ROUGH RIDER USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
RETURN TO SEA EDITION
January 15, 2017
IN THIS EDITION Replenishment at Sea Helpful Shipboard Facts The Faces of our MWR Find YOUR Gym on the TR
TR returns to SEA PHOTOS BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEDIA
170112-N-VN584-125 SAN DIEGO BAY (Jan. 12 2017) Ensign Margaret Graves instructs Chief Warrant Officer 2 Travis Ramsey on the use of ship’s control and navigation equipment in the pilot house of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is currently conducting basic training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alex Corona/ Released)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT COMPLETES FIRST
UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT IN ALMOST A YEAR Story by MC3 Victoria Foley
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducted an underway replenishment (UNREP) with Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), January 14. This was the first UNREP for Theodore Roosevelt in 10 months and is intended to supply fuel for upcoming flight deck qualifications. Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships make this possible by transporting military supplies needed by deployed U.S. forces. “Theodore Roosevelt received 1.6 million gallons of fuel today,” said Cmdr. Paul Hockran, Theodore Roosevelt’s navigator. “Once you have the fuel, the aircraft will come.” The fuel received during the UNREP serves several purposes aboard Theodore Roosevelt. In addition to fueling aircraft, it can be used as a backup means of propulsion if required. “The fuel is the mission,” said Lt. j.g. Kerwin Auguste, Theodore Roosevelt’s air bos’n. “If we don’t have the fuel for the equipment then nothing happens. The fuel is the lifeblood of the ship.” The fuel was delivered via connected replenishment (CONREP). CONREP is a form of UNREP in which two ships cruise in parallel using hoses, lines and wire rope to transfer fuel and cargo.
“The receiving ship positions itself behind the replenishing ship and aligns its course and speed,” said Senior Chief Quartermaster James Kuroski. “Once we’re all set, we make our way alongside, connect the stations and begin to transfer fuel. It took about three hours once we were all hooked up.” Deck department was responsible for the set up and execution of the replenishment on station. “There is a lot of prep work to be done before we can even begin refueling at sea,” said Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Johnathan Perezandino, a rig captain during the UNREP. “I have to be alert and ensure everyone is okay because safety is our number one priority.” UNREP wouldn’t be possible without all of the key preparations and the help of the entire crew to ensure a safe and successful evolution. “This can’t happen unless every department is involved,” said Kuroski. “It’s really a team effort and without the full participation of everyone aboard, we wouldn’t be able to sustain the warfighting capability of this aircraft carrier.” Theodore Roosevelt is currently conducting basic training off the coast of southern California in preparation for its 2017 deployment.
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