George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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EW2(SW A. EW2(SW) ? EW2(AW) Ri-EW3 Spencei McDar. EW3 Miguel llzarbe EW3 William Paeth EW3 Tyshawn Taylor EW3 Christopher Williams EW3 Charles Wilson EWSA Howard Miller

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 OW Division EWC(SW) David Wise EW1 Robert Tusing EWI(SW) Gregory J. Grna EW2 Marvin E. Ferguson. Jr. electronic emissions from GW are monitored in the EW Module and can be terminated with the flip of a switch. Praised as the “Best in the Fleet by Afloat Training Group and George Washington Battle Group Command A contact appears on our radar. The Combat Direction Center (CDC) needs to know who it is. Who are they going to call? The GW EW Module! Most platforms use some sort of surface, air search or navigation radar. It is the job of the Electronic Warfare Module to search for, intercept. analyze and identify these emissions. Using state-of-the-art equipment, and recent intelligence data it is possible to determine the class, type, country of origin and sometimes the name and hull number of the ship or aircraft. The EW Module has the capability of employing various Electronic Counter Measures against hostile radar systems, keeping the enemy electronically blinded while maximizing friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum. Active missile homing radars can also be deceived by EW personnel causing them to miss their intended target. George Washington! Control of GW's emissions is an equally important task of the EW Module. Just as we identify others by their radar systems. GW is vulnerable to identification and targeting using our electronic emissions. Prudent use of our own radar systems is an effective tool against such targeting efforts. All and Control Warfare Commander, the EWs of George Washington operate their equipment with unsurpassed pride. - 456 OPS sXWv..

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OX Division 458 • OPS CDR Brian Wood LT Mark Turner AGCM Ronald Brady OS1 Marvin C Franklin YN2 Jeffrey Barrett YNSR Michael Harvey OX Division was home to the Operations Administrative team, the Strike Operations officer, the Operations Department leading chief and career counselor. The yeomen provided support to the Operations Officer and the entire Operations Department They processed more than 800 special requests. 600 PQS packages. 300 enlisted evaluations. 200 awards and other administrative correspondence during the cruise. The department career counselor. OS1 Marvin Franklin, organized more than 30 re-enlistments. 20 early separations. along with several HARP duty requests, rate conversions and Professional Development Boards In addition to serving all of Operations career counseling needs, he instructed more than 60 petty officer indoctrination students. and 256 career information training course students. Strike Operations was the GW scheduler for flight operations They were also the source for the Green Sheet, Pink Sheet. Gold Sheet, daily air plan, and most importantly, the daily air plan cartoon. The information Strike Operations put together helped the crew organize their days and nights. a i