WASHINGTON SURVEYOR THE
Oct. 26, 2016
By PO3 Brian Sloan
MOVINGCARGO SAILORS TRANSPORT GOODS TO ENSURE READINESS
By PO3 Bryan Mai
DENTALDEPARTMENT CONSTANTLY KEEPING US SMILING
By PO3 Clemente Lynch
LEADINGFROM
THEFRONT KHAKI LEADERSHIP Provides PIVOTAL guidance FOR DEPARTMENTS
On the cover: Sailors from Cargo transport food up a ladder well. (Photo by PO3 Brian Sloan)
PHOTO of the DAY
Seaman Daniel Shirley, from St. George, Utah, is served chicken wings in preparation for a wing eating contest. (Photo by PO2 Kris R. Lindstrom)
staff Commanding Officer
Executive Officer
Command Master Chief
CAPT Timothy Kuehhas
CDR Colin Day
MCPO James Tocorzic
Public Affairs Officer
Deputy Public Affairs Officer
Media DLCPO
LCDR Gregory L. Flores
LTJG Andrew Bertucci
Editors PO1 Alan Gragg PO2 Jennifer O’Rourke PO3 Kashif Basharat
CPO Mary Popejoy
Content PO2 Kris R. Lindstrom PO3 Alora Blosch PO3 Jessica Gomez PO3 Clemente Lynch PO3 Brian Mai
PO3 Brian Sloan SN Krystofer Belknap SN Jamin Gordon SN Oscar Moreno Jr SN Jonathan Price
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By P O 3 B r i a n S l o a n
MOVINGCARGO
SAILORS TRANSPORT GOODS TO ENSURE READINESS
Sailors from Cargo transport food up a ladder well. (Photo by PO3 Brian Sloan)
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very day aboard the aircraft will usually move at least 100 pallets code and everything is categorized carrier USS George Washington of food,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class accordingly,” said Gregory. “This (CVN 73), a team of Sailors Skyler Gregory. “These are very busy process helps a lot with determining works to transport various boxes, bags days when the ship is taking on a lot of how many supplies the ship has, so and cans throughout the ship. food in preparation for an underway.” everything gets charged and accounted The responsibility of moving for properly.” supplies depends on a group When the supplies are on of culinary specialists and “The boxes can get pretty heavy, so the work board and properly organized, food service assistants who can be tough, but I work with a lot of great Cargo Sailors distribute the are referred to as Cargo. Their food to the ship’s galleys. people who make it fun. I sleep very well efforts help keep 3,000-plus According to Seaman at night knowing that I worked very hard to Elizabeth Vinson, that task crew members fed and mission ready. can be difficult, but Cargo feed the crew.” Cargo’s primary objectives are always delivers. SN Elizabeth Vinson to help load food aboard George “The boxes can get pretty Washington, maintain the heavy, so the work can be organization of the ship’s 10 storerooms, Meticulous organization and accurate tough,” said Vinson, “but I work with take inventories and transfer food to the inventory are an integral component of a lot of great people who make it fun. I ship’s galleys. Cargo’s mission. sleep very well at night knowing that I “During a typical load-out day, cargo “Every item has a full identification worked very hard to feed the crew.”
Seaman Daniela Escalante, from Temecula, California, performs oral hygienic procedures. (Photo by PO3 Clemente Lynch)
By P O 3 B r ya n M a i
DENTALDEPARTMENT CONSTANTLY KEEPING US SMILING
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he Dental Department aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) provides dental care for thousands of Sailors. Sailors are encouraged to visit Dental for routine checkups to maintain oral hygiene and learn proper dental care. “Simply put, dental hygiene is the regiment and the habits one develops to take care of their teeth and gums,” said Lt. Alvin Samuels, a dentist aboard the ship. “Being a little more specific, proper oral hygiene means removing all plaque, which contains bacteria, from the oral cavity. That would typically mean brushing with fluoride toothpaste twice a day for two minutes a session, and at some point throughout the day, preferably in the evening, clean in between the teeth.” Studies have shown a correlation between oral health and cardiovascular health, pregnancy, diabetes and more. “People usually feel a disconnection between their mouth and the rest of their body,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Donnell Proctor, the ship’s only registered dental hygienist. “A lot of things that manifest in the oral cavity tell you other things that are going on in the body. For example, I can look in a patient’s mouth, and I may need to tell them to visit Medical because they’re displaying symptoms of an autoimmune disease.” The GW dental technicians agree that prevention is a better solution than reacting to and fixing the problem. “The most important thing about dental hygiene is education,” said Proctor. “You can clean a patient’s mouth all day, but if you don’t properly educate them on maintaining an acceptable state of health in regards to their oral cavity, you aren’t doing much. They can come back in six months or a year and the same problem will show up again.” Samuels said if he could change something about general oral health, he would make sure everyone brushes their teeth at least twice a day for two minutes a session. “Think of a steak you leave out on the counter for 18 hours,” said Samuels. “Would you eat it then? What about 36 hours? Most people I know would definitely not because they’ll say it’s gross. When it comes to their personal oral hygiene, they won’t get rid of that piece of steak stuck in between their teeth and let it sit there for hours. Clean your teeth and you will help yourself.”
SN Kasean Mcintosh creates teeth molds in the dental lab. (Photo by PO3 Clemente Lynch)
“You can clean a patient’s mouth all day but if you don’t properly educate them on maintaining an acceptable state of health in regards to their oral cavity, you aren’t doing much. They can come back in six months or a year and the same problem will show up again.”
-PO2 Donnell Proctor
Lt. Francis Im, the Dental Department division officer, performs a filling procedure on a Sailor. (Photo by PO3 Clemente Lynch)
Chief Petty Officer Edmundo Brantes, from Miami, explains fire-extinguishing procedures to Sailors in the ship’s laundry room. (Photo by PO3 Kashif Basharat)
By P O 3 C l e m e n t e Ly n c h
LEADINGFROMTHEFRONT
KHAKI LEADERSHIP PROVIDES PIVOTAL GUIDANCE FOR DEPARTMENTS
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very morning Sailors rise out of their racks and get ready to start their day. After grabbing a bite to eat, they muster in ranks with their divisions for morning quarters where the divisional leadership brings that day’s expectations to light. The senior leadership sets the standard, and their Sailors aim to meet or exceed it each day. “If you are going to make something a priority, you can’t simply say ‘this is my priority’ and expect
Sailors to go out and do it,” said Master Chief Petty Officer James Tocorzic, command master chief aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). “I think, as leadership, you have to get out and demonstrate that it’s a priority for you as well.” Petty Officer 2nd Class Diontre Strait said, seeing is believing. When Sailors have someone in a leadership position they see actively helping out with tasks, it adds an element of trust within the division.
“Leading from the front just makes it easier for Sailors to follow the direction and standard that a chain of command has set in place,” said Strait. A common form of communication to get the widest dissemination of information is email. Tocorzic said he prefers another style of leadership. “In the technological age that we’re in, it’s easy to sit behind a desk and fire out words of wisdom and direction,” said Tocorzic. “However, if you’re not out doing it yourself then how do
Chief Petty Officer Tony Allison washes trays for Food Service Attendant (FSA) day. (Photo by PO3 Kashif Basharat)
Commander Jip Mosman, right, Chief Engineer, delivers a safety brief to Sailors. (Photo by SN Michael E. Wiese)
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you expect your Sailors to get on board with what you are trying to accomplish?” Chief Petty Officer Fadi Kalouch said that after his work center went through a major material deficiency it would have been easy for his Sailors to take a lackluster approach to deal with the issue, but seeing their leader get involved reinvigorated them. “They saw me involved,” said Kalouch. “I was awake with them and working alongside them and with the motivation boosted we were able to overcome the issue as a team.” Another way the leadership drives the crew’s success is through shipboard drills, like general quarters,
“If you are going to make something a priority, you can’t simply say ‘this is my priority’ and expect Sailors to go out and do it. I think as leadership you have to get out and demonstrate that it’s a priority for you as well.” -MCPO James Tocorzic
in which simulated casualties occur and the crew must react accordingly. While the Sailors are combatting the casualties, members of the Damage Control Training Team are making sure Sailors are training correctly and safely. From training to cleaning stations and working parties, leaders must be the example their Sailors will want to follow. “I always tell people it’s easy to get people to follow you out of a burning house, but it’s hard to get them to follow you in one,” added Tocorzic. “That’s what being a leader is about, getting people to do something with a high level of dedication and motivation that they wouldn’t do on their own.”
NAVY NEWS
Scouting for an Experience By PO3 Mario Coto, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Public Affairs
NORFOLK (NNS) -- Few experience For many of the scouts, this was The kids learned so much from this life with a complete sense of their first time on a Navy ship. GHWB once-in-a-lifetime experience, but wonderment. Childhood is a fleeting was not the only place the tour group for the parents, scout leaders, and part of a person’s life, but that short span visited, as they also toured the hangars chaperones, they also walked away is when some moments are enjoyed to of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron with knowledge and memories few get the fullest. Often, moments get taken (HSC) 26, and guided-missile destroyer to see. for granted as we get older. USS Cole (DDG 67). Each tour stop “I really enjoyed the experience, and For the boys of Cub Scout Pack 1967 offered a glimpse of Navy life through so did the kids,” said Thieu Nguyen. and Boy Scout Troops 697 and 516, multiple perspectives. “I feel the experience was good for spending a day touring aircraft carrier “It was really cool to see the everyone, because even though you USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) could learn about the Navy from and other points of interest around a TV show or video, there’s no Naval Station Norfolk, gave them better way than see how it all an up-close and personal experience works in person. We all learned on how Sailors in the Navy live and so much today.” work. It wasn’t just facts, or trying “I really learned a lot about the on gear that were the only Navy today,” said 8-year-old Cub things the kids gained from this Scout Q.B. Lee. “From learning experience, but a sense of honor how big a carrier can be, to learning and values Sailors hold to. They that the fuel tanks hanging up in the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USNS Supply (T-AO 6) and are values similar to what Boy hangar bay aren’t bombs, I learned a USS Hue City (CG 66) conduct a replenishment at sea. (Photo Scouts are taught to live by. by PO3 Michael B. Zingaro) lot of things I never knew!” “I saw the good in the Sailors Even though the breeze that blew that we met, and that spoke to across the deck was chilly, nothing helicopters and how they work,” said us today,” said Nguyen. “I hope that could freeze the spirits of the children Lee. “I loved when we were on the these are the kind of people that my son who were amazed when walking around Cole. It had a lot weapons for a small grows up to be.” the flight deck and riding an aircraft ship.” The boy scouts came to look for an elevator. Once the tours ended and the meals experience few get to see. They found it, “My favorite part was riding the were served, the kids were treated to and it was seen through the wide-eyed elevator,” said Lee with a grin on his popcorn and a movie. Other activities stares, gasps, and excitement shown. face. “It scared me a little when we included trying on flight gear and This, in turn, made the adults in the moved up, but I thought it was fun firefighting gear, learning how to tie room smile. Nothing warms the heart after.” knots, and playing games. more than a child’s sense of wonder.
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