George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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AOAA David Dudiak AOAA Jason Hitzolburger AA Wayne Ladson AOAA Brian Ohara AOAA Michael Randle AA Gregory Robinson AR Jay Hallenbeck AR Christopher Lawson AOAR Pete Ramirez AR Mark Richardson AR Joseph Skelton AR William Smith EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal BMI(SW) John Connell BM1 Salvatore Dentu ET1 Geoffrey Lukens Weapons

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AOAN Mark Ford AOAN Jason Garland AEAN Brian Kay AOAN Galen Lang AN Timothy Patrick AOAN Javier Prado AN Daniel Priest AN Arnold Snead AOAN Brian Ramsay AOAN Ryan Wagner AOAA Jeff Allen AOAA Christian Amos - v!ftCorw

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G-4 Division G-4 Division owned, operated and maintained the nine weapons elevators onboard George Washington. The primary mission of G-4 was to ensure the safe and expeditious transport of airborne weapons from below deck magazines and weapons assembly areas to the flight deck and the awaiting aircrews or “the business end of the big stick.” Such a challenge required a unique bldnd of talents in various technical specialties. The ratings that comprised G-4 were: Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), Electrician’s Mates (EM), and Machinist Mates (MM); who operated and maintained the complex state-of-the-art logic-controlled, electro-hydraulic powered weapons elevators. During the cruise, G-4 Division trained and licensed 248 elevator operators, safety observers and safety supervisors. They transported more than 3,800,000 pounds of ordnance and expended more than 33,600 maintenance the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Adriatic Sea, and the Arabian Gulf. man-hours in the upkeep and operational support during GW's maiden deployment to ENS Allen Wooten AOC(AW) Jerry Freeman EMI Leon rad Brannen EMI Daniel Funchess AOI Robert Giles MM2(SW) Danny Phillips MM2(SW) Steven Russell EM2 Sterling Taylor A03 Jason Anderson A03 Frederick Benjamin A03 Kevin Blackburn A03 Walter Connare 532 Weapons