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SHUTTLE USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Wednesday July 6, 2011
Photo Illustration by MC2 Jymyaka Braden
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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Enterprise News
Enterprise Sailors Celebrate Independence Day
bowties, hairclips, and vests while holding spinning red, white and USS ENTERPRISE, At sea blue pinwheels. All were provided - After the United States of by Enterprise’s Morale, Welfare America celebrated it’s 235th and Recreation (MWR) division. Independence Day, USS “It’s the last steel beach Enterprise (CVN 65) followed up picnic of this deployment with its own celebration on the and a special one because of flight deck July 5. Independence Day,” said Interior Though the celebration was Communications Electrician 1st delayed a day due to flight Class Annette M. McHenry, the operations on July 4, Enterprise leading petty officer for MWR. leadership collaborated with “Everyone put in their best effort hundreds of Sailors to ensure to make it great.” the crew had the opportunity The volunteers included to celebrate their freedom and hundreds of Enterprise Sailors Photo by MC2 Aaron Chase independence with a steel beach involved in event preparation. The “Rivercity 5,” a group of Sailors from USS Enterprise (CVN 65) who picnic. MWR personnel, the Enterprise came together as a rock band, perform on the flight deck of the aircraft “We’ve been working toward Elite Junior Sailor Organization, carrier during a steel beach picnic. The picnic was in celebration of Independence Day aboard Enterprise. this event for months,” said Lt. Enterprise’s First Class Petty Warren Sherman, the principal arresting gear crew and a steel While Sailors ate and Officers’ Association and assistant for services for beach picnic volunteer, said he participated in activities, music numerous volunteers all chipped Enterprise’s Supply department. was happy to help set up and permeated the winds across the in by setting up activities, food, “This is a celebration of what we chairs and tables on the flight happier to take part in the picnic, flight deck, courtesy of River do in support of America every which occurred on his birthday. City 5, Enterprise’s shipboard deck. day.” “It’s good for us to celebrate the rock band. Sherman noted that special The picnic included flight country we’re defending, to take “It’s just an incredible thanks was owed to the Supply deck recreational events such a little time off and enjoy our opportunity to play on the flight department’s S-2 general mess as inflatable sumo wrestling, freedoms,” said Owens. “Things deck of an aircraft carrier for personnel and also the hundreds putt-putt golf and a driving like this help us remembers why Independence Day. How many of Sailors who were assigned range, “baggo” (a bean bag toss), to the underway replenishment we fight.” bands can say they’ve done and a Texas Hold ‘em poker on “Americans are celebrating you that?” said Lt. Cmdr. Michael detail in the morning before Enterprise’s mess decks. It also and the work you’ve been doing J. Strauss, a naval flight officer setting up the event’s foods included food and side dishes on this deployment,” said Capt. for Electronic Attack Squadron and drinks later that afternoon. invoking a distinctly American (VAQ) 137 and the bass player for Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding Another working party then took flavor. officer of the aircraft carrier in an the all-volunteer band. the time to empty and clean the The food included barbecue Independence Day announcement “We played a little bit of flight deck after events ended. fare from all walks of America to the crew. everything out there. I’m just The officers of Carrier Air Wing including ribs, hamburgers, “Don’t ever underestimate the hoping that for everyone out (CVW) 1 and Enterprise showed sausage, shrimp, crawfish and power of what you do and the there, we played that one song their appreciation to those efforts even whole pig, along with impact you make. You are the they wanted to hear, that brought by cooking and serving food traditional side platters like baked during the picnic. finest Sailors in the finest ship in them back to a place they wanted beans and potato salad. the finest Navy the world has ever to be,” said Strauss. “No one can do all this Sailors also walked the flight known. We are Enterprise, we are Aviation Boatswain’s Mate without the combined efforts of deck dressed in Uncle Sam outfits Enterprise’s whole team,” said Legend. Happy Independence Equipment 2nd Class Philip A. accessorized with American flag Day!” Owens, a member of Enterprise’s Sherman.
By MC2 Aaron Chase
USS Enterprise Public Affairs
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Independence Day Steel Beach Picnic
Photo by MC2 Jymyaka Braden
Photo by MC3(SW) Jared King
Photo by MC2 Aaron Chase
Photo by MC2 Aaron Chase
Photo by MC2 Jymyaka Braden
Photo by MC2 Jymyaka Braden
FUN ZONE!
Down 1 Spill the beans 2 Chauffeur-driven transport 3 Way off 4 Go to sea 5 Deceived 6 1983 Streisand film 7 Long, long ___ 8 Witty sayings 9 Slowpokes 10 Sink 11 Basketry twig 12 Extreme 13 Use the oven 21 Ibsen’s Gabler 23 Bump into 25 Hurting the most 27 War god 28 Roller coaster part 29 Turner of films 31 Brewery products 33 Ray of Hollywood 35 Food fish 36 Dove’s domicile 37 Elderly 40 Statesman of India 43 South of the border order 44 Cooking fat 46 Arm-twisted 47 “William Tell” composer 49 Ordeals 51 Forays 52 Song from yesterday 53 In unison 55 Demean 57 Inter ___ 59 Hawkeye Pierce portrayer 60 Nothing for Napoleon 61 “Smooth Operator” singer 64 Marshy area
22 Smiles affectedly 1 Explosion 24 Cub Scout leader 6 Thanksgiving dish 26 Ogle 10 Take the show on the road 27 In league 14 Long-term convict 30 Checked before a heist 15 Austrian painter Schiele 32 “Fantastic Mr. Fox” author 16 Scandinavian capital 34 Puccini masterpiece 17 Cremona craftsman 38 Countless years 18 Part of NB 39 UFO pilot? 19 Moreno of “West Side Story” 41 Monopolize 20 Soup served with sour cream 42 Rows Across
45 Profane 48 Detroit products 50 Like a cobra 51 Gadabout 54 Biblical weeds 56 Ancient region of France 58 College treasurers 62 Adored one 63 ___ Romeo (Italian car) 65 Eyelashes 66 Enjoy a repast
67 Falsehoods 68 All done 69 Spots 70 Not nuts 71 Actress Keaton