Nov. 28, 2013
Vol. 2 Issue 150
DAILY DIGEST
CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORMS:
SECURITY PERSONNEL ENSURE SMOOTH PROCESS Story by MC3 (SW) Phil Ladouceur
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very Sailor and Marine on board recently filled out a custom declaration form. A handful of Sailors were given the daunting task of processing every single one. More than 4,600 service members and civilians on Nimitz were required to fill out one of the forms. Each one has to be checked and verified, and that task is being organized by Senior Chief Marc Lucas and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael Towers, with assistance from a steady stream of Security personnel, pitching in during breaks from watch. “It’s a long tedious process, and there is no way MA2 and I would be able to get this done on our own,” said Lucas. Each form has to go through a multistep process of verification and organization, card-by-card and line-by-line. Some are fine the first time, while others are flagged to be followed up on for discrepancies or further investigation. There is a limit to the number of duplicate items that someone can bring back into the country without paying duty on it. Continued on page 3