George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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IS-2 Division The IS2 Automated Data Processing (ADP) Division, led by LT Roland Stricklen, stayed very busy this cruise. Over the months the ship’s Data Systems Technicians (DS) and Data Processors (DP) had their hands full doing repairs, verification, and reorganization of the fiber optic network that supports over 700 terminals throughout the ship. This included tracing thousands of feet of cable by hand through spaces all over the ship. By verifying where the cables led, they were able to find better ways to utilize resources and provide better customer service. Speaking of customer service, the ADP Division performed several BFIMA (Battle Force Intermediate Maintenance Action) support actions for ships in the Battle Group. This included flying a DS and a DP to one of the Battle Group ships and completely re-installing a fiber cable run. GW was the central repair facility for all computer equipment for the entire GW battle group! This is a GW first since commissioning in 1992— in fact, a carrier first. Usually a tender would be in the area to perform such support maintenance, but as most have been decommissioned, the carrier now provides the support. Another very important part of ADP is cc-MAIL. IS2 worked many hours setting up new accounts and bulletin boards to distribute unclassified message traffic to all local area network (LAN) customers. All departments use cc- MAIL to post important information concerning such things as daily schedules, operations, training, e-mail, message traffic, and various other information that would otherwise be much more difficult to share with all hands. GWs electronic mail system greatly reduced paper waste and provided better communications throughout the ship. When computers broke or printers wouldn’t print, ADP got the call! Trouble calls are a daily part of a DP or DS’s work. We travelled all over the ship making house calls. We were able to fix just about any problem with any computer software or hardware. On the TAC-3 side, we kept computer systems going to provide support for Supply, AIMD, and the ship’s 3M system. Supply depends on SNAP to keep track of all the parts the ship uses and all the money the ship spends on parts and supplies. AIMD and CVW 7 use NALCOMIS to track maintenance and supplies for the aircraft onboard. 3-M uses OMMS for all the shipboard maintenance and changes in the ships configuration. Departments use these systems 24 hours a day, so IS-2 works hard to keep ’em running. All in all, IS-2 used their training and skills to be the finest computer center in the fleet. They are proud to be part of the history-making GW team. SERVICE AND SUPPORT is their motto. DP2 William Massengale OP2 Rodney Queen DP2 Jason Stringer LT Roland Stricklen DP2 Ralph Bumgarner DP2 James Jones DP2 Michael Lunn