George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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EMCS(SW) Daniel Bosko MSI Daniel Perez MS3 Christopher Bailey MS3 Bradley Hilsenhoff MS3 Kenneth Wright MSSN Todd Reagan The Sailors of S-l 1 were well versed in providing excellent service to George Washington’s “Backbone”, otherwise known as the Chief Petty Officers. They took pride in providing three square meals each day for more than 300 CPOs. They also took pride in providing a unique dining experience for visitors to the ship including the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the D-Day commemoration. Other highlights for the CPO mess crew included a celebration dinner for the chiefs at the halfway point of the cruise. This dinner was complimented with a special performance by a four-piece band that provided a nice touch to the meal. Also, special dinners for the newly advanced chiefs and a Hispanic Heritage meal were prepared by Hispanic crew members. Each arrival to a port was celebrated with a home made pizza feast, an event which turned chiefs into chefs who produced some delicious pizza. Everyone surely missed these special treats upon returning to Norfolk. MSSN Corey Williams S-l 1 Division Supply 511

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LT Phil Nelson I AKCM(AW) Absalom Auza] 1 SKI(AW) Ronnie Jones AK1 Earl Phillips AK1 Diomedes Tlrona SK2 Edwin Phillips y-repic rration ol iaking rtmcrt to appl) S-10 Division Supply’s S-10 Division pioneered a new approach to “Quality Assurance.” Having studied and followed Dr. Dcming’s management philosophy, they improved upon the standard “witch-hunting” techniques of the past. They even changed their name to reflect this new approach, calling themselves the “Quality Improvement” Division. Instead of solely i finding mistakes, they ' studied the process at work i which caused the mistakes! i With the use of process , action teams, they analyzed , processes and sought ways to i improve and eliminate i errors. During the deploy-i ment, the “Ql” division team 1 i members recovered an i estimated $525,000 in erroneously stored repair | parts and repairables. “QI” was thoroughly | trained in statistical process control which helped them I analyze processes through the useofflowchartsand I 510 Supply

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On the third deck just under the First Class Mess was a small group Bailors known as the “Postal Posse.” ThQsjfc 11 mCn had the enormous task of providing mail service to a crew of nearly 6,000. The “Postal Posse” took pride in operating the Navy’s “finest post office afloat Somc of their duties included collecting ongoing letter mail and packages, processing official mail, selling stamps and money orders, sorting incoming mail and of course, holding mail call. The post office also handled mail for nine of our sister ships in the George Washington Battle Group. Since the beginning of George Washington’s maiden deployment, the post office received and dispatched more than 580,000 pounds of “pony”. They also sold more than $270,000 in stamps and over $2 million in money-order sales. PCC(SW) Lincoln Taylor PCI(SW) Donald Holt Sr. PC2 Harry Foreman PC2 Jason Lacross PC2(SW) John Thomson PC3 Shcdrick Baker PC3 Albert Troiber PCSN John Garcia PCSN Robert Harrell PCSN Rossi Ross AN Andrew S-12 Division