George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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OZ Division CDR Deborah El: LCDR Garrett Hart LT David Carlson OZ Division is comprised of highly trained intelligence specialists, a cryptologist and two draftsmen who added graphics capabilities to many intelligence and ship presentations. OZ is responsible for keeping all components of the George Washington Battle Group informed of potential threats and “hot spots around the world. It provided information to help commanders effectively plan, train and execute operations. OZ is divided into four cells, however collectively they make one cohesive unit known as the Carrier Intelligence Center. (CVIC). Multi-Sensor Interpretation (MSI) conducted advanced imagery exploitation support for Tactical Air (TAC AIR) strikes and Tomahawk mission planning. High-interest merchant vessel tracking, especially those suspected of carrying shipments of cargo prohibited by U.N. resolutions bound for Yugoslavia or Iraq was also conducted within MSI. Supplementary Plot (SUPPLOT) played a critical role in extending the George Washington Battle Group's tactical horizon well beyond the range of the ship's organic sensors. Indications and Warnings (I W) were developed via all-source intelligence fusion and presented by the SUPPLOT watch teams in over 750 tactical briefs to the battle group staff. CVW 7 air crew and ships company CDC watch officers. Joint Strike Analysis Cell (JSAC) and Mission Planning were the primary intelligence centers that supported air wing strike flight planning. JSAC secondary role was to provide up to the minute locations on Ground. Missile and Tactical Electronic Orders of Battle. (GOB. MOB. TEOB) while Mission Planning provided the latest tactical information. Together they supported countless flight missions over the land from Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pods (TARPS) into Bosnia to simulated strikes into Southern Iraq. JSAC Mission planning truly was the one-stop-shopping for air wing strike planning support. Though separate and distinct in their individual work assignments, these four cells worked together along with the most technically advanced systems modem technology had to offer formed the most capable CVIC afloat and provided the embarked staff, ship and air wing personnel with the most comprehensive intelligence support available worldwide.