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y, eorge Washington is the best aircraft Cy carrier in the Atlantic Fleet, and you should be awfully proud,” Vice Admiral Joseph Mobley, Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, told the USS George Washington (CVN 73) crew April 2, 2001 in the ships hangar bay, as he presented the captain and crew with the Atlantic Fleet's Battle”E”award for calendar year 2000. It is the fourth time since its maiden deployment in 1994 that George Washington has won the award, given annually to units considered the best in overall battle readiness as determined through combat and training evaluations. Officials who judge the annual award cycle consider everything from fuel consumption averages and equipment repair statistics to medical preparedness in assessing a ship’s overall battle efficiency. Along with the overall award, GW earned 10 of 11 departmental citations: Air, Aviation Intermediate Maintenance, Combat Systems, Damage Control. Deck. Medical, Navigation, Operations, Supply and Weapons. During the 2000 deployment. GW supported Operation SOUTHERN WATCH with air combat missions over the no-fly zone in Iraq, and the battle group’s maritime interception operations in the Arabian Gulf throughout the Gulf's steamy summer. In the Mediterranean, the ship participated in Operation DESTINED GLORY. NATO’s largest maritime exercise since the end of the Cold War. Mobley also recognized the outstanding efforts of the crew who spent nearly nine months at sea during 2000 but still boasted an overall retention rate of just over 71 percent - 65 percent for eligible first-termers. “[The award] is the result of many, many months of hard work, he said. “It's the result of a lot of people, you all doing your job on a day-in day-out basis. Doing the things nobody’s even looking at, nobody's watching over your shoulder to make sure that you're doing them correctly, to make sure you're doing them above and beyond the call of duty. I salute you.” GW's Commanding Officer. Capt. Bill McCarthy commented that the Battle “E” is an award that all crewmembers can wear with pride. “We're not in the business of trying to win awards; we do our nation's business. That’s what we set out to do, and we set out to do it better than anyone else. I'm very proud of the crew.”
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C2 Y angar Bay 2 on board USS George Washington was a star gazers delight September 6, 2001, when four Hag officers attended the formal presentation of the 2000 Admiral James U. Flatley Memorial Award and the 2000 Battenberg Cup for Combat Readiness recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of GW’s men and women. For the second time in the ship’s nine- year history. USS George Washington has been awarded the Battenberg Cup. Established in 1904, the Battenberg Cup was originally awarded to the winner of rowing competitions. The award was discontinued during World War 11, but reemerged in 1978 with new criteria. Now it is presented annually to the Atlantic Fleet Battle “E” award winner, ship or submarine, with the greatest accumulation of crew achievements during the calendar year. Along with the Battenberg Cup. the crew also accepted the Flatley award for having the best aviation safety record among aircraft carriers Navy wide. Presenting the Battenberg Cup was Admiral Robert J. Natter, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and presenting the Admiral James H. Flatley award was Rear Admiral (Ret.) James H. Flatley III and Mrs. Kara Flatley Brophy, son and granddaughter of the award's namesake. “The most significant thing that we accomplished was the fact that George Washington and [Carrier] Air Wing SEVENTEEN as a team was able to answer our entire Navy’s tasking including combat operations, combat strikes,” said Captain Bill McCarthy, the ship’s Commanding Officer. “We were able to accomplish that safely and executed it professionally. That really captures what we did, and I think that is why we were fortunate to receive this recognition.” Aihiinil James It. Finite)' Award Battenberg Cup Award
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