George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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IM-1 Division The six offices that made up IM-1 division performed the administrative functions and coordinated the maintenance effort for AIMD. The Admin Office was the center point of the five divisions in AIMD and was responsible for the processing of all correspondence. The Departmental Leading Chief Petty Officers office was responsible for the welfare and comfort of 420 enlisted personnel in AIMD. Within IM-1, the department leading chief and the career counselor coordinated all manpower issues encompassing over 90 Navy Enlisted Classifications and managed the career development of enlisted personnel. During the deployment, this office provided career planning through interviews and liaison with stateside rating detailers, in addition to conducting over 30 reenlistments. Production Control was the nerve center for the maintenance effort of the 32 production work centers. The Production Control Team was the direct liaison between AIMD, Supply, the Air Department and the embarked Air Wing for processing of all equipment and parts that were repaired in AIMD. They were responsible for all maintenance planning, scheduling, and equipment record management. Quality Assurance and Analysis conducted and managed the AIMD Central Technical Publications Library, Safety, Naval Aviation Maintenance Discrepancy Reporting, Sup- ■ luse Abuse, igineering, and udit Programs. was responsible rt and Tool lagement for fery repair action Required some type so without it 'R Aviation Gas R QA Work Ce; Material for the supply j] Control Prog AIMD. Almosi AIMD perfo of supply sup maintenance could not happen. The AviatiqRljlaintenancc Screening Unit was responsible for determining the level of repair capa-bility AIMD had for all equipment and componentsSgpductcd into AIMD for repair or servicing. Upon receipt. AMSU entered each piece of gear into the NALCOMIS computer terminal to be processed to the appropriate AIMD work center. LCDR Bret Gordon LCDR Richard Strong LT Michael Lynch ATCS(AW) Randy West ATCS(AW) Gerald England ATCS{AW) Stone Stanley AKC(AW) Donnis Brooks ATC Andrew Fuhrman AEC Charles Goodman ATI Randy Buffington AZI(AW) Raymond Bass ADI Michael Blasko 274 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department

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p Sailors from X-5's Public Dffice kept busy doing what-►ok to tell the George Washing-W-7 and battle group story to and the rest of the world, le ship. Public Affairs wrote, I and distributed the ship's er, family gram and welcome aboard brochures, as well as the cruise book you are reading now. They operated the ship's television stations and produced GW NOW, the command's local news show as well as live telecasts such as Captain's Call and BINGO. Outside the ship. Public Affairs nLT Matthew Brown JOC(SW) Gregg Snaza marketed hundreds of stories about the crew to external media. In addition, their efforts in coordinating hometown radio interviews while GW was stationed in the Arabian Gulf resulted in an unprecedented Public Affairs success. Sailors from every state spoke either live or on tape to radio stations in their hometowns. The most intense PAO experience during the deployment was the coordination of the Presidential embark for the D-Day commemoration. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Public Affairs team, one that will remain a memory as the biggest and most successful public event they'll have ever taken part in. JOI John Barnett JOI Lee Bosco JOI(SW) Mark Piggott J02 Charles Achord J02 Kurt Allen J02 Thomas Gelsanliter AA Joe Cernie AN Thomas Smith Administration Department 271 X-5 Division

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AMSI(AW) Noel Castillo ATI (AW) Maurace Clark AZ1 Gary Dunkle AS1 Robert Eaton AEI(AW) Gregory Howard AZ1 Richard Jacobs AZI(AW) Charles Leathers ATI Roland Nero AOI(AW) W. Lee Portis ATI Hector Rivera AZ1 Joseph Schipper AZ1 Martin Snowden Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department 275