Oct. 10, 2013
Vol. 2 Issue 119
DAILY DIGEST
SAILORS AND MARINES CELEBRATE
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
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ailors and Marines gathered in the hangar bay to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 8. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Opening remarks were made my Rear Adm. Michael S. White, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11. “I would just like to thank the many Sailors and the Marines who put this great event together tonight,” said White. “It’s going to be fantastic. I think it’s going to truly demonstrate to each of us the strength that we gain from a diversity of ideas and thoughts that emerge when we bring our many cultures together. I appreciate all who have come down here tonight to share in this experience.”
Story and photos by MC3 (SW/AW) Jess Lewis
The celebration included a cultural attire fashion show, various musical performances and multiple types of cultural dances such as “Bachata,” “Merengue,” “Salsa” and “Cumbia,” which were all put together and performed by Sailors and Marines on board Nimitz. “I grew up learning Mexican and Guatemalan cultures,” said Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Julia Barrios. “It was very different learning those cultures growing up in the States as opposed to actually being there. The celebration brought back memories of weddings, quinceañeras and other Hispanic celebrations I grew up with. It’s nice to remember where I came from.” Guest speakers Senior Chief Yeoman David Garcia and Lt. Michael Bautista both spoke Continued on page 3
Sailor of the Day
Story and photo by MCSN Siobhana R. McEwen
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viation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Demond Q. Warrior, a native of Corona, Calif., was named Sailor of the Day, Oct. 9th. Warrior earned the award for his outstanding performance as V-2’s Arresting Gear Work Center Supervisor. While serving as work center supervisor, he supervised the completion of more than200 preventative and corrective maintenance actions on four MK 7 Mod 3 arresting gear engines and contributed to more than 7,700 mishap-free aircraft recoveries with zero discrepancies. Warrior’s efforts secured a 100 percent equipment availability rate in support of sustained air operations. He also provided in-rate training to Commanding Officer Capt. Jeff Ruth
35 personnel which resulted in the qualification of five engine operators, four sheave damper operators, six deck checker operators and two deck edge operators. “I’m just trying to work hard to do my job and help my work center and myself,” Warrior said. “I’m really not used to this sort of attention.” Warrior encouraged his shipmates to listen to the sea stories of older Sailors. “There’s humor and wisdom within those stories,” Warrior said. “It’s a small Navy,” Warrior said. “Don’t burn bridges with anyone, because you never know when you’ll run into them again.”
Executive Officer Capt. John Cummings
Editor MC2 (SW) Jason Behnke
Command Master Chief CMDCM Teri McIntyre
Public Affairs Officer Lt. Cmdr. Karin Burzynski
Lead Designer MC3 (SW) George J. Penney III
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about the history of Hispanic Americans, the first Hispanic Americans in the Navy and their accomplishments, along with the current Hispanic Americans serving in our military. “Being part of the celebration was a great way to express ourselves and show the crew what our roots and cultures are like back home,” said Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Alberto PerezBadillo. “It’s a very different lifestyle on the ship and in the states compared to where we’re from.” Capt. Jeff Ruth, Nimitz’ commanding officer, made the closing remarks at the event. “Observances like this are designed so that we can increase our understanding of the cultural diversity of our men and women in uniform and to promote mutual respect,” said Ruth. “It was also designed to encourage interaction amongst our Sailors from different races, genders, religions and cultures through the recognition of the Hispanic community’s achievements and contributions to the United States Navy and society.” Following the event, a reception was held
Sailors and Marines celebrate Hispanic Heritage on the aft mess decks, Oct. 8.
on the aft mess decks. “The celebration was very informative and I learned a little more about the Hispanic culture I didn’t know about,” added Barrios. “It was a nice distraction from the normal dayto-day routine of things on the ship.”
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CNO Jonathan Greenert and MCPON Michael D. Stevens hold a worldwide all-hands call at Defense Media Activity at Fort George G. Meade, Md. - Photo MC1 Jessica Bidwell
ALL HANDS CNO, MCPON Talk to Sailors Worldwide
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he Chief of Naval Operations and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy took time to share the latest information on government shutdown and other fleet issues with Sailors, Navy civilians and their families Oct. 8, during a worldwide Navy birthday all hands call at the Defense Media Activity. Pay initiatives, sequestration impacts, and uniform updates were among the topics Adm. Jonathan Greenert and MCPON (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens talked about with a live studio audience, as well as Sailors from around the world via satellite and social media. An early question from the live audience pertained to the current evaluation system in the Navy. “I’m generally happy with it (the Navy evaluation system). I would say what we need to do when we think about evaluating people is to be truthful and objective. There is a propensity to kind of make people feel good on evaluations when hard decisions have to be made. We need those decisions to be made at the deck plate level,” said Greenert. The Navy leaders started with the show by reenlisting 16 Sailors with their families and command leadership on hand. Then Sailors from Nor-
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folk, San Diego, and Afghanistan were able to ask live video questions via satellite, and Sailors from USS Ramage (DDG 61) and USS Simpson (FFG 56) phoned in questions while on their current deployment in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Stevens took a question from Afghanistan regarding retention initiatives. “Our numbers for retention show us we’re getting it(Sailor retention) pretty close to right. However we’re always going to look for ways to improve quality of life for our Sailors and quality of work,” said Stevens. “Even when you are in times of uncertainty, you have to be able to interact with your Sailors, that’s why these type of forums are so important” said Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 1st Class Daniel Womack, Naval Information Operations Command, Maryland. “They [CNO and MCPON] are our one voice that has a direct line to our officials in government and people in Washington. They can voice our concerns to the politicians who make policy. “It’s really inspiring that the people out there in the fleet get to see their questions and concerns answered in a real time environment by our top Navy leaders,” said Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Matthew Carue, U.S. Naval Academy, Marksman Training Unit. 4
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Sailors do push-ups for a captain’s cup competition in the hangar bay. By MC3 (SW) Raul Moreno Jr.
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ET3 Valerie Dupont performs an electrical safety check on a laptop charger in the hangar bay.
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AE3 Lawrence Loyd, left, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Kevin Brocious conduct maintenance on an air refueling store unit in the hangar bay.
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