George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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A02 Bryan Canty A02 Raymond Davis A02 Gregory Jones A02 Don Lemmond A02 Keith Oliver A02 Charles Patterson A02 Kevin Smeltzer A03 Stacy Ashley A03 Romico Barnes A03 Shauntae Batson A03 Todd Buffa A03 Derrick Byrd