The Washington Surveyor - April 15, 2019

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April 15, 2019

BY MC3 Michael Botts

By MC3 Michael Botts

TUITION ASSISTANCE

FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED FRIGATE

HELPING SAILORS FURTHER THEIR CAREERS

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

By MC3 Trey Hutcheson

By MCSN Tatyana Freeman

GIVING BACK THEIR VOICE

HUNTINGTON TO HAMPTON

SAPR AWARENESS

HOUSING OPTIONS FOR SINGLE SAILORS

washington surveyor Commanding Officer Capt. Glenn Jamison

Executive Officer Capt. Daryle Cardone

Command Master Chief CMDCM Maurice Coffey

PSSN Andy Ramirez AS2 Jose Gonzales AZ2 Jaslyn Campbell MM3 Andrew Smith MM3 Dennis Ball MMN3 Dakota Johnson ETN2 Annabel Jennings MMN3 Shay Wilberger

MM2 Silas Baum AOAN Jorge Baez MMN1 Steven Ives

Public Affairs Officer Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Turo

Deputy Public Affairs Officer Lt. Tyler Barker

Departmental LCPO MCCS Reginald Buggs

Divisional LCPO MCC Christina Shaw

Editors

MC3 Adam Ferrero MCSN Tatyana Freeman

Content MCC Mary Popejoy MC1 Gary Johnson MC2 Kenneth Gardner MC2 Alan Lewis MC2 Mandi Washington MC3 Michael Botts MC3 Carter Denton MC3 Trey Hutcheson MC3 Kyle Loree MC3 Marlan Sawyer MC3 Zack Thomas MC3 Julie Vujevich MCSN Elizabeth Cohen MCSN Tatyana Freeman MCSN Jack Lepien MCSN Samuel Pederson The Washington Surveyor is an authorized publication for Sailors serving aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Contents herein are not the visions of, or endorsed by the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy or the Commanding Officer of USS George Washington. All news releases, photos or information for publication in The Washington Surveyor must be submitted to the Public Affairs Officer.

ESWS Coordinators

EAWS Coordinators

EIWS Coordinators

HMC Knesha Wimbush CSC Joe Magri

ABHC Rodney Martinez ABH1 Jade Cobb

ITC Xica Johnson CTT1 Nicollette Jeffery

“He who knows best knows how little he knows.”

~ Thomas Jefferson

SAILOR in the SPOTLIGHT

CSSN Phillip Boncy Culinary Specialist Seaman Phillip Boncy, from Brooklyn, New York, joined the Navy because he wanted to better himself and do something for other people. He works in George Washington’s S-2 division. His favorite thing about the Navy is the ability to learn new things. His hobbies include playing basketball and listening to hip-hop and R&B music.

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or many Sailors, higher education was one of the major contributing factors in their decision to join the Navy. The opportunity to receive the Montgomery GI Bill or the Post-9/11 GI Bill gave aspiring service members the potential to fund the pursuit of a degree, and enhance their personal and professional life while broadening career opportunities, both during and after service.

What some may not have been aware of is the wealth of additional resources available to make taking college courses as accessible as possible, such as the Navy’s Tuition Assistance (TA) Program.

“One of the reasons I joined the Navy is because I wanted a way to pay for the rest of my schooling,” said Damage Control Fireman Apprentice Steven Young, a Sailor assigned to the engineering department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. “I learned about the TA program, and with us being in the yards and not getting deployed anytime soon, I thought now would be a great time to continue on with my education.”

TA is the Navy’s education financial assistance program,

By MC3 Michael Botts providing active duty Sailors funding for taking courses at accredited colleges, universities, or technical institutions.

The benefits apply to courses taken on campus, as well as online courses.

The process for applying for TA is comprehensive, but straightforward.

Sailors must inform their command, complete required training, and work with a counselor to establish an education plan.

“Before receiving TA, Sailors must log into https://myeducation.netc.navy. mil, complete the required virtual or overthe-phone training with a Navy counselor, then upload their degree plan,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gillian Czarnik, from Springfield, Massachusetts, and the education services officer assigned to George Washington. “If you failed a physical readiness test, an advancement exam or have been to non-judicial punishment in the last six months, you will not be eligible to receive tuition assistance. Sailors must acquire a special request chit and get it approved by their chain of command to receive TA.” According to Czarnik, Sailors must submit their TA requests at least 14 days

before their class start date.

“However, we would like for Sailors to have their TA application into us 30 days prior to their class start date,” said Czarnik. “That way, we have enough time to verify that everything is correct so that we can get you your class funding on time.”

Working on a degree while in the Navy is also an excellent way to plan for a future beyond it.

“I feel that getting a higher degree will help me be more qualified for finding a job after I get out of the Navy,” said Young. “After their careers, degrees will help Sailors find employment in the civilian sector. Having a degree along with the work experience Sailors get throughout their enlistment will make them a great candidate for any civilian career they want to pursue.”

When a person enlists and becomes a Sailor, they are making a decision to invest part of their life in the Navy.

Thanks to programs like TA, your Naval career is also a prime opportunity to invest in yourself.

For more information about the TA program, visit the Navy College Program website at https://www. navycollege.navy.mil.

This Week in History: First Nuclear-Powered Frigate, USS Bainbridge

By MC3 Michael Botts

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n April 15, 1961, Bethlehem Steel Company launched the world’s first nuclearpowered frigate, USS Bainbridge (DLGN 25/CGN 25), from Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Bainbridge was the fourth of five ships, at the time, to bear the name “Bainbridge,” in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge.

The world’s first nuclear-powered frigate came armed with an impressive array of weapons and significant technological advancements, including two pressurized water reactors, two

twin Terrier missile launchers, two twin three-inch .50 caliber radar controlled gun mounts, two torpedo mounts, an anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) launcher and a state-of-the-art electronic and communications suite.

Bainbridge completed its shakedowns, a nautical term used when the performance of a ship is tested, in only three weeks’ time. This test set the standard for the future in terms of how fast and efficiently the shakedown period for a ship should be.

After her shakedowns, Bainbridge arrived at her first homeport in

QUINCY, Mass. (Oct. 6, 1962) – View of USS Bainbridge (DLGN 25) after deck during her commissioning ceremony. (Official Navy photograph from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH98112)

Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1963, and joined Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Twelve, becoming the Navy’s first all-missile destroyer squadron. The following month in February 1963, she began her maiden deployment.

During Bainbridge’s second deployment, she joined USS Long Beach (CGN 9) and USS Enterprise (CVN 65), forming the world’s first nuclear-powered task group, Task Group One. This first nuclear task group began a 30,565-mile, 65-day around-the-world cruise, called Operation “Sea Orbit,” and became the first ships of the U.S. Navy to sail around the world since the “Great White Fleet” in 1908.

Bainbridge accomplished this circumnavigation without a single refueling or replenishment. This accomplishment showcased the capability of nuclear-powered surface ships and their ability to operate in remote areas of the world.

Bainbridge took part in the first group of nuclear-powered ships to enter actual combat during her first Pacific Fleet deployment in December 1965, in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, along with Enterprise. The ships engaged in air strikes on North Vietnam.

Following her first “West Pac” cruise in June 1966, she later departed her homeport of Long Beach, California, to

her second Pacific cruise. During this cruise, Bainbridge averaged a speed of 29.9 knots, sailing over 6,600 miles in less then two weeks, setting a speeddistance record for Navy ships.

In Bainbridge’s first five years of service, she covered over 300,000 miles of ocean and, because of her endurance and speed, was awarded the nickname “Grey Ghost of the Orient.”

In 1972, Bainbridge was awarded the Navy’s “Environmental Protection Award,” an award presented to commands annually for achievements in areas of environmental quality and cleanup, natural resources conservation, cultural resources management, pollution prevention, and recycling.

On June 30, 1975, Bainbridge was declared to be a cruiser instead of a frigate. After the change in ship designations, DLGN 25 became CGN 25.

After a long 33 years of service, , Bainbridge would go out to sea for the last time under her own power on April 29, 1995, and in May 1995, Bainbridge

QUINCY, Mass. (Oct. 6, 1962) – USS Bainbridge’s (DLGN 25) commissioning ceremony at the Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard. (Official U.S. Navy photograph from the Collections of Naval Historical Center #NH98111)

would have her reactors shut down for the final time. Bainbridge was towed to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for defueling and preparation for the final resting place of her hull in Bremerton, Washington.

All information in this story

and more about USS Bainbridge’s (DLGN 25/CGN 25) 33 years of service can be found at www. ussbainbridgeassociation.org/index.php/ about/ship-history, and www.navsource. org/archives/04/1125/040125.htm.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June-July 1964) – Members of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) stand in formation on the flight deck spelling out Albert Einstein’s equation for nuclear energy upon the commencement of Operation “Sea Orbit”, the circumnavigation of the World by Task force One, made up of the Navy’s first three nuclear-powered surface ships. (Official Navy photograph from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH98108)

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Photos by MC3 Zack Thomas

SAPR: Giving Back Their Voice A

ccording to Vice Adm. Mary Jackson, commander, Navy Installations Command, every Sailor, civilian and family member plays a part in reducing and eliminating sexual assault.

Understanding how to recognize opportunities for intervention is vital to stopping unsafe behavior, to include retaliation.

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) representatives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) provide a safe avenue for Sailors to report incidents while also informing Sailors of ways to prevent these types of incidents.

“There are two sides of it, you have the sexual assault prevention and the response piece,” said Lt. Shineka Haskins, from Rockford, Florida, a SAPR point of contact (POC). “The prevention is about how a Sailor can work their way out of a difficult situation, and the response piece is when sexual assault has actually occurred.”

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Magdalena Serrano, from Richgrove, California, a SAPR POC, knows

By MC3 Trey Hutcheson

what the examples of prevention can be.

“Some of the prevention methods are paying attention to your surroundings and if something doesn’t feel right, just walk away and go somewhere else,” said Serrano. “If you go out with some friends, and something doesn’t look right, go ahead and try to intervene in some type of way. This is a type

“We talk about sexual assault prevention a lot in the month of April, but it is something that should be on everyone’s mind at all times to keep Sailors safe.”

-Lt. Shineka Haskins of bystander intervention.”

Unfortunately, sexual assault prevention does not always work and SAPR victim advocates engage to take action.

“The response is who the victim will talk to after the sexual assault,” said Haskins. “It is about trying to get them the best care that they need because it is all about giving that victim

their choice back. We are trying to give them their choice back or their voice back, if you will.”

It is important to know that talking to certain people about sexual assault can have different results.

“If someone wants to make a report they can go through a victim advocate, medical, or a chaplain,” said Haskins. “Victim advocates and medical will be reporting, but if you just want to talk to someone, the chaplain can provide that without reporting.”

The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

“We talk about sexual assault prevention a lot in the month of April, but it is something that should be on everyone’s mind at all times to keep Sailors safe,” said Haskins. “We know we are not going to be able to stop sexual assault, but what we can do is educate Sailors and minimize the risk.”

For any Sailors that are interested in becoming a SAPR victim advocate, a nationally recognized certification, begin the process by routing a special request chit through your chain of command.

OPTIONS FOR HOUSING: HUNTINGTON TO HAMPTON

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hile the Nimitzclass aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH), Sailors assigned to George Washington cannot live on the ship. However, the command affords Sailors many alternative housing options throughout the Hampton Roads area.

“During RCOH, single junior Sailors have the option to reside in a Huntington Hall barracks room, get assigned to Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, be assigned to a government-leased apartment out in town with their immediate chain of command’s recommendation, or have the option to apply for public private venture (PPV) via their chain of command,” said Chief Culinary

Specialist Jose Valencia, George Washington’s housing division leading chief petty officer.

Each option has unique benefits, as well as specific requirements to be met.

“Huntington Hall is the initial check-in point upon arrival to George Washington,” said Valencia. “If there are no rooms available at Huntington Hall, they will be assigned to NGIS.” NGIS is in Portsmouth, Virginia, and requires the Sailor to have his or her own vehicle or for them to take command-provided transportation in order to get to and from the ship in Newport News, Virginia.

“I like living in NGIS,” said Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kade Gibbs from Hazel Green, Alabama, assigned to the combat systems department. “Housekeeping services clean it, and it’s a nice place.

The staff at NGIS is really friendly.”

Another option available to single Sailors is being assigned to a government-leased apartment in town.

“Sailors must be recommended by their leading chief petty officer, must have good character and discipline, and must own a personal vehicle,” said Valencia. “Apartments are located in different areas of Hampton, Yorktown, and Newport News. Once we receive a recommendation from their chief, they will be placed on the apartment waiting list.”

Once a Sailor is approved for an apartment, the housing liasion office receives a key to the unit.

By MCSN Tatyana Freeman “Once we receive the apartment key, [Sailors] will be contacted to come into the housing liaison office at Huntington Hall to sign a page 13 and receive their apartment keys, and they have three days to check out from Huntington Hall or NGIS and completely move into the apartment,” said Valencia.

The fourth option available to single sailors is public private venture (PPV), which is an apartment-style living situation with one roommate, a common area with a kitchen, and a private bedroom and bathroom for each Sailor.

“Sailors desiring to obtain a PPV must come into the Huntington Hall housing liaison office located in room 231 to pick up a PPV packet,” said Valencia. “They must completely fill it out, have a financial counseling documented, and submit the packet

along with a special request chit to the executive officer for approval.

Once the chit is approved, the Sailor must hand-carry it to Miller Hall at Naval [Station] Norfolk and turn it into Mrs. Holley Ayers, our Hampton Roads Homeport Placing Manager. At that point, the Sailor will be placed on the waiting list. The waiting list varies from one to three months depending on the location requested.”

The locations for PPV include Newport News and Norfolk.

“I would recommend PPV,” said Yeoman 3rd Class Haylie Price from Kent, Washington, a Sailor assigned to the administration department, and a resident of PPV in Newport News.

“I think it gives younger Sailors a good opportunity to experience living in an apartment-like setting if they have never done that before. I enjoy the fact that I have my own kitchen. It

gives me the opportunity to cook my own meals so I can eat healthier.”

George Washington single Sailors have plenty of options to choose from when deciding where to reside before crew move aboard. Only Sailors in PPV will be able to stay in their current residence come crew move aboard time.

To change their current place of residence, single Sailors need only to communicate to their chain of command.

“Leading chief petty officer’s recommendation is required for apartments, and command approval is required for PPV units,” said Valencia. “Communication is a must!”

For more information and packets, Sailors can contact the housing office in Huntington Hall and speak to their chain of command.

NAVY NEWS ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) commenced operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations April 8, continuing support to coalition theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

The strike group, including the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as its flagship, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Ticonderoga-class guidedmissile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and destroyers from Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 departed Norfolk, April 1 as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.

“The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group has worked tremendously hard to prepare for our operations in U.S. 6th Fleet,” said Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Abraham Lincoln CSG. “We are poised and ready to perform our mission.”

Abraham Lincoln CSG’s presence in the region, part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces supporting maritime security operations, is emblematic of the multi-mission capability of the U.S. Navy’s globally deployed force.

Carrier strike groups have ready capabilities to respond wherever and whenever required through a variety of mission sets.

While operating in the U.S. 6th

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Enters European Theater From U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs

190403-N-PW030-1007 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 3, 2019) An EA-18G Growler assigned to the “’Patriots” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)

Fleet area of operations, the Abraham Lincoln CSG will participate in realistic training to increase the capabilities of the U.S. allies and strengthen partnerships through multi-lateral events honing the skills necessary to achieve maritime superiority through presence.

Joining the U.S. Navy ships, aircraft, and sailors of Abraham Lincoln CSG for their deployment is the Alvaro de Bazan-class Spanish frigate ESPS Mendez Nunez (F 104). Partnering with the Spanish frigate demonstrates U.S. Navy’s commitment to working with allies

and enhancing, interoperability among allied forces.

U.S. 6th Fleet conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

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For more news from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, visit www. navy.mil/local/naveur/.

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WHEN DO I HAVE TO WEAR MY PPE?

SAFETY ZONE

PPE is issued to every Sailor on George Washington upon check-in and is the last line of defense against many workplace hazards while in RCOH. It’s important for you to protect yourself by wearing PPE during the appropriate times.

While in RCOH, your PPE is required to be worn AT ALL TIMES when transiting between work centers, offices, the smoke pit, and on NNS property.

The only exceptions are: -In ship spaces where no production work is being done.

-On the FAF. -When transiting from a vehicle to the ship at the beginning of the work/duty day or upon departure at the end of the work/duty day.

-The painted blue lines indicate the safest and most direct route from the ship to the gate and vice versa. They should be the only paths utilized for traveling to and from the ship. Personnel are required to stay on indicated paths and in crosswalks when crossing streets in NNS.

PPE must be worn at all times for your protection!

FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS,

CONTACT THE SAFETY OFFICE.

Sometimes, Sailors may misplace their PPE, in which case the safety department can issue them new PPE. Sailors must bring a special request chit routed through their LPO, LCPO, and DIVO. Sailors do not need a special request chit for damaged PPE. Just bring the damaged equipment to the safety department and it will be replaced.