The Shuttle February 7, 2012 Issue“We are Legend”Newsletter Edition

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – Sailors and Marines aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) enjoyed a Super Bowl party hosted by the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department Feb. 5. Super Bowl XLVI, featuring the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, was shown on an inflatable big-screen “television” in the ship’s hangar bay. “The big screen TV is pretty awesome,” said Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Bruce Layton. “It’s a great gesture for MWR to do all this for us and I think it really boosts morale.” Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Monica L. Connon, the MWR leading chief petty officer, was pleased with the large number of Sailors who came out to watch the game. “We do things like this for the Sailors to offer them a break from their daily routines and help them decompress and have some fun,” said Connon. In addition to the festivities hosted by MWR, Enterprise’s Supply department provided pizza and chicken wings for the spectators to enjoy while watching the most popular NFL game of the season. “It’s great that they’re doing this for us and making the most of Super

Enterprise Sailors Celebrate Super Bowl Sunday at SeaStory by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Kristin L. Grover

Bowl Sunday while we’re at sea,” said Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jeremy Carrell. “It’s nice to be able to come out and watch the game, have some good food and take a break from work. I’m definitely having fun.” Super Bowl XLVI is the last Super Bowl event scheduled to take place

House Committee Leaders Visit USS Enterprise

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon of California, Vice Chairman Rep. William “Mac” Thornberry of Texas and Navy Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of naval nuclear propulsion, arrived aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise Sunday as the ship was underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The visitors witnessed carrier operations at sea and met with members of the ship’s crew. During their time aboard the more than 50-year-old ship,

By Mass Comunication Specialist 2nd Class (SW)Kristin L. Grover

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underway aboard the 50 year-old aircraft carrier. Enterprise is currently underway conducting training exercises and evolutions as part of Bold Alligator 2012 before kicking off her 22nd and final deployment.

Photo by MC2 (SW) Brooks B. Patton Jr.

Photo by MCSN Randy J. Savarese

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The Shuttle is published and printed daily underway and bi-weekly in port by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Media Department, FPO AE 09543-2810. This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Please direct all story ideas, questions and comments to MC1 (SW) Steve Smith at smithsw@cvn65.navy.mil.

Public Affairs OfficerLt. Cmdr. Sarah T. Self-Kyler

Executive OfficerCapt. G. C. Huffman

Commanding OfficerCapt. William C. Hamilton, Jr.

EditorsMC2 (SW) Kristin L. Grover

MCSN Harry Gordon

CSG 12 Happenings

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Command Master ChiefABCM (AW/SW) Eric M. Young

Yesterday’s 3M answer:A work candidate summary should

state a problem.

3M Question of the Day: How often is the following periodicity

code accomplished: 24M-2?

3M

USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS, At Sea – The Night Furies of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, Det. 10, serve as a multipurpose air wing embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). The detachment assisted the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group throughout a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) by participating in numerous exercises, and is contributing to exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, Feb. 2. “We are a support detachment that specializes in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASU),” said Lt. Hector B. Ferrell, the maintenance officer and a pilot for Det. 10. “We integrate, deploy, and participate in any mission the ship is tasked with.” Two SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters aboard the destroyer can be sent at any moment to deter piracy and hostile forces, assist vessels in distress, or provide reconnaissance through integration with shipboard combat systems using the helicopter’s radar and forward-looking infrared camera (FLIR). “Our radar sets us apart from other Navy helicopters,” said Lt. Cmdr. Chris M. Conlon, the officer in charge of Det. 10. “We’re able to go beyond the horizon and extend the view of combat systems.” “Hawklink,” a mechanism for connecting the ship to the helicopter’s systems, provides secure communications and data transfer to increase the collective defense of the ship and the strike group. “Hawklink is a great tool for us,” said Operations Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas J. Higginbotham, an anti-surface and anti-submarine tactical air-controller aboard James E. Williams. “It allows the two-way flow of data between us and the helicopter for correlation and

Night Furies Integrate as Multi-Purpose Air Wing Aboard James E. WilliamsStory and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Daniel J. Meshel

concurrence on contacts.” This bird’s-eye view offered by the unique systems of the Sea Hawk deliver the ship and the strike group a more accurate and detailed picture of both undersea and surface contacts. This detail benefits the mission by providing better assessment of the situation and helps protect the assets within the strike group by identifying and potentially engaging hostile forces. These immediate threats, and situations which necessitate the need for air support, require the detachment to be capable of quickly launching helicopters at any given moment. “We’re always on Alert 60,” said Conlon. “That means we have to get the aircraft off the deck in 60 minutes.” As soon as communication is received necessitating the use of helicopters, the flight deck is immediately prepped for launch, the pilots are briefed, and the helicopter is then sent to either perform a mission or assess the overall situation and relay that information back to the ship. Along with the primary mission of ASW and ASU, the detachment also conducts vertical replenishments, medical evacuations, search and rescue operations, personnel transfers, reconnaissance, and other functions according to the mission. The versatile nature of the detachment calls for both the aircrew and maintainers to consistently adapt to unknown operational requirements. “We have completed six underway periods in a 10-month work-up cycle, and flown over 550 hours in approximately 100 days while embarked on James E. Williams,” said Conlon. “We have trained extremely hard in support of our mission sets and are looking forward to finally getting out there on deployment and performing them for real.”

SMOKE DECK RULES:No food on or around the Smoke Deck No open or unopened soda cans on or

around the Smoke Deck. (Refillable water bottles are allowed)

NO TRASH in the butt kits.

No smoking while cleaning the Smoke Deck.

When the smoke deck gets secured for the above mentioned, it will be the Sailors on the Smoke Deck at that time that will do the cleaning and trash separation.

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Navy NewsArmy, Navy Ships Take Part In Tokyo Evacuation Drill

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan - Army and Navy ships evacuated Japanese government employees from a Tokyo dock Friday as part of a massive citywide emergency drill. About 10,000 people took part in the drill, which was in part a bid by the metropolitan government to overcome the logjam that occurred as public transportation ground to a halt in the aftermath of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.The Japanese government estimated that 5 million people were unable to get home the night of the disaster, according to a Kyodo News report. The drill took place under the assumption that a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck at 10 a.m., centered in the northern part of Tokyo Bay. At the Tokyo Lumber Pier in the Shinkiba neighborhood, the destroyer USS Lassen and the Army landing craft unit USS Fort McHenry each landed pierside and evacuated several dozen people playing the roles of stranded commuters. The exercise gave the U.S. military’s ships a chance to plan for an evacuation under various circumstances, including a situation

By Erik Slavin, STARS AND STRIPES

where mooring at the otherwise intact pier might prove unwise. “We discussed during the planning whether, if there was an earthquake, would it shift [the sea bottom] underneath,” Lassen spokesman Lt. j.g. Sean Brophy said. The Lassen’s draft below the waterline is 36 feet; the pierside depth at the Tokyo lumber pier where the ship moored is about 39 feet. If the Lassen were unable to dock at the pier, it could send its rigid inflatable boats to shuttle evacuees, while the Lassen remained in deeper water, Brophy said. The Lassen could evacuate up to 700 people for a short trip during a disaster, Brophy added. The Fort McHenry is one of 10 landing craft utility boats that the Army has available to Japan during emergencies, officials said Friday.The ships can evacuate about 250 people in 30 minutes, and can carry shipping containers converted into lounges for the evacuees while on board. Soldiers from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

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the visitors toured the navigation bridge, engineering and medical spaces, weapons assembly area and the hangar bay. The guests also took part in a brief lunch with Enterprise Carrier Strike Group leaders and observed aircraft launch and recovery operations on the flight deck before departing the ship on a carrier onboard delivery aircraft. Enterprise is underway to participate in exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years. Bold Alligator began Jan 30 and takes place afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. The exercise concludes Feb. 12.

at Mare Island, Calif., were flown in to operate the boats, partially to demonstrate how quickly they could get personnel to Japan if a disaster struck, said ship captain Chief Warrant Officer 4 Anthony Moschella. Although it can’t evacuate as many people as a Navy destroyer, the landing craft utility boat’s draft is only about 8 feet. “We can get into a lot of places the Navy can’t with this craft,” said Capt. Marco Ramos.Elsewhere in Tokyo, the drill extended to railway stations and large businesses in the Shinjuku and Ikebukuro areas of Tokyo. At Shinjuku Station, the staff of East Japan Railway Co. guided 130 participants from platforms while preparing emergency goods for 30,000 evacuees, according to the Kyodo report. The company was criticized for shutting down stations on the day of the March disaster, Kyodo reported. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japanese Coast Guard also participated, officials said Friday.

Photo by MCSN Randy J. Savarese

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