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Story by MC2 Byron Linder USS Carl Vinson Staff Writer
Carl Vinson’s Supply Department Sailors set a new standard of Navy-wide excellence, earning the highest recorded score of 99.3 for retail operations and an overall score of 93.26 for a ship’s Supply Management Inspection (SMI) upon completion Dec. 15. SMI, held every eighteen months, inspects the ship’s Supply Department’s ability to carry out the mission. A comprehensive assessment, every aspect of Supply Department is heavily scrutinized. From logs to training to cleanliness to service ability, the inspection ensures and certifies the department’s ability to support the strike group’s needs. Cmdr. Ken Epps, Vinson’s Supply Officer, observed an apt timing of the inspection with the ship’s current operations. “This is kind of our Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), which ensures all our key business areas in Supply can turn around and support the strike group when we go on cruise,” said Epps. The three-day inspection checks the proper way of operating the 13 Supply divisions. While ships are usuSee`SMI` page 2
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December 16, 2010