April 25, 2016 Washington Surveyor

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April 25, 2016

From George Washington Public Affairs

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By MC3 Alora Blosch

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EVENT ENCOURAGES SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS

preparations ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2016) - The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) receives ordnance during an ammunition transfer with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Bryan Mai

qualifications & training ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 23, 2016) – A T-45C Goshawk, assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 1, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kris R. Lindstrom

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 23, 2016) – Interior Communications Electrician Seaman Chelsea Snarr, from Houston, stands watch on the landing signal officer platform aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by MCSA Krystofer N. Belknap

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ailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participated in a Take Back the Night event, Saturday April 23, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month.

According to takebackthenight. org, Take Back the Night is a

movement that started in 1977 to encourage safer communities and raise awareness of sexual assault, domestic violence and sexual violence.

Since its inception, Take Back the Night has become an international phenomenon, with events held in cities all over the world.

GW’s Take Back the Night event gave Sailors the chance to anonymously share personal experiences involving sexual assault and sexual violence. Cmdr.

Kim Donahue, GW’s command chaplain, took the opportunity to share her personal experience of sexual assault with the crew.

“It felt freeing,” said Donahue.

“Up until now, a part of me felt weak and afraid, but I couldn’t have told my story at a more perfect time in a more perfect place.”

Donahue then led Sailors on a labyrinth walk to allow Sailors to take a metaphorical spiritual journey. At the center of the

labyrinth was a box and note cards for Sailors to write words of encouragement or share their stories anonymously.

“These events are extremely important,” said Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Taylor Schriner, a Sexual Assault and Prevention Response (SAPR) victim advocate who helped

organize the event. “The event went 100 times better than we expected. Hopefully, more people will volunteer and feel more comfortable coming to a victim advocate in the future.”

The ceremony ended with a cake cutting in front of the hundreds of Sailors in attendance.

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NAVY NEWS KUWAIT (NNS) -- Divers from five nations are training together to identify and neutralize mines and other threats in order to ensure the waterways in the Middle East remain safe for commercial shipping.

Explosive ordnance disposal teams from Kuwait, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the U.S. are conducting a series of drills to address some of the biggest notional threats to maritime commerce as part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX).

IMCMEX includes navies from more than 30 countries spanning six continents training together across the Middle East.

The exercise is focused on maritime security -- from mine countermeasures, maritime infrastructure protection, and maritime security operations -- in support of civilian shipping and freedom of navigation.

“IMCMEX brings together a different variety of coalition partners,” said German navy Cmdr. Mario Fink, from Kiel, Germany, who is commanding the IMCMEX task force in Kuwait. “Working together to know the ability of the different nations and to be familiar with circumstances of this very important area is an important goal of IMCMEX.” Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, visited the operations April 14 and toured with Maj. Gen. Khaled Abdullah, commander of Kuwait’s Naval Forces.

“This exercise is about enhancing

Divers Highlight Interoperability in Finding, Neutralizing Mines

By Lt. Alex Cornell du Houx, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs

cooperation, m a r i t i m e capabilities and interoperability b e t w e e n international partners,” said Donegan.

“This exercise provides an opportunity for us to build proficiency and test the latest technology available for ensuring the global maritime commons stay JORDAN (April 15, 2016) Capt. Kyle Moses, commodore of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, left, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Master Chief Chris Borkenheim, command master chief of CTF 56, conducts pier open and secure.” during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 16. IMCMEX 16 is a multilateral exercise K u w a i t i inspections using all aspects of defensive maritime warfare including mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection to demonstrate the global resolve to maintain commerce throughout the U.S. 5th dive teams are Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey conducting training with U.S. “It’s the big picture - the navy is here and partner nations throughout IMCMEX to protect our merchant shipping,” added to include medical and harbor security Dutch navy Lt. Cmdr. Lodewijk de operations.

Waard from Rhenen, Netherlands, who French navy Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Bontemps, led the demonstrations for Donegan and from Lyon, France, led a vehicle-born Abdullah. “If our merchant shipping is improvised explosive device engagement threatened we have to protect them. If it and neutralization, highlighting the deals with mines or improvised mines, it importance of training together. is a job for our unit in the Netherlands and “We participate in IMCEX to improve the international community. We do a lot our training level in different contexts so of trade with the countries out here -- it is that when there are dangers we are used important for us to be ready to deploy with to facing them,” said Bontemps. “We a united response.” are also here to improve interoperability IMCMEX will continue through April between nations.”

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