March 13, 2016 Washington Surveyor

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March 13 , 2016

By: MC3 Wyatt Anthony

ny jets visit gw

nfl players experience life underway By: MCSN Kashif Basharat

FLIGHT DECK: CERTIFIED GW COMPLETES CERTIFICATION TO CONDUCT FLIGHT OPS By: MC3 Wyatt Anthony

THIS WEEK IN AMERICAN HISTORY

PHOTO of the DAY

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 11, 2016) - Kelly Edwards, from Kent, Connecticut, works as a plane captain for the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

Washington is homeported in Norfolk after serving seven years in Yokosuka, Japan, as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai

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NEWYORKJETS

VISITGW NFL PLAYERS EXPERIENCE LIFE UNDERWAY

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t isn’t often you see colossal 300-pluspound linemen walking the deckplates of a Navy warship except this week when the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted three NFL players on board March 10 – 11.

Retired offensive guard Brenden Stai, New York Jets offensive linemen Brent Qvale and Ben Ijalana visited Washington to experience, first hand, life at sea.

The craziest part of this is how everyone has their own job, and they know their job, and everyone can come together to do what they need to do to be able to make a floating city run smoothly.

-Brent Qvale

New York Jets

Stai, Qvale and Ijalana toured the hangar bays, signal bridge, gyms, and observed flight operations.

In addition to seeing how the ship executes its day-today duties, they toured crew berthing, ate breakfast with the crew and even found some time to chat and sign autographs.

“The NFL players were so impressed by our Sailors,” said Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Sheila Dall, from

Palm City, Florida. “You could see how proud [the Sailors] were to present their spaces and equipment. It was good to see the players be so happy to spend time and interact with our Sailors.”

These behemoths aren’t a common sight in the Navy, and Qvale, standing 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing in at 315 pounds, experienced just how hard it is for someone his size to move throughout the ship.

“Walking around the ship and going up and down all the ladders has been an interesting experience so far,” said Qvale. “I’ve only smacked my head a few times. It feels like there is something around every turn that you can run into or hurt yourself on, but I think I’m getting the hang of it now.”

Sailors impressed the players with the level of teamwork necessary to accomplish the mission.

“The craziest part of this is how everyone has their own job, and they know their job, and everyone can come together to do what they need to do to be able to make a floating city run smoothly,” said Qvale. “It’s a bucket list experience; a once in a lifetime experience for us to be able to come out here and live on an active aircraft carrier for a day.”

The visit was an experience

that Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Kyle Hecht, from East Rockaway, New York, said he will never forget.

“I’m a huge Jets fan,” said Hecht. “It feels great to know that these guys are supporting us by taking time out of their schedules to come out here, see what we do, and show support and appreciation.”

For one Sailor it was an opportunity to reunite with an old high school friend.

“Ben [Ijalana] and I went to Willingboro High School together in New Jersey and played football together during our freshman and sophomore years,” said Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class William Thomas. “I was really surprised when he walked in to flight deck control.

What are the odds, out of all ships? It was great to see him again.”

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FLIGHTDECK CERT

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he aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is once again certified for full flight operations after Air Department successfully completed a rigorous set of drills March 8.

Inspectors from Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAL) arrived aboard George Washington to test the crew on multiple drills. The crew passed all inspections including a crash and salvage drill in which the crew must recover an aircraft in less than five minutes after a simulated crash.

“Everyone handled it professionally,” said Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Timothy Tolar. “They test us on everything. They examine everything from how well we fight fires to how well our equipment operates.”

The inspection included a barricading drill to demonstrate the crew’s ability to capture an aircraft in a large nylon net in the case of an emergency, as well as a flight deck firefighting drill that required crew to don the appropriate equipment and attack the fire in a short amount of time.

“We go through this to prove we can safely and efficiently complete flight deck operations,” said Tolar.

“Our crew manned up and we had flawless fly days. I believe we’ve done an amazing job.”

Even though some Sailors are going through an adjustment period in a new environment, Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) William Trogdon believes the crew is making progress becoming a cohesive unit.

“We have a lot of Sailors from the [Theodore Roosevelt], who were previously qualified to do their job, [who need] to re-qualify here,” said Trogdon. “We also had to take time to test out how the equipment works here. It is a lot to do in a compressed time period.”

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Roy Diaz agreed that the certification posed challenges for some Sailors but also gave others an avenue to expand their comfort zone.

“It’s a mentality shift for us,” said Diaz. “We, the leadership, have to refocus our communication styles.

The [Theodore Roosevelt] Sailors have a certain way of doing things and we have to adapt to incorporate new personalities. It helps us become better leaders and them to be more productive.”

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March 13TH 2016

Channel 4 Channel 5 0800 Jersey Boys 0800 Annabelle 1000 Transformers: Age of Extinction 1000 Insterstellar 1200 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 1200 The Good Lie 1400 Braveheart 1400 Big Hero 6 1600 Titanic 1600 For a Movie Request Call 4988 1800 The Matrix 1800 Dumb and Dumber Too 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Wag the Dog 2200 Penguins of Madagascar 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 0200 Planes: Fire and Rescue 0200 Birdman 0400 Hercules 0400 Horrible Bosses 2 0600 Boyz N the Hood 0600 The Pyramid Channel 6 0800 Black Mass 1000 Maze Runner: Scorch Trials 1200 We Are Your Friends 1400 American Ultra 1600 Movie Request Call 4988 1800 Everest 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Hotel Transylvania 2 2400 War Room 0200 No Escape 0400 A Walk In The Woods 0600 The Martian

Channel 7 0800 Total Recall (2012) 1000 Bourne Legacy 1200 Lawless 1400 Moonrise Kingdom 1600 Movie Request Call 4988 1800 Trouble With The Curve 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Run Silent, Run Deep 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 0200 Looper 0400 Won’t Back Down 0600 Snitch

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Executive Officer CAPT Kenneth Strong

Command Master Chief CMDCM James Tocorzic

Public Affairs Officer LCDR Reann Mommsen

Deputy Public Affairs Officer LTJG Jack Georges

Senior Editor MCC Adrian Melendez

Editors

March 14th 2016

Channel 4 Channel 5 0800 Groundhog Day 0800 Night at the Museum: Secret 1000 Reservoir Dogs of Tomb 1200 Dead Man Walking 1000 Exodus: Gods and Kings 1400 Jackie Brown 1200 The Best of Me 1600 Good Will Hunting 1400 John Wick 1800 Four Weddings and a Funeral 1600 Movie Request Call 4988 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 1800 Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt.1 2200 Thelma & Louise 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Ouija 0200 Clerks 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 0400 The Sixth Sense 0200 Nightcrawler 0600 Speed 0400 St.Vincent Channel 6 0800 Rocky 1000 Rocky II 1200 Rocky III 1400 Rocky IV 1600 Movie Request Call 4988 1800 Rocky V 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Rocky Balboa 2400 The Perfect Guy 0200 Pan 0400 The Visit 0600 Steve Jobs

0600 The Imitation Game Channel 7 0800 Taken 2 1000 Hope Springs 1200 The Apparition 1400 Saints & Soldiers: Airborne Creed 1600 Movie Request Call 4988 1800 Paranorman 2000 Movie Request Call 4988 2200 Pitch Perfect 2400 Movie Request Call 4988 0200 Frankenweenie 0400 Iron Man 0600 There Will Be Blood

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