Get Some: Warfare Qualifications - Your Road Map To Excellence

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USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Get Some!

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Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists Awardees May ABH2 DYLAN STOTT

ET3 DAVID JUBECK

ET2 WAYNE MCCLELLAN

MM1 MICHAEL LONGSTAFF

HM2 YLEANA BANGS

MA2 SHARONA MACK

IC3 SEAN SEILHAN

PSSN KERI JONES

SHSN LUIS MARTE

IT2 JOSHUA HENDRICKS

IT3 GUSTAVO GUEVARA

ADC(AW) JAMES MOIR

LS1 JOSELIN CRUZ

AOAN(AW) DONALD HUDSON

ABE2(AW) LESLIE BARD

YN2 DANIELLE FOSTER

HM1 JEFFREY BOZEMAN AO2(AW) JOSHUA LANCASTER

AO2 JOSEPH LITTLE

CTT2 CARL GIBSON

MA3CHANNING THOMAS

DCFN ZACHARY ROWLETT

EMFN ANTHONY ARIAS

HT2 BRIAN POLAK

AC3 AZUSA SAITO

AT1(AW) JASON RAUCH

EM2 JOSEPH GLENN

AC1 DEANDRE BYRD

AE3(AW) ERIK HANSEN

MM1 SHAWN COLAMECO

DC2 JONATHON WININGHAM

AM3(AW) PAWEL DORAWA

CTIC DEREK BECK

MM2 TROY ALLEN

AT2(AW) NICHOLAS RUBINO

ISC BRIAN SAIEVA

ET3 KAREN OLIVA

ATAN(AW) DAVID HYATT

IT3 APRIL CREWS

LS3 MARK HOOVER

MM2 ANTHONYBLEVINS

CTR2 RYAN SCHNITZLER

MM2 DOUGLAS ZEISER

MM3 GUS GRUMET

CTN1 ROBERT PHILLIPS

CSSN JASON WHITESIDE

IT2 EBONY FLASH

STGCS MICHAEL CAMPELL

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Congratulations ESWS

AZ3 (AW/SW) Azusa J, Saito

AO2 (AW/SW) Joseph Little

AC1 (AW/SW) DeAndre S. Byrd

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S/EAWS Pin Awardees!

ABE3 (AW) Brian L. Bowles

CS2 Quwanda L. Burnett

AOAA Daniel J. Mechling

ABHAN(AW) Fabio Elejalde

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Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialists Awardees May ADAN JEFFERY BAUER AMAN REGINALD CARTER ADAN ANDREW OCONNOR ATAN AARON DEMOUPLIED PR2 BENJAMIN NUNNALLY ATAN ANDREW SHIFFLETT PS2 NICOLE THOMAS ASAN VINCENT TOLARO PR3 RODNEY WATSON ASAN RANDALL VACH AN DENNIS BAEZ ABH3 ASHLEY BARNHART ABHAN NATASHA CAUGHMAN ABHAN SALMAN JAMAL ABHAN MAJOR PHILLIPS ABHAN JOHN PORTILLA ABFAN DANIEL STEVENER ABFAN MICHAEL TORELLO ABHAN JOSE VENEGAS ABHAN CHRIS WILLIAMS ABFAN PORSCHE WILLIAMS IT1 RICKY SNOW EN2 DOROTHY GAINES HT3 ERIC HOCKMAN HT3 STEPHEN LAROCHE MR2 FUE LOR MM1 MARCUS JONES MM3 MARCELLES MATHIS MRFN JOSHUA MILLS PS3 BARBARA FILO YN3 SABRINA LAFRANCE HM1 CONSTANTINO CRUZ OS2 CAROL THOMPSON ET2 JOSH KINNING EM2 DOUGLAS NOLAN EM2 CHRISTOPHER SENDLER MM2 KRYSTLE START EM2 JACE WALLER EM2 CHRISTOPHER SENDLER SH3 NATIVITY BLAKE AO3 ANDRES ENCINALES AOAN FREDERICK KELLEY YN3 KANDI ROBERTS GM2 HOMER SMALL HM1 LUIS VALDEZ ICFN EBONY REECE CS2 QUWANDA BURNETT ASAN JUAN MARTINEZ AOAN ROBERT VIGIL HM1 TIVEY MATHEWS ABHAN DESIAN JOSEPH MM2 AARON PATTERSON ET3 TREVOR RIBAL AOAN JOHN HENDERSON AN KEVIN BAKER ABE3 BRIAN BOWLES AOAN DANIEL MECHLING

ABHAN FABIO ELEJADE AOAN MELQWAWN ALEXANDER AO3 DENNELL MORRIS LS3 ELGIN BOYD QMSN ADRIENNE RIVERA HT3 RANDY HOPPER ATAN KAYLA BENTZ AM3 REBECCA TATE AC3 LEO AUSTIN MM2 ROMAN GRZYBOWICZ AO3 JEROME ACQUAHJAMESON ABHAN JEANINE SIMMONS CS2 JOSELINE PAULINO ABHAN DION SANDERS ABHAN BLAKE GRAHAM CTR1 DANIEL CARLISI HM1 GERALD GONWICHA AN VERONICA NUTT AT3 ALAN DAVI S AOAN BREON JONES ABH3 JEREMY PARRISH AMAN BRAIN KELLEY ADAA DAVID PETZOLD AMAN CHRISTOPHER CRETE AEAN BRADLEY DIEDRICK AMEAN RICARDO GAMBOA ADAN TALOR TOAVS AM3 ROBERT HORVATH AT3 KEVIN LENSINK MA3 JESSY MOSER PR3 JOSHUA PUNNETT MA2 WILLIAM HOWE ADAN TIFFANY BUNCH AN JACOB DOLS ATAN PILAR GARCIA PRAN ERICA MANANSALA AZAN ADRIAN NGO ATAN TYRONE NOBLE AN JEREMY PETERS AMAN JOHN PETOT AN DAHIANNA SERRATY ATAN JACOB MANNING ADAA MARCO CHEAIB AMEAN NATHANIEL WILSON ATAN TYLER STEWART AN ALEXANDER HUNT AZ3 KEITH ROBB AM3 JAMIE ESPINOZA YN3 JARRELL RIGGINS AT2 ALLENDY PEREZ AT2 MATTHEW KENNEDY NC1 CATHERINE RAMIREZ AME1 WALTER SMITH IT1 MATTHEW TURNER YN1 TERRELL JACKSON MA1 JONATHAN ALLEN AT2 TAMARA BORNE

AM3 BRIANE DUPREE ADAA ADRAIN REISS PRAR RYAN RIESTERER IT3 PATRICK LAURION YN3 AMANDA ROBLES AT2 SEAN SCACE AE2 ROBERT STARK AT3 ERIC KELLOGG AOAN JILLIAN MATTE AOAN RIGOR TENORIO IT3 MORGAN ZALESKI AMAN JAMISON STEWART AT3 CHRISTOPHER MORGAN MA2 YVONNE HAGAMAN IT2 NICHOLAS ROTHGEB LS3 ERIC SAVAGE PR3 DONALD REEVES AD3 SHANE MITCHELL AM3 JUSTIN BARNETT LSSN GENAE VALENTINE AEAN MCLEANMONAGHAN ATAN DAVID SCHROEDER AEAN SCOTT PICKMAN AMEAN REGOR SUMPAY LSSN DEMARCO LEAKES ATAN JOHNNY LITTLE LSSN COREY PIKE AM3 CHRISTOPHER BUBLIS LS3 CARRENA BUTLER CS3 ANTONIO HENTON AD2 SERGE LEROY AD3 RONALD MONTOYA PS3 CHRISLET NAU LS2 MICHAEL CHANDLER IT2 IAN PRICE YNC RASHID SHABAZZ AM3 MYLES FARRINGTON AMAN LEVI HEITJAN AMAN TREVOR HICKS AT1 JOSEPH STREATY FC1 JACOB BECKER AM3 JACOB SHANK LS3 MADALYN E. LINDQUIST AM2 NICHOLAS SWANSON ADAN TIMOTHY SWEENEY ASAN JASON ROSEKE AE3 MICHAEL BAXTER AM2 CHANCE COFFMAN LS3 SEDRIQUE KANGUEU AD3 TABITHA BLEDSOE AO3 CRYSTAL MAIVILLE AE3 LEROY KELLARK AEAN JUSTIN HAYES AM3 DANIEL KARLGUT AM3 JORDAN BURKE

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Warfare Qualifications - Your Road Map To Excellence USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Public Affairs

Initial enlisted warfare

qualifications are mandatory for all Sailors per NAVADMIN 268-10.

Warfare programs are essential in ensuring our Sailors understand and are able to effectively engage a casualty, operate equipment or platforms safely and ensure backup as needed. Warfare qualifications are about ship, shipmate and self, and ensure the safety and safe operation of each command and platform on a daily basis.

“It’s a standard every Sailor must achieve. The warfare device itself is a symbol that the Sailors who are wearing it have a basic level of knowledge to ensure they are capable of fighting the ship, saving a shipmate and ensuring the safety of themselves at all times,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Rick D. West. “Having every Sailor at or working toward that level will only strengthen the war-fighting ability of that command and the Navy.”

According to the NAVADMIN, qualification and/or requalification is mandatory for all enlisted Sailors assigned to

designated warfare qualifying commands.

Q&A With MCPON:

Q: What happens if a Sailor doesn’t qualify in time?

- West stated that failure to qualify in the specific warfare program within the command’s prescribed time requirements shall immediately result in a special performance evaluation that removes promotion recommendation, but the promotion recommendation may be restored with a special performance evaluation when qualification is achieved.

Photo by MCSN Jared M. King

Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of USS Enterprise (CVN 65), congratulates Sailors for earning their enlisted surface and aviation warfare specialists pins during a flight deck ceremony.

device when able. Detailers know the importance of this.

“It can be a tie-breaker in your favor at PTS and ERB boards. Sailors with ESWS and EAWS are viewed as well-rounded and “salty.” It’s a clear indication you’ve spent time on a warship!”

-CMDCM (SW/AW) Keith Oxley, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Command Master Chief

Q: Will a Sailor be penalized if their command doesn’t offer the opportunity for warfare qualification?

- According to West, Sailors without the opportunity to qualify in a warfare specialty will not be penalized. However, Sailors should look for follow-on opportunities to obtain a warfare

Q: Will having mandatory qualifications water down the existing programs?

- West stated, quite the contrary; by mandating warfare qualifications for all enlisted personnel, it will significantly “raise the bar” across the command regarding level of knowledge of the command and the systems our Sailors operate. It

is incumbent on those that wear the warfare pin of the command to ensure the integrity and strength of the existing programs.

Q: How will Sailors stand-out amongst peers if everyone is required to have a warfare pin?

- According to West, Sailors stand out every day. Performance and the Sailor’s overall command support should be the biggest factors to “break out” individuals.

“I often highlight efficient manning and future platforms as examples of the need to ensuring our Sailors have a good, basic understanding of the systems and fighting capabilities of the command to which they are assigned,” said West.

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Sailors of the Day

Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman

Rebecca L. Tate- Granite Falls, WA

Adam Chilson- Ulster, PA

AM3 (AW) Tate, the tire and night check supervisor for Enterprise’s Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, joined the Navy four years ago to “fulfill a dream of serving my country like my stepfather and grandfather.” Tate says the most rewarding aspect of her job is fixing aircraft parts so plane may complete the mission as safely as possible. In the future, Tate plans to complete her master’s degree in forensic anthropology and become an officer so she can “ help identify the fallen so they may be sent home to their families.” When she returns home, Tate plans to spend time with her daughter.

ATAN Chilson, a troubleshooter, final checker and technican for Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, joined the Navy three years ago to “ travel the world and protect my friends and loved ones.” Chilson says the most rewarding aspect of his job is “knowing the plane will safely fly” after he performs a final check. Chilson wants to retire from the Navy after a full and succesful career.

When he returns from deployment, Chilson plans to scuba dive, skeet shoot, hunt, go to the beach and spend time with friends and family.

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class

Aviation Ordnance Airman

Matthew John Hopkins- Greeley, CO

Cody Gregg Whipple, Lawrenceville, PA

AO3 Hopkins, a magazine supervisor for Enterprise’s Weapons Department, joined the Navy 17 months ago for the economic benefits and financial security it provides. Hopkins says the most rewarding aspect of his job is knowing he helps put ordnance to use in the field of battle. Hopkins is working hard to earn his enlisted air warfare specialist pin and wants to become ever more knowledgable in his rate. When he returns from deployment, Hopkins wants to rock climb, play hockey, snowboard and “spend time with my son.”

AOAN Whipple, who works in laundry and the chief petty officer berthings for Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, joined the Navy one year ago to “follow in my grandfather’s footsteps, see the world and gain a better understanding of what’s out there.” Whipple says the most rewarding aspect of his job is helping “save the lives of the men and women fighting on the ground.” Whipple is working hard to become a third class petty officer and wants to begin work on building his own home. In his spare time, Whipple studies for advancement, works on his qualifications and goes to the gym.

Photos by MC3 Alex R. Forster