George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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G-4 Division G-4 Division owns, operates, and maintains the nine weapons elevators onboard. The primary mission of G-4 is 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 requires a unique blend of talents in various technical specialties. The ratings that comprise G-4 are Aviation Ordnancemen (AO). Electrician’s mates (EM), and Machinist Mates (MM); who operate and maintain the complex state of the art logic controlled, electro-hydraulic powered weapons elevators of today's Navy. G-4 Division has trained and licensed 248 elevator operators. safety observers and safety supervisors. Transporting over 6 million pounds of ordnance and expended over 37,000 maintenance man-hours in upkeep and operational support during George Washington's deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Red Sea. North Arabian Sea, and Persian Gulf operating areas. MM1 Leonard Brannen v WEAPC .

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AN Joseph Skelton AN William Smith AOAN Antwon Tukos AOAA Herman AOAA AOAA Shane Dastous AOAA Maurice Earley AOAA Mark Evans j AOAA Eric Gonzalez j AOAA Joseph Jackson AA Marcus Jones AA Joseph Nobles AA Phillip Rich AA Benjamin Slingerland AA Jason Smith AA Michael Straw AA James Williamson j 542 J WEAPONS

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EMI Michael Hargrave EMI Flaville Humphries MM2JSW) Danny Phillips EM2 Agnew Reese jA02(AW) Lester Winnlngham A03 Frederick Benjamin AD3 Kenneth Carlson A03 Bryan Deem A03 Corey Grojcan A03 Bert Hansen A03 Rickie Paroni A03 Michael Mohr A03 Aaron Rowe AC3 Larry Simpson AN David Bartlett AOAN Mark Burney 544 WEAPONS