'AR 148 206~5 J%111 HEI______Rockets _ 20 mm INC- "'l 20 mn APT j 00,579 50 cal. API. ______50 cal. INC ., 6 50 cal. API-T ~ 1' 200 MK 6 Parachute Flare 21 b. Material condition of GWlnery Department equipment. (1) Ordnance: (a) One .3/50 gun mount is out of commission. The elevation amplidyne motor generator Mk 6 faUed because of shorted conmutators. A replacement generator has been requested. (b) The range unit of the forward radar Mk 25 developed binding and was removed and repaired, c. Gunnery Exercises. (1) Large drone exercises were scheduled for 27 and 28 June but were cancelled due to delay in being detached fl'Qm TF 77 and resul.t..a.nt transit of the firing area during hours of darkness. D£CLASSl Fi ED 6 d. Replenishment Operations: (1) The ship rearmed five (5) times tabulated as follows: DATE DELIVERY SHIP - QUANTITY TRANSFER RATE 6-13-53 USS RAINIER (AE.5) 136 tons 6-lS-53 USS RAINIER (AE5) 62.4 tons per ht>ur 6-17-53 190 tons USS MT. BAKER (AE4) 244 tons n·~ tons per hour 6-20-.53 9 • tons per hour USS MT. BAKER (AE4) 172 tons 6-25-5.3 USS RAINIER (AE5) 79.4 tons per hour ll7 tons 94.8 tons per hour During replenishment on 20 June 1953 the operation or Station No. discontinued when a boom on the MT. 3 was BAKER carried away after six (6) lifts. (2) The ship reprovisioned one (l) time as follows: 6-17-53 USS PICTOR (AF54) 54 tons 60 tons per hour (3) 'l'he ship refueled tour (4) times as follows: DELIVERY SHIP QUANTITY AVGAS QUANTITY NSFO TRANSFER TIME USS CIMARRON (A022) 129 ~000 gals. 457,022 gals. 2:37 USB CHIKASKIA (A054) 283,000 gals. USS CIMARRON (A022) 181,000 gals. lll7 94,000 gals. 214,000 gals. USS KASKASKIA (A027) 127,000 1:46 gals. .32~ 1 611 gals. 1:46 (4) During the period fifteen.A (15) destroyers were side tor the transfer via received along highline or mall, guard mail, light freight thirteen (13) personnel. One and destrnyer was refueled on 28 June 1953. PART IV BA T'l'LE DAMA(ii 1. The ship was not attacked during this damage. period and sustained no battle 2. Damage inflicted on Communist forces by Air enclosure (1). Group FOUR is included in 3. Damage inflicted on Air Group FOUR enclosure by Communist forces is included in (1). . DECLASSlfJED - 7 7 PART V PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE 1. Personnel. a. C§§Ua1ttes: (1) There were no eombat personnel casualties of Ship's Company per~nnel as a result of enemy action. Air Group casualties are reported by the Air Group in enclosure (1). b. Pertonnance: (1) The morale and performance of personnel was excellent. (2) During the period of this report the average on board count was: fl&& Shipr s Compan~: CVG-4 Marines Total Officers: 31 116 123 2 272 Enlisted: 61 2109 695 68 2933 (3) The number of personnel on board is considered fill the assigned mission adequate to ful except that a critical shortage in ists especially in the ET rating ex supervisory rates, The ship has an allowance ET' s and 19 are on board. All of 27 of the shortages are in the CPO, first class and second class ratings. During this receipts. period there were 7 losses and 4 2. IraipiM and .Education. · a, There continued to be a high interest in USAFI Courses and Navy Correspondence Training Courses as indicated by the following: Courses Ordered Courses or Xssueg Completed USAF! Correspondence Courses 36 u. s. Navy Training Courses (Correspondence) 83 U. s. Navy Training 153 86 Courses (Tests) 118 USAF! GED Tests Administered 83 Enrollment in College 83 Extension Courses 11 3. MoraJ,e anq Welfare. a. The ship departed Norfolk, Virginia on 26 April and Yokosuk&, Japan on arrived in 9 June 1953. During this 46 day trip, 3 liberty were visited. Due to ordered ports sailing schedules, liberty periods in these ....-lk 8 otctJ.SS\f\ EO, k &:U:Wil!liiM pt>rts were limited, the maximum being 16 Greece hours in the ports of Athens., and Colombo, Ceylon. Liberty in Manila, Philippine shortened due Islands was to the approach to that area of typhoon "Judy". Yokosuka plans called On arrival for an 8 d~ availability period prior to leaving fnr the operating area. Simultaneouszy, Commander need SEVENTH Fleet, having for.m~ forces afloat in the Korean operating Commander Task area ins~ructed Force SEVENTY SEVEN to order the LAKE CHAMPUIN sea earliest. Thirty-eight r.eady for (JS) hours after arriving Yokosuka, the ship departed for the line. Despite tbe long tt>ip expectedly trom Norfolk and the un short turn around in Japan, the morale of ship personnel was outstanding and air group in all respects and the sudden departure for the combat area was received with enthusiasm. b. Divine services were held as follows: Catholic Mass daily ·in the morning, and daily evening rosary services. Protestant Divine services every Sunday. Religious instruction classes and Marriage Forums weekly. were conducted 4. Rtcteati2Q• a. The following activities were conducted creation for the welfare and re of officers and enlisted personnel during the report. - period of this (1) ·Issue or a daily radio press summar,Y. (2) Weekly issue of the 1 ship's newspaper - "The Champ '• (3) Shipts RBO broadcast daily of Shipts information, recorded music. news, and (4) Daily band concert. (5) Weekly games. (6) Organized and planned Cruise Book. b. Movies were shown dai.ly for crew, officers alld pUots. c. The Hobby Shop was well patronized. Considerabl..e interest. ahown in tllfi! rol.l.ow:i.ng craft.a: was (1) Leather work, model l"ailroa.ding, model planes, model auto movi4e 1 , mdel boats, ~d painting. (2) The spaee occupied by the shop is small and is primarily the sale of materials, tor . otCl~SS\f\ED - 9 I J ' , PAJT· VJ SPECIAL .COM!@ITS OPERATIONS PRARTMENT .m 1. Per19nne1. Fifty (50) men were divided equally into two (2) teams. Each team stood either a full day or a full night for watch. The reasons this method as opposed to c•mentional watches wre: a. er omi the ob em of fati o he s o • B.y using shift ot personnel several a tull were ava~b e for messenger duty and so ro tated that as a mn came off scope duty he of was able to get a quick breath fresh air and a cup of coffee or cigarette before assuming messenger and later the duty as pl.c.tt€r, talker, etc., thus, not only did he rotate during the day (or nighi-), but 'also the variation pll'poses. in work served mUltiple The man knew more than one job_, had more of a team transfers or sickness spirit, and did not leave a hole in the team because others could easily till the gap. b. Eliminat~on of ghange-over ~ties. and trers information at General Quar: • This is vitally important • If an emergency arises, tiine for confusion• t,tiere is no The day or night team idea avoided the necessity additional personnel storming for into CIC at General Quarters. Each man was ~ready there and knew what was going on. 'l'he few extra . I circuits manned sound-powered I at General Quarters were takel'l over by the messengers an additional air and controller was required; otherwise no other changes were necessaey• c. Officers. Three (3) CIC officers' have been standing underway as part OOD watches of a program of training for all CIC watch officers, 2. kdar Perfgrma.nce. MAXIMUM RANGE NQIH· lOO miles HONE. llO miles Air ' . di"J'L - ~ ~~· ' . RADAR TARGET SGlb Surface 35 miles IFF Numerous returns at 200 miles, Maximum officially reported range 216 miles. 3. :§J.egtrona.c Eauipmen;t:. Electronics equipment performance siderably improved con during this reporting period. A dailY performance report high lighting all deficiencies noted by watch personnel was delivered Electronic Material to the Officer by the 0-I- Division Officer and thence to the CIC and Operati,.,ns Officers. This system called attention and gave to required 'WOrk the Electronic Technicians timely and detailed data to aid in - their maintenance ~rk. 4, Reconmmdation. When nnre than three (3) carriers are operating to gether recOlliDend that the OI/AC net be split into t-wo (2) separate The traffic circuits. load. on this one eir~it when tour (4} carriers 4re operating in company is tot) heavy to be handle 1. A deep cold low formed over the Sea ot Japan on 20 June and had ~tt.le movement for tour (4) days. tow ceiling, }XY'Ir visibilities, and rain high winds, limited flight operations.- This was a typical winter synoptic situatinn and was an abnormal development for late June. hours Additional of tlight operati,.,ns were lost on other days due to the formation of advection tog. 2. Launching f)f radiosonde balloons with strong apparent winds flight deck across the has been a problem, Severa,l nnnthe ago w.1. th an apparent wind of over 20 knots the launch wnuld be considered difficult. however We found that by sewing the tour (4} sides or the nylon shroud about another yards length enabled the balloon to be more firmly prevented encased and the balloon's bursting. With practice the aerographers acquired experience in better coordinating their release Sf) that not transmitters were jarred and broken. The balloons n0w can be released with apparent winds in excess or 40 kno~s 3. While in the Sea of Japan aerolngy was C'"lnJ;ronted with prnblems. no special DECLASSIFIED ll 1/ __:_:_._ I 1'-1'7- "" COMMgNICATIONS 1. On l3 June the .ship joined Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN a.m early on the momi.ng of the 14th, Commander C.lrrier Division ONE relieved Commander Carrier Di~sion THREE as Commander Task Force SEVENTY SEVEN. For the first five (5) days the volume of traffic taxed all circuits in Radio Cen tral, the capacity of the cryptocenter, and message handling £acUities the Communication in Office. Finally, a break in the weather curtailed · night operations, and traffic dropped to more easily handled proportione continuing at approxim3.tely the same level for tile remainder of the period on the line, 2. As an indication of the traffic volume, tor following approximate statistics are tabulated for the period of intensive operations tram 13 to 17 June and the inclusive period 31 to 23 June: a. Ra4io Ceptra.l Traffic (QUJDber or messages ha@ed) • 13-17 June lJ-23 June GEORGE Broadcast 1382 28ia NDT RATT Broadcast 1059 2S30 Ship-shore Rk. TT - lncoming :375 722 Ship-shore RATT- Outgoing 195 4:31 CW - Incoming 983 1758 cw- Outgoing 152 3SO Voice - Incoming 70 131 Voice - Outgoing 27 52 RATT .... Relay 3:37 849 CW- Relay ~ 4717 ~. / l ( b. Qtyptocenter Traffic. ) 1 Incoming '420 8'<> Oubgoing Ship Massages 30 43 Groups 5614 66o7 Outgoing Flag Messages 77 77 Groups 26772· Total Messages 1104 Total Groups - Outgoing •209Wl 33:386 3. During the period from l3 to 23 June, approxi.nately thirty-eight hundred messages were written ·up, reproduced by ditto process, and livered de internally', Approximately one hUndred and titty reams ditto paper ot were used. Additionally, around two hundred outgoing and five hun dra4l and twent.y-.f'ive incoming massages were hand~ed NANCY,. about. by f'l.ashi.ng l.:ight and o:n.e hundred and 1;.-nt.;y 'b;y t.he J...at.t.er me"bhode ~ Postal business during the same ~iod wa.s as follows: a., Money orders UtCLASS\F.\ED 12 I 1-· b. Stamps • 922.00 c. Bags, incoming 1.55 \aga d. Bags, outgoing 120 bags PHOTOGRAPJjY 1. Personnel. A total of eighteen (18) ship's aompe.ny sonnel and air group per are assigned to the photo lab. Analysis by rate is as follows: SHIP'S OOMPANY Am· GROUP ~WPHc 2 0 AFl./PHl 2 AF2/PH2 • 0 1 2 AF.3/PH.3 .3 Non-ratea 4 E. E. TOTAL 10 8 a. Duty assignment . of personnel is as follows t {1) Lab (two shifts for 24-hour processing, administration, general and photog~phy) 11 {2) fhoto. plane servicing and maintenance .3 (.3) Flight quarters and general photography 2 (4) ftloto detachment (sorties plotting and titling) 2 TOTAt lS b. An additional six {6) photogra.Jilers are considered full necessary if utilization of laboratory production facilities and the meeting general photograpny of commitments are to be effected. This need for addi tional personnel applies pe.rticula.ry- when the mechanical tive processing and administra of reconnaissance photography covers an extended period. 2. Production. Pertinent statistics on delivered phbtograPbr of nn intelligence type are as follows: a. Days of productive aerial reconnaissance missions b. Photo sorties schedule~/tlown/acceptable e. 9xl.S a.eria.~ negatives, K-18, 34" 1,.:u• de ~ a.eri.aJ.. nega.t:tves1 K-J.7, J.2" 122 e. 9x9 aerial ~egatives, K-17; '" f • 9xl8· prints, K-18, ~· . . .36" 3,930 g. 9x9 prints, K-17, l2tt 366 prints, It-1?, 6tt •, ff16 ~ t . ) i. SxlO cop,y negative (target and Plot charts) j. SxlO prints (target and plot charts) k. Gun camera footage processed .3. The recent reduction in quantity of prints required has relieved appreciably the production load on the lab. Current distribution of reconnaissance negatives, prints, and relat~d material is as follows: STAfF SHIP Pj NAS. AT§UGI a. Original reconnaissance negative. 1 b. 9xl.S (.36")/9x9 (12") nash print. l c, 9xl.S (.36")/9x9 (12tt) smooth print. 1 1 d. P.lot chart negative, l e. Plot chart prints, 1 1 t. Da.ta sheets, l l 4 g. 9Y!J (6") duplicate coverage negatives. 1 h. 9x9 (6") prints. 1 .3• Duplicate coverage o£ all .36'' or ~~~ reconnaissance photography is obtained with the K-17 6" camera for use in plotting or checking the larger scale photography. · 4• Subsequent to famil~riza.tion of both photogra:Ptic and photo inter pretation personnel with the routine of mass production, delivery time on the first flash print Sonne roll to the interpreters is currently averag ing 1.1 hours, All one dayfs photography is completed for mailing or de• livery by hand prior to 0800 the following clay, s. An unanticipated requirement was that of both the staff and shipts AIO•s tor extensive pho~opy:l.ng ot target mosai~.. Staff reqUirements include S or_ 6 negatives and .3 prints ot newly se;ected target mosaics, and ship requirements include a minimum of 10 prints each of target nega tives for use ~ strike pilots. 'l'bt unpredi~le changes in target · assigrment and the buUdup of art adequate su.pp.tr of prints trom existing target negatives nas resulted in a 24-hour alert. on copying and contact ' printing - sometimes with deadlines of one-halt hour. '!'he relative smooth ness ld. th which ~his particular problem is beins met is a reflection or .. the excellent spirit ot cooperation and ~rstanding which exists between the photographic perso~el, the stat£ and ship's AIO'•• ' - ,. I 6. Subject to th~ over-riding priorities photography, or accomplishing 1nt.el:l.1genc:e the lab has provided services and facilities Camera Group photographers, to 4 TAD Combat 1 special assignment photographer, the Staff PIO, and 2 correspondents, all of whom were involving conducting special projects · photography directly or indirectly. Harmonization conflicting requirements of the often of the ship and this group bas been surprisingly effective considering the co~·tions ot limited space and shortage ot ship's photographic personnel which exist. 7. Material. As a. "sult ot stocking mteriale a. 6-month sup~ of consurnab1e and an almost complete allowance of equipaent, tional supplies as recommended. plua such addi by COMAIRPAC 1 shortages have only a. few items. One occurred in such item is 400-foot rolls of aerial f'Um. requirements tor tbase rolls depends The on the type ot target assigned. To date 1 a.n average of one sortie in three requires a. 400-toot roll K-38 camera.. Careful proelhrl.na.r7 in the evalua.t.ion of sortie requirem.ents has re&Ul.ted in minimiz~ the use of 40Q-foot instead. rolls and using 200-!"oot rolls 8. Recommendations: That six (6) e.dditiona.l photographer strikers required for extended operations. are PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION 1. Operations. a. Daily photo surveillance of North Korean airfields was given a high priority in order to determine their photo operational status. Special missions were fiown along with strike groups post-strike photography. to obtain pre- and Damage assessment of the airfields was a few hours after the strike. made 2. Spaces. a. A review of action reports from other in the ozaU.d ships indicated that space room, air intelligence office, or the nag used for photo interpretation. office could be Tlie oza.lid room has been selected of the already crowded conditions in view existing in the a.ir intelligence office and the unavailability of the flag office space. b. The need for a permanent photo interpretation space is apparent. Ari investigation is being initiated to determine ot those referenced What space other than one above can be converted to photo interpretation a ~ ot use with effort. A recommendation based on the results gation will be submitted o£ this investi within thirty days unless in the meantime factory solution can be a satis developed by this or oth~ CVAte 'Which reportedly have this same problem under consideration. 15 lltCLASSl.FlED