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Vol 03 No 52 | May 20, 2012
Damage Control A Roaring Success STORY BY
MC2 (SW) Byron C. Linder | Carl Vinson Staff Writer
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igers could be found in a myriad of places yesterday, touring the wide array of spaces with guides explaining the nature and function of each compartment’s equipment and learning about the Sailors who make things happen. But on the fantail and in Hangar Bay 2, Tigers were going deeper into the world of damage control with hands-on experience and training. On the fantail, a cool breeze blew as Sailors and Tigers took turns manning a charged hose and spraying gallons of water off the ship’s port side. Damage controlmen provided guidance on the proper sweeping patterns and how to adjust the nozzle through the different modes, changing a straight stream into a fog pattern in seconds. Tiger Chris Mulcahy’s first underway on a Navy ship Cover photo by: MC3 (SW/AW) Rosa A. Arzola | Carl Vinson Staff Photographer
proved to be a memorable one as he was relieved of the hose’s nozzle. “I’ve been on ship tours before, but being on a cruise is really cool,” he said. “I’ve been able to experience a bunch of things I wouldn’t have been able to. I’ve never been exposed to this kind of stuff. The hose was really powerful, and it felt pretty cool.” Chief Damage Controlman (SW/AW) Ty Griffin, assigned to Engineering Department’s Damage Control Division, revealed that the plans for a damage control demonstration had been carefully planned for weeks preceding the Hawaii departure and making the demonstration interactive was paramount. “This shows the Tigers all the things their Sailors are trained to do – fight fires, contain flooding and fight chemical, biological and radiological warfare. The CONTINUE ‘DC’ ON PAGE 2