THE ASHINGTON URVEYOR W S April 02, 2018 By MC3 Trey Hutcheson By MC2 Bryan Mai APRIL 1, 1893 WEIGHT OF THE ANCHOR NAVY CHIEF, NAVY PRIDE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CPO By MC3 Jamin Gordon By MCSA Adam Ferrero THE USS CHIEF ANCHORS ON THE MESS DECK FOR SERVICE AND TRADITION GW’S CHIEFS SERVE LUNCH CPO Edition On the cover: (March 26, 2018) ABFC Jarron Moore takes burger orders from Sailors during lunch on the mess deck of the Floating Accommodation Facility (FAF). (Photo by MCSA Adam Ferrero) The Washington Surveyor SAILOR of the Commanding Officer PHOTO CAPT Glenn Jamison WEEK of theWEEK Executive Officer CAPT Colin Day Command Master Chief CMDCM Maurice Coffey Public Affairs Officer LCDR Gregory L. Flores Deputy Public Affairs Officer LT Andrew Bertucci Departmental LCPO MCCS Reginald Buggs Divisional LCPO MCC Mary Popejoy Editor MCSN Zack Thomas Content MC2 Bryan Mai (March 23, 2018) ABECS Erik Reed, right, and MMC Fadi Kalouch bowl during a CPO 360 event alongside Sailors from GW’s first class petty officer MC3 Kashif Basharat association. (Photo my MC3 Kashif Basharat) MC3 Carter Denton MC3 Joshua DuFrane MC3 Jamin Gordon MC3 Shayla Hamilton QUESTIONSof theWEEK MC3 Trey Hutcheson MC3 Brian Sipe MC3 Kristen Yarber MCSN Michael Botts What is the best extinguishing agent for a Class “B” fire? MCSA Adam Ferrero Q: MCSA Steven Young DC A: HALON, AFFF, AND PKP LS3 Ileana Marrerorivera What is the periodicity of MRC S-1R? 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DEPARTMENT in the SPOTLIGHT (Aug. 22, 2016) Sailors transport cargo on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment-at-sea. (Photo by MC3 (Aug. 22, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 prepares to drop cargo onto the Bryan Mai) flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment-at-sea. (Photo by MC3 Bryan Mai) back. We can focus more on training. can be harder for them to grasp it.” Every department aboard George S-6/ AVIATION SUPPLY We can take our time with showing the The transition from providing solely Washington is comparable to a By MCSA Steven Young younger guys the different avenues of aviation materials to virtually anything component of a machine, each working he flight deck of an aircraft Washington’s aviation supply, or S-6, because without us the ship wouldn’t supply. The tempo has slowed down so that the ship may need has provided cohesively to achieve a common goal. carrier is possibly one of the division of supply department. get its materials,” said Dawson. “We to speak.” Sailors in S-6 with plenty to keep them The versatility displayed by S-6 Sailors most hectic work environments “S-6 is aviation parts,” said Logistics are sort of like the middle man, so now While emphasis is placed on occupied. to take on altered tasks only supports T receiving training and qualifications “Its kept me busy,” said Logistics this cause. imaginable. The launching and recovery Specialist 2nd Class Dontavious the role we play is getting material from of multi-million-dollar aircraft, along Dawson, the S-6 division leading point A to point B. Obviously being in during the time spent in the shipyard, Specialist 3rd Class Ileana “It’s like a chain reaction,” said with the constant movement of tractors, petty officer. “There isn’t much going the yards has changed our mission. The it can be difficult to provide Marrerorivera, the financial audit and Merrerorivera. “If you take a link support equipment and personnel on in the way of aviation currently, transporting of the material is our main comprehensive hands-on training. compliance enhancement tool (FACET) out of a chain the whole entire thing makes for a dangerous, yet exciting so now we’re like an Amazon or priority now.” “We’re not doing what we normally coordinator of S-6, speaking of the loses its support. That’s basically what setting. FEDEX (Federal Express) warehouse, Although their shipboard do underway, so it’s more difficult to move into the shipyard. “I’ve actually supply does, we support the other With its move into Newport News transporting materials from here responsibilities have changed, S-6 train because we can’t really show what learned how to multi-task between divisions, and without us you can’t Shipyard (NNS) for refueling complex [Norfolk] to Newport News.” Sailors have embraced the conversions. is supposed to be done,” said Dawson. my job titles that I have over here. I really run a carrier of any type of ship overhaul (RCOH), the Nimitz- With the absence of flight operations “Underway there’s way more “Now it’s like we’re just reading them delegate my job to certain people. I’m for that matter.” class aircraft carrier USS George and aircraft due to RCOH, the aviation responsibility,” said Dawson. “The the publication, reading the books and teaching them because I’m transferring S-6 operates primarily out of Washington’s (CVN 73) flight deck community aboard George Washington high priority items are much more telling the guy ‘ok, this is what you in November, so the more people that Norfolk. S-6 Sailors continue to has been uncharacteristically quiet has had to adapt to different roles, but visible. Underway you’re flying birds, would do.’ Sometimes we can take know the job the better and easier of a balance all their tasks, from delivering as of recent. This has brought about their contribution to the overall mission so we have to have the supplies and them to the warehouse and actually transition it will be. I’ll feel confident flame resistant variant (FRV) coveralls a major change in the day-to-day of the ship is no less important. materials to support the bird. Being in show them if we were underway, this is in knowing that I’m leaving my and other goods to various locations duties of Sailors assigned to George “Right now, S-6 is still important the shipyard is definitely a lot more laid what we would do, but because we’re responsibilities to someone who knows including NNS, to training their junior not doing that on a regular basis so it what they’re doing.” Sailors. (Sept. 15, 2017) Chief petty officer combination covers rest on a table during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Bayview Commonwealth Center on Langley Air Force Base. (Photo by MC2 Jessica Gomez) “We must measure ourselves on the success of our junior Sailors, and afford them the opportunities to be successful Sailors as we were given in (Sept. 15, 2017) Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Matthew Schofield receives his chief cover during the chief pinning the ceremony at Bay Bayview Commonwealth Center on Langley Air the past.” Force Base. (Photo by MC2 Anna Van Nuys) The Chiefs Mess is known for anything for them, I have the Chiefs their tight-knit community where the Mess that will be able to back me up -YNC Ryan Bagtas chiefs assist each other to achieve and assist me in any way they can.” wants to work extra hours. As a third tasks and accomplish requirements Advancing a paygrade will feel class, a second class or even a first to lead the command from the amazing regardless whether it is a class, you may not understand why deckplates and from the front. third class or a chief, but being a Weight of the Anchors it is necessary to do so, and you may “Making chief was a personal chief is much more than increased be upset with the chief for making goal that I never thought I would be pay and a title. They have the By MC2 Bryan Mai the decision to work late. As a chief, able to reach,” said Schofield. “I’m responsibility to lead their Sailors you understand why staying and glad this was bestowed upon me. and carry out the vision their he chief petty officer (CPO) petty officer of the X-1 division success of our junior Sailors, and working late may be a sacrifice you I’ve wanted to have many Sailors commanding officer has for the ship is the culmination of hard aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft afford them the opportunities to be need to make so you can end up with sit down and let me help them but and make the necessary sacrifice work, experience, technical carrier USS George Washington successful Sailors as we were given T a better product and result.” as a chief, I will be able to do it needed to accomplish that.