George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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TM3 Cory Charter GMG3 Brian Hoch A03 Efren Hernandez A03 Joseph Hanson TM3 Corey Howard GMG3 Carlos McCracken A03 Matthew St. James GMGSN Delbert Bluntach TMSN Robert Capps GMGSN Alfred Kobllnsky WTSN Paul Strasser AOAN Christopher Stringer AN Jason Vitale AOAA Ryan Helm AOAA Eric Hussey TMSR Darrlck Gresham Weapons

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CW04 John Mugler TMC(SW) Abel Ball! GMGI(SW) Jerry Jones AOI(AW) Barry Kidwell TM1(AW SW) Tyrone Tucker AOI(AW) Landon Wells TM2(SW) Maurice Booker A02(AW) James Colquhoun TM2 Troy Groover GMG2 Robbie Meadows TM2 Ronald Pasquarlello GMG3 Melvin Baker qualified on small arms. During the cruise, the personnel of G-2 The highly flexible and industrious Sailors Division loaded more than 750,000 rounds of of G-2 Division provided a multitude of services 20MM ammunition to support Carrier to the George Washington Battle Group. From Airwing Seven's squadrons and qualified more “Underway, shift colors” to “Moored, shift than 500 personnel on the 12-gauge shotgun, colors” in Norfolk, G-2 was manned and ready. 45-caliber pistol, and the 50-caliber machine G-2's Sailors shot the shot lines for mooring gun. and the first lines over during underway Replenishment-At-Sea operations. They manned the — 50-caliber machine guns for the ship’s self defense against close-in targets. They were also “Key Control Central,” where everyone else went to get the keys to the magazines and stowage j lockers. They tested, maintained and repaired the v vV jjjiS magazine sprinkler systems for the ship’s 36 m weapons magazines. Every small arm that was carried onboard was stored and maintained in pristine condition in the Ship’s Armory. In addition, they also established the ship's small j -'• j arms range, giving Sailors the chance to get £$ G-2 Division

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' LT Dave Wikoff AOCS(AW) Joseph Beaulieu AOC(AWZSW) Robert Clark AOI(AW) Johnny Barrett AOI William Donals AOI Anthony Fobbs AOI (AW) Michael Mlskin AOI (AW) John Pfeifer AOI Todd Randall AOI Michael Russell AOI(AWZMAC) Charles Wells AOI (AW) Joseph Williams Providing the entire airwing aboard George Washington with aviation ordnance was a task that G-3 Division took to heart. G-3 Sailors were known to all as “MAGRATS,” a name given for their ability to scamper up and down five stories of vertical trunks. Down, down, down they went to the bowels of the ship to a special place known only to the privileged few ...“the magazines.” This was the place where the MAGRATS performed their magic in preparing each round of ordnance for the airwing. The awesome firepower of the George Washington Battle Group was dependent on its airwing’s ability to deliver effective ordnance on time, on 526 Weapons target, whether for training or the real assembled and fl deal. 980,000 pounds]! During George Washington’s Airwing Seven 0| maiden deployment, the MAGRATS of The pride, p G-3 Division flawlessly prepared and teamwork demon safely handled and stowed more than was representathj 4,000,000 pounds of ordnance. These support of the G consummate professionals broke out, mission. G-3 Division