Nimitz News Daily Digest - July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012

Vol. 1 Issue 46

What’s Inside

Fame & Fortune Pg. 3

Parking Planes Pg. 4 & 5

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Vithgia Pich performs an exercise on the Total Body Resistance Exercise (TRX) bars in Nimitz’ hangar bay.

Sailors Prepare for PFA in Different Ways Story and photo by MC3 Jonathan A. Colon

Not So Social Pg. 6

Reminders PFA Information: BCA: Aug. 27-31, Sept. 17-21 PRT: Sept. 4-7, Sept. 24-28 Medical waivers must be submitted by August 28.

With this year’s second physical fitness assessment coming closer, Sailors on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are preparing in a multitude of fashions.

From the ‘gerbil gym’, to the weight room and trying new things such as the spin class, Zumba dancing class and Total Body Resistance Exercise (TRX) suspension training, Sailors are finding more and more ways to remain in shape while underway.

A few Sailors from Supply Department’s S-8 division (Shipping and Receiving) were found in the hangar bay exercising on the TRX bars in preparation for this year’s PFA. The group exercise was

led by Logistics Specialist 1st Class Christopher Saulsberry, leading petty officer of S-8 division. Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Vithgia Pich and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Lisa Hood, both attached to S-8 division, also participated in the exercise.

Pich explained how he stays in shape underway and what he does to mix up his weekly work out routine.

“I work out consistently and at least four times out of the week,” said Pich.

“I do 45 minutes of weight training and one hour of cardio every time I work out and I switch the weight training and cardio every other time I work out.

I always do both cardio and weights See PFA on PG. 7

Nimitz Recognizes Sailor of the Day Story by MCSN Jess Lewis

Commanding Officer CAPT Jeff S. Ruth Executive Officer CAPT Buzz Donnelly Command Master Chief CMDCM Teri McIntyre Public Affairs Officer LCDR Karin Burzynski

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joel M. Escalona, assistant dental techinician and infectious control petty officer for the Dental Department on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was selected as the ship’s Sailor of the Day, July 26. Escalona is responsible for completing $59,656 worth of treatment by performing 1,185 oral prophylaxes.

As the infectious control petty officer, he managed five other HMs in the process of more than 250 sterilization loads of more than 1,000 pieces of dental equipment at a value of more than $500,000 Capt. Jeff Ruth, commanding officer of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) named with zero discrepancies. These efforts Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joel Escalona Sailor of the Day, July 26 helped raise the oral health index from in the Pilot House. (Photo by MC3 Renee L. Candelario) 32% to 36% and the operational dental department and command to achieve its highest readiness from 94% to 99%. Escalona command dental readiness of 99.19% for the month also assisted in the accurate and efficient review of of June. more than 2,500 dental records which enabled the

Editor MC3 Ryan Mayes Lead Designer MC3 Renee L. Candelario

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joel Escalona sterilizes dental equipment in Nimitz’ Dental D epartment. (Photo by MCSN Jess Lewis)

War armistice signed at Panmunjon, Korea and Korean 1953 Korean cease-fire went into effect at 10:00 p.m.

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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Apprentice Alzavia Lee blows a whistle to confirm a stop command while driving a spotting-dolly.

VALET PARKING 5 Star

Story and photos by MC3 Devin Wray

The Handler calls down to hangar deck control from the flight deck; he has another plane in need of maintenance. The Sailors in the V-3 Division hangar deck control office aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) meet up to determine where to place it.

A mission ready plane will have to be moved out of the way to make room for the one that requires maintenance. This will not be a simple task. Fitting the aircraft between two others can be harder than parking a minivan at the movies on a Friday night.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Apprentice Alzavia Lee operates a spotting-dolly.

Approximately 30 aircraft can be squeezed into the hangar bay at a time. That number is known as the deck density. The deck multiple, is the number of aircraft V-3 can fit in the hangar bays to accommodate maintenance requirements. Whether filling the deck density or the deck multiple, V-3 works with mere inches between aircraft.

“It can be off by one inch and you would have to start all over,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joey Banks, a hangar deck director. “You want to be the one that gets it right the first time.”

It’s a tight squeeze, not only for the aircraft, but for those moving the craft through the hangar.

Seven people are typically involved in the movement of aircraft in a hangar deck, said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class David Hernandez, a hangar deck director. He said a director must work with two safeties, one by each wing who watch for obstructions; two chock walkers, who tie down and remove chocks and chains from the aircraft; the plane captain behind the wheel of the plane, and the tractor driver, who positions aircraft with a spotting-dolly.

A spotting-dolly, or A/S32A-32 shipboard type

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aircraft towing tractor, is used in the hangar bays. Its small 30-inch high body can fit under most aircraft wings, and has the capability to turn 360 degrees with a turn of a joy stick.

“It’s real touchy and jerky at first,” said Airman Lucas Smith, a spotting dolly driver. “As soon as you get the hang of it, it’s nice and smooth, which is important when you’re attached to an aircraft.”

Banks said it takes about 10 moves to get used to the feel of a spotting-dolly.

“As long as you listen to your director and watch the

hand signals, it’s easy,” said Smith.

Smith said this job wasn’t his first choice, but now he likes jumping on the tractor any chance he can get.

As Sailors with tool boxes work on the exposed underbellies of the aircraft spaced out across the hangar bays to complete required maintenance, the aircraft around them will continue to cycle in and out with expert precision. The coordinated effort of the yellow and blue shirts from V-3 ensures the aircraft can receive the upkeep they need, and that the ship can continue with flight operations.

Nimitz Sailors from V-3 Division coordinate the movement of aircraft in hangar deck control.

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The Rise of Social Media: How to Maintain OPSEC

Story by MC3 Jonathan A. Colon

Over the past five years, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites such as Tumblr and Pinterest have become avenues where every bit of one’s life can be displayed in multiple fashions on a computer screen.

With these sites continuing to grow, it has become increasingly easy to post every part of your life for the world and Operational Security (OPSEC) has become increasingly difficult to enforce.

Maintaining OPSEC during an underway period is vital for the success of the ship’s mission. Displaying ship’s movement to social media sites could be detrimental to the crew, give away the ship’s position and future port calls.

Lt. Antonette Geddis, intelligence officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), described the meaning of OPSEC. “The goal of OPSEC is to protect the command’s critical information from adversaries that could use the information to cause harm to our fighting forces or their loved ones,” said Geddis.

Geddis also explained the largest offense to OPSEC while underway and how it can be prevented through safe communication habits with friends and family.

“The biggest offense is revealing the ship’is schedule through email and social media websites,” said Geddis.

“This includes sending emails to family and friends that include the dates and times we expect to pull in and out of ports. Some Sailors and their family members post countdown clocks for their arrival home which is a clear OPSEC violation. Sailors can help protect critical information by keeping the information safeguarded.”

Ship schedule information should NEVER go in an e-mail, over the phone, posted on websites, discussed in public or on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The command will release official information through command-approved forums.

Senior Chief Intelligence Specialist James Williams, operations department leading chief petty officer, explained the importance of OPSEC while operating social media sites.

“Understand how important it is to deny our enemy information about how and where we are operating,” said Williams. “Facebook is a fantastic tool to stay connected to our family and friends, but it also poses a serious risk to our operations. Small pieces of the puzzle like how often we drill, when we conduct flight operations and what our next port of call is offer an opportunity for our enemy to learn the pattern of our operations. A complete understanding of our responsibilities when posting on social media is absolutely essential.”

Williams also recommended reading the Social Media Smart Cards available on the NKO home page to help them make decisions about responsible posting.

Even though information may not be secret, it can be what we call “critical information.” Critical information deals with specific facts about military intentions, capabilities, operations or activities.

Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Zach Dube, the supplementary plot (SUPPLOT) leading petty officer of carrier intelligence center (CVIC), provided an example of bad OPSEC and how it could harm the ship.

“For instance, somebody posts on their Facebook ‘Can’t wait to get to Dubai and I’ll be there from the 25th to the 26th,’”said Dube. “If an enemy received this information, it could possibly harm our mission if they know exactly what we are doing. The main purpose of OPSEC is the protection of unclassified information.”

Social media will continue to rise but it is an ALL HANDS effort to know and understand how to practice good OPSEC.

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PFA:Fitness is Key CONTINUED FROM PG. 1

DEBT & YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE

because I don’t feel right if I do just one over the other.”

Hood described how working out in a group is beneficial to her maintaining her physical fitness.

“I love working in groups because it gives me the motivation to keep my work out going.” said Hood.

Spin classes are held in the spin room located at 01-74-2 above hangar bay 1, Monday - Friday from 5 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 a.m.

Zumba classes are held in the hangar bay Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m.

This year’s PFA dates are as follows: September 4-7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and September 2428 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The 1.5 mile run will be conducted at the Naval Station Everett Gym. Personnel will muster in the gym basketball court for push-ups and sit-ups.

From there, they will move onto either the run or the alternate cardio option. All alternate cardio options are available.

For more info about the PFA, talk to Senior Chief Logistics Specialist (SW/AW/PJ) Jesse Kollar at jesse.kollar@cvn68.navy.mil.

Debt can play a major factor when obtaining or trying to maintain your security clearance. If you are in a situation where uncontrollable debt has become the normality, your next step should be: - Start correcting the problem immediately (see your departmental/command financial specialist), document all efforts, and keep a chronological account of activities.

- Obtain credit reports from all three national credit reporting companies (Equifax, Trans Union, and Experian) and use the reports to make a list of all your creditors, but understand its limits. Items that do not always show up on credit reports include: unpaid alimony, tax delinquencies, automobile leases, and some other debts.

- Occasionally, erroneous and duplicate information may appear on your credit report. Although the security clearance application form (SF-86) asks for seven years worth of financial information; adjudicators may consider all financial information available to them, including financial information collected by field investigators from court records, rental/utility records, personal references, real estate records, and employment records that do not appear on a credit report.

- Immediately take action to dispute any erroneous information on the credit report.

- Make at least minimum regular monthly payments to all creditors.

- Contact creditors that have unpaid claims filed against you, ensure the claims are legitimate, and set up a repayment schedule as soon as possible.

Try to communicate in writing and keep copies of all correspondence between you and the creditor. If you communicate by telephone, make a written record of the telephone call and include the date, name of the person you spoke to, and a gist of the conversation.

- Seek credit counseling through your departmental/ command financial counselor.

- Don’t be afraid of bankruptcy, *ONLY*, if your situation warrants it. If you seek the services of a reputable credit counseling service first, they will advise you whether your situation can be resolved through bankruptcy or debt consolidation. Keep in mind there are three key factors for an individual to obtain or to retain their security clearance; loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness. Do not become a security risk. Keep your financial house in order!

Giving just a little time...

can change someone’s whole world.

Sailors volunteering fosters good relationships and builds stronger communities.

To learn how to get involved in community relations projects contact the Religious Ministries Department at J-6450 or visit the RPs in the Ship’s Library located at 03-118-10.

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