Saving Lives One Step at a Time

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USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Newsletter Edition

“We are Legend”

January 23, 2012 Issue

Saving Lives One Step at a Time Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Heath Zeigler USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea - Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) conduct daily foreign object debris (FOD) walkdowns anytime the ship is underway and conducting flight operations.

FOD is defined as anything that can get lodged in any of the working parts of an aircraft and cause damage to not only the aircraft, but possibly the pilot as well.

FOD walkdowns are conducted on the flight deck and in the hangar bays of the carrier to help maintain the safety and cleanliness of the ship.

Maintenance on an aircraft carrier is imperative in order to keep things running safely and smoothly. FOD walkdowns are an important part of this maintenance and, perhaps more importantly, prevent debris from damaging aircraft and injuring Sailors.

“The importance of a FOD walkdown is to pick up anything that might get ingested into the intake of an aircraft, causing damage to the engine or blowing the FOD and causing injury to personnel,” said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Ardinger, aircraft handling officer aboard Enterprise.

FOD can consist of objects such as pens, hair clips, iPods, spare change, or any other small object that could be a potential hazard, said Ardinger.

It is also important to remove any FOD on clothing, work gear or equipment before going onto the flight deck. Emptying pockets is a requirement each time Sailors step out onto the flight deck.

“FOD damage can be costly and time consuming; sometimes resulting in days worth of extra maintenance,” said

Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Ikechukwu E. Okpara, an aircraft mechanic. “If proper walkdowns and maintenance are not conducted, mishaps can, and will, occur on the flight deck.”

Reports are submitted daily in an attempt to identify what the FOD is and where it might have come from. The reports also help when planning training on how to prevent most FOD from happening.

One preventive measure that Sailors can take to minimize the potential for FOD includes buying flight deck-certified boots. The biggest difference between flight deck boots and standard boots is that flight deck boot tread does not catch FOD, thus preventing small objects from getting stuck in the boot and possibly coming loose on the flight deck or in the hangar bay.

It’s the little things that can make or break the ship’s mission, and preventive maintenance, such as FOD walkdowns, can be the difference between life and death.

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2012

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Photo by MC2 (SW) Michael Croft

Marines and Sailors push an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Thunderbolts” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 out of the landing area during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

Photo by MCSN Harry Andrew D. Gordon

ET3 Brittian McIntosh spars with CSSN Julio Lopez while HTFN William Coats watches for saftey during sparring practice in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

Enterprise Sailors practice every Saturday night.

Big E’s rules for HB Gym and Foc’sle Gym/Cardio areas: 1. No “tanks-top” style t-shirts. Tank tops are allowed but must have 3 inches of cloth at shoulders. Shirts must have a hem or proper t-shirt style.

2. Appropriate PT gear must be worn in the gym. No spandex unless covered by shorts. Navy PT gear is always approved.

3.Members must bring a TOWEL no smaller than a hand towel (12 inches X 6 inches). Rags, t-shirts, wash cloths or other scraps of fabric are not appropriate.

4. Weights and other equipment may be used in the hanger as long as it is signed out and returned. If you take it out bring it back!

5. Must wear PT shoes (sneakers and “toe shoes”) - NO BOOTS! 6. Weights must be re-racked.

7. Equipment must be wiped down after use.

8. Every patron must sign in and out.

9. Khaki hours must be followed (1300-1400, 2200-2300 both gyms). E-6 and below WILL be directed to depart the gyms during these times.

The movie schedule can now be found on the Intranet and Channel 3

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ESWS Question of the Day: What does the Papa flag indicate?

Yesterday’s ESWS answer: The banding patch holds 150 psi.

The Shuttle is published and printed daily underway and biweekly in port by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Media Department, FPO AE 09543-2810. This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Please direct all story ideas, questions and comments to MC1 (SW) Steve Smith at smithsw@cvn65.navy.mil.

Commanding Officer Capt. William C. Hamilton, Jr.

Executive Officer Capt. G. C. Huffman

Public Affairs Officer Command Master Chief Lt. Cmdr. Sarah T. Self-Kyler ABCM (AW/SW) Eric M. Young Editors MC2(SW) Kristin L. Grover MCSN Eric Brann MCSN Harry Gordon

Monday, Jan. 23, 2012

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Around the Navy US Won’t Cut Carrier Fleet to Fix Budget, Defense Chief Says

By Phil Stewart ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE – The United States will not cut America’s fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to help trim the budget deficit, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, citing tensions with Iran as an example of why the massive ships are so critical to national security.

Panetta was addressing about 1,700 sailors headed to the Gulf this Spring aboard the USS Enterprise, which after a half-century of service is about to embark on its final tour before being taken offline in November.

The Enterprise’s last deployment comes at a moment of heightened tensions with Iran, which has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil shipping lane. That’s something the United States says it will not allow.

“You’re part of what keeps our force agile and flexible and quickly deployable and capable of taking on any enemy, anywhere in the world,” Panetta said, speaking about 100 nautical miles off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia.

“For that reason that the President of the United States and all of us … have decided that it is important for us to maintain our carrier presence at full strength. And that means we’ll be keeping 11 carriers in our force,” he said to applause.

Next week, the Pentagon is due to announce a five-year budget plan that will cut about $260 billion from projected defense spending, scaling back the military after a decade

of costly land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some analysts have speculated that the Pentagon could slightly shrink the carrier fleet, perhaps by slowing construction of new ships to replace older ones like the Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. Its missions date back to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 and the Vietnam war.

There will already be a nearly three year gap between the time that the Enterprise goes off line in November and its replacement, the USS Gerald R. Ford comes online in 2015.

But Panetta insisted that the U.S. commitment to a fleet of 11 carriers was a long-term one and was quick to cite Iran as one of the important reasons that aircraft carriers were important in projecting American military power anywhere in the world.

Asked about Iran by one of the crew, Panetta said the United States would forge ahead with efforts to tighten sanctions isolating Iran over its nuclear program -- sending a clear message that the international community won’t allow it to obtain a nuclear weapon. Iran says its uranium enrichment is peaceful.

“But the most important way we make those messages clear is to show that we are prepared, and that we are strong.

And that we will have a presence in that part of the world.

And that’s what this carrier is all about,” he said.

“And better for them to deal with us through diplomacy and through international rules and regulations – and not other ways. Because they ain’t going to win.”

Panetta’s trip the Enterprise came as its strike group ran drills confronting a hostile, hypothetical nation named “Garnet.” Panetta sat in the captain’s chair as a fictitious enemy ship trailed the Enterprise, and spoke to a pilot as he attempted to land on the deck. After more training, the Enterprise will deploy in March and eventually head to the Gulf.

“They are going to a critical area of the world,” Panetta told reporters later. “They’re going to be traveling through the Straits of Hormuz and they will represent the naval presence and power projection that we’ve made clear that we’re going to maintain in the Middle East.”

Photo by MC2 Brooks B. Patton Jr.

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2012

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