George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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V-0 Division Air Administration was responsible for coordinating the five divisions that made up the largest department on the ship. Its missions were many and diverse in scope. The carefully selected personnel were tasked with providing administrative support to the department as well as manning watch stations as aircraft spotters and record keepers on the LSO platform and in Primary Flight Control (the tower). The result of the tremendous effort of the small, but elite, V-0 Division was the smooth flow of information both inter- and intra-dcpartmcntal, that allowed the Air Boss, Mini Boss, and Air Department personnel to focus on the task of launching and recovering aircraft. Examples of V-O’s contributions to the department while on deployment were the tremendous successes earned in the COM- Speclal Assistants CDR Robert Whelan Aircraft Handler CDR Robert Snyder Mini Boss NAVAIRLANT 3M and Handling Team inspections. High morale and professionalism on the job were the trademarks of the personnel of V-0. V-0 division was a tight-knit group enjoying both liberty and duty as a team. Congratulations on a memorable and successful maiden deployment. LT Mark Schaeffler ABHCS{AW) George Redmond ABEC(AW) Michael Patnode ABF1(AW SW) Daniel Riddle YN2 Kenneth Jett ABH3 Randy Bishop ABH3 George Jackson ABH3 John Mann ABF3 Bruce Mills ABH3 Robert Prentice ABF3 Lance Wondoloski ABHAN Robert Bender 306 Air Department

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LT Jimmy McLaughlin LT Joseph Raby and completed 3,013 arrested landings and 13,606 aircraft moves. The entire flight deck team showed their metal in combating a major motor gasoline fire on the aft sponson July 11. Their efforts and leadership were the major contributing factors that ensured no damage to aircraft or flight deck equipment, and allowed for flight operations to resume without missing a beat. Soon after GW transited the Suez Canal, entering the Arabian Gulf, ! the hottcSplace on Earth, i flight orfKtions increased i i again, aiMuring Operaii, i 1 “SouthcWWatch and i | “VigilaiiB[ovidcr' the 1 i crew of y-1 completed 1 i 1,775 arijfstcd landings;;! , 17,805 aircrift moves. i AftJPoperational | periods |n the Med and 1 i Arabian Gulf. V-l looked j i forwardWtumover and . i going home. , 1 The'accomplishmcni i 1 of many goals on the cruise i i turned V-1 into an experi- 1 i enced group of salty AB's LTJG Mark Persuttl ABHCS(AW) Dorian Burnett[ ABHCS(AW) Robert Wilson ABHC(AW) VersaCarterl ABHC Manzer Crayi ABHC(AW NAC) Joseph Johnson] I ABHC(AW) David Livingston, I ABH1 Dennis Badke, V-l Division USS George Washing-1 ton was the home of the finest flight deck team in ithe fleet. The award win- I Ining Crash and Salvage unit and A C directors (provided the backbone of professionalism which demonstrated the pride of | Ithe division. I As the ship plied the I Adriatic, V-l Sailors | I worked in support of Operation “Deny Flight,” I i 308 Air Department