March 13th Nimitz News

VOL. 6| ISSUE 4 March 14, 2017

BEHIND THE INK

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in this issue:

NIMITZ NEWS Capt. Kevin Lenox Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Marzano Executive Officer CMDCM Jimmy Hailey Command Master Chief

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Lt. Cmdr. Theresa Donnelly PAO Ens. Meagan Morrison DIVO MCC Ahron Arendes Media LCPO MC1 Porter Anderson Media LPO MC2 Jimmy Cellini Production LPO MC2 Andrew Price Creative Lead MC2 Holly Herline Phojo WCS MC3 Marc Cuenca Lead Designer

Behind the Ink: Check out page four – to learn about AC2 Bruce Giulio, who found a way to do what he loves and complete around 800 tattoos as an apprentice at Boneface Ink in Pensacola, Florida.

MC2 Jessica Gray MC2 Jose Hernandez MC2 Siobhana McEwen MC2 Ian Zagrocki MC3 Chad Anderson MC3 Samuel Bacon MC3 Kenneth Blair MC3 Colby Comery MC3 Deanna Gonzales MC3 Austin Haist MC3 Erickson Magno MC3 Weston Mohr MC3 Liana Nichols MC3 Bethany Woolsey MCSN David Claypool MCSN Ian Kinkead MCSN Cole Schroeder MCSN Leon Wong MCSA Cody Deccio MCSA Emily Johnston

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March Madness: Go to page eight – to gain some knowledge about March Madness, as it kicks off this week. It is time to fill out brackets to see who is the true college basketball expert.

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BEHIND THE INK MCSN IAN KINKEAD

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he buzzing sound of tattoo machines slowly turns into a hum. Music bumps throughout the room and the people inside crack jokes and tell stories. Paint and canvas has now become ink and skin as the storybook of one’s life is permanently inked onto their body.

This is the scene you might have found yourself in when receiving a tattoo from Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Bruce Giulio, a native of Boulder, Montana, now a Sailor on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), who devoted the majority of his off-duty hours to being a tattoo artist while he was stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Despite the fact Giulio is in the U.S. Navy and had to plan around duty days and often long working hours, he found a way to do what he loves and complete around 800 tattoos as an apprentice at Boneface Ink in Pensacola, Florida.

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MCSA(SW/AW) CODY M. DECCIO

“The whole idea behind tattoos is describing parts of your life. It’s all a storybook on skin. People should be proud of what they are doing in their life, and it’s a good way of paying homage to what you have done with your life.”

-AC2 BRUCE GIULIO

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Giulio has always considered himself an artist. He found joy in the idea of the ability to use his artwork as a profession.

“My cousins and I were all born a month apart so we ended up drawing together and seeing who’s the best artist, and basically through high school we kept on competing and eventually I had people telling me I should be a tattoo artist,” said Giulio.

Giulio realized his dream and then began to take the necessary steps to succeed. He said he was turned down quite a bit when he first started looking for a mentor.

“My constant thought was ‘well it’s my artwork why are you going to pay someone a bunch of money and pay me 25 bucks for this drawing that I spent 15 hours on,’” said Giulio. “So cut out the middle man, if you want my artwork you come to me for my artwork.”

He practiced his drawing tirelessly and built up multiple portfolios to bring around and show off his artwork. As he started to struggle, Giulio came to the conclusion that maybe it was time to consider other options.

That is when he made the decision to turn to the Navy for help.

“Being in the Navy as a tattoo artist will help when it comes to networking,” said Giulio. “You can be the best artist in the world, but really it comes down to who you know and who knows you.”

The Navy is known for its tattoo culture, and there can be a lot of possibilities to make connections as a tattoo artist.

It all worked out for him. During his time in Pensacola, Giulio had a fellow Sailor take him into Boneface Ink where he would eventually meet his mentor and begin to mold himself into the finest tattooist he can be.

“I went in and asked ‘would you be willing to take on an apprentice’ and ‘he was like well no, but can I see your portfolio?’ and since I had already tried before I knew to bring in my artwork,” said Giulio. “After he looked at my work, I ended up getting to work at the tattoo shop, but when I had duty I obviously I couldn’t work, and I had to work that out with him. It was like a week on week

off according with duty.”

The process of being an apprentice for a tattoo artist was tedious. Giulio began by spending the majority of his time practicing drawing styles that are common in the world of tattoos like script lettering, traditional, and his favorite styles realism and neo-traditional.

From there, Giulio simulated tattooing skin by practicing with a tattoo machine on grapefruit, and as he got better, his mentor began to let him do some small lettering and walk-in tattoos.

After six months learning the ins and outs of being a tattoo artist, Giulio was finally allowed to do full scale tattoos that he would design and plan out with the customer. His first attempt went really well, but it may have just been beginner’s luck.

“My second one was really nervewracking, and I was constantly apologizing for hurting him because the thought of that was hard to overcome. A piece of paper doesn’t complain when you draw on it, but people do.”

Now that Giulio has left Pensacola and joined the Nimitz crew it is important to him that he is able to keep working on his passion of tattooing, especially as the ship is nearing its 2017 deployment.

“I practice my craft on board by drawing as much as I can and pushing myself with my art,” said Giulio.

It isn’t that difficult to recognize Giulio’s passion for what he does because every word he speaks about it shows the same level of devotion as his artwork.

“The whole idea behind tattoos is describing parts of your life,” said Giulio.

“It’s all a storybook on skin. People should be proud of what they are doing in their life, and it’s a good way of paying homage to what you have done with your life.”

As the last tattoo machine stops buzzing and the ink is all set on the shelves for the day. The last customer looks into the mirror with a smile on their face, and they leave the shop. The music is switched off and the lights dim for the night until it’s time to write more stories in skin tomorrow.

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MARCH MADNESS MCSN IAN KINKEAD

For some people, the halfway point of March is the most wonderful time of the year.

The NCAA tournament field of 68 has been picked, and like the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), March Madness is officially underway. If you want to be your shop’s bracket guru and get the most picks correct in your bracket pool here are a few quick tips.

Don’t keep Cinderella around too long: Only four double-digit seeds have made the Final Four. While it may look impressive to make a prediction, be wary of how long you let Cinderella dance.

Rain at the dance: Since 1987, only six teams have shot less than 35 percent and won the tournament. So pay attention to your teams threepoint shooting.Will a 16 seed finally beat a top seed? Not a chance.

Easy ones: Since 1985, no team has shot under 70 percent from the charity stripe and won the big dance.

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Sweet tooth: Since 1985, Duke leads the country in Sweet 16 appearances with 23. They are followed by North Carolina (21), Kansas (20), Kentucky (18) and Louisville (14). All five teams are in this year’s tournament.

Conference of dominance: An ACC team has made the Final Four in eight of the last 15 years. This year the conference is being represented by 9 teams in the tournament.

March Madness, not Mascot Madness: If taking your bracket seriously it’s best not to follow the trend of picking your favorite mascots.

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weekly throwback Nimitz’ Sailors participate in a Bingo game for game night during deployment in 1982.

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through | the | lens

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mandrick Holified (left), a native of Littleton Colo., and Brandon Gewecke, a native of Big Bear, Cali., prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, for launch. Photo by MC2(SW/AW/IW) Holly L. Herline Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Jasmine Haber, a native of Roanoke, Va., guides in a cable for the TWS/CAT “Victor” 3 Anti-Torpedo Defense System under the guidance of defense contractor Willis Calhoun, a native of Wake Forest, N.C.. Photo by MC3 Samuel Bacon A Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CWIS) fires rounds during a live-fire exercise. Photo by MCSN Ian Kinkead

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