George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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FC2 Jamey Myers FC2 Edward Sheehan FC3 Anthony Anania FC3 Mathew Basnight FC3 Marcus Bridge FC3 Charles Bumbard FC3 Joel Copas FC3 Claude Henderson FC3 Thomas Knickerbocker FC3(SW) Robert Meyer FC3 Micheal Olivier FC3 Christopher Pongracz FC3 Aaron Tasseff FC3 Andrew Torres FC3 Ted Williams SA Jason Beckgerd

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With 24 of the Navy’s finest sailors assigned. Operation’s Electronic Missile Division (OEM) stood ready to defend USS George Washington anytime, anywhere with the NATO Seasparrow Missile System and Close-In Weapon System. OEM Division operated and maintained four Close-In-Weapons Systems and three Nato Seasparrow Missile Systems which rely on the MK23 Target Acquisition System (TAS) radar for target assignment. The TAS radar is an air search radar that is directly interfaced with the Combat Direction Center to all three NATO missile systems. The primary mission of OEM was to defend the ship from air threats. As part of their resolve to be ready to accomplish this mission, OEM conducted daily system operability tests, forty Pre-Aim Calibration Firings and the highlight of the deployment, a live missile firing exercise conducted against a Tactical Air Launched Decoy in the Arabian Sea. CW02 Steve Dicketts FCCM(SW) Larry Varner FCCS SW) Patrick Wilson FCC(SW) Roger Melon FCI(SW) Barry Long FC2(SW) Edward Appleby FC2(SW) James Centeno FC2(SW) David Gregory FC2 John Harland FC2 Jon Johannes FC2 Matthew Logan FC2 Mark Murphy OEM Division 436 Operations

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Operations Electronics Radar (OER) Division was a technically diverse division consisting of five Fire Control Technicians and 30 Electronic Technicians. Together they maintained electronic systems from the highest point of the ship’s mast (TACAN antenna) to the very bottom of the ships hull (fathometer transducer). The division was segmented into nine workccntcrs responsible for the preventive and corrective maintenance of the ship’s search radars. Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) systems, SINS NAVAIDS, General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE), and Operations Department tool issue. Additionally, the division was responsible for managing more than 1,100 items of electronic test equipment to support electrical electronic ratings throughout the ship, as well as a departmental tool issue room that issued tools, performed electrical safety checks, and managed the departmental electrical safety program. Radar Division’s wide variety of information gathering electronic sensors and display systems served a ETC(SW) David Otoermark I multitude of needs to assist in accomplishing George Washington’s critical mission. Hie division’s goal was to provide a clear and all-inclusive picture of the ship’s tactical surroundings, and was reflected in the division's logo of an eagle maintaining a vigilant eye over the oceans of the world. OER Division 438 Operations