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Show Bentley Graduates As Navy Fire Control Technician VALLEJO, Calif. (FHTNC) Fire Control Technician Seaman Sea-man Clinton M. Bentley, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garry H. Bentley of Parowan, was graduated grad-uated recently from the 18-week 18-week fire control technician's school at the Naval School's" Command, Mare Island, Valle-jo, Valle-jo, Calif. Fire control involves the techniques of directing a projectile pro-jectile from weapon to target, tar-get, usually a distance of many miles. In learning to do this, he studied the fundamentals funda-mentals of geometry and trigonometry, trig-onometry, the basics of electricity elec-tricity and electronics, and the operation og gyroscopes. He also studied the methods of compensating for the natural na-tural forces which may affect the projectile's course, such as wind, ship's motion, and target tar-get movement. Bentley returned to his duties dut-ies in the Navy recently after spending a leave at home with his family. |