George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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Na viga Wien it comes to tactical communications and getting from one place to another. Navigation Department leads the way The standards set by the Navigation Team are met by few and admired by many. From atop the “0-10” level, the Signalmen, led by SMC (SW) Mundy, communicate with other Allied ships via flag-hoist, flashing light, and semaphore. Additionally, the Signals Team coordinates the ship's sideboys and ensures distin guished visitors are rendered proper honors. The SM's diligent training and hard work contributed to GWs second “Green C for Communications excellence. The Quartermasters navigate the ship through the world's waterways, fixing” the ship’s position via visual aids, radar satellites, and celestial bodies 24 hours a day. Maintaining and correcting charts covering the entire globe, GW’s Quartermasters successfully navigated the ship over 65,000 miles, including passages through the Straits of Gibraltar. Messina. Bonifacio, Hormuz and the Suez Canal Led by QMC(SW) Fahey, a second “White Ship’s Wheel for Navigational excellence attests to their skill and hard work. QMC(SW) Lawrence Fahey | SMC(SW) Michael Mundy ; QMI(SW) Anthony Hafer i QM1 Alvin D Miller : SMI(SW) Scott Newbury QM2 Tom Butler SM2(AW) Richard Klein QM2 Frank Mosley