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WARDROOM THREE OPENSHARD WORK CREATES UNIQUE DINING ATMOSPHERE

Story by MC2 (SW) Austin RooneyPhoto by MCSA Bounome Chanphouang

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The aroma of lobster tail, steak, and freshly-made dinner rolls wafted

throughout the passageways of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Nov. 5, as the first wave of officers entered the newly-reopened Wardroom Three for the first time in more than three years. After more than 18 months of working five days a week, 11 hours a day to prepare for the opening, TR’s Supply Department can now boast having a com-pletely unique Wardroom design, setting it apart from those in other aircraft carriers. “I’m extremely proud of our food service team for bringing this together with such pride and professionalism,” said Cmdr. Mark Runstrom, TR’s Supply Officer. “They have worked ex-tremely hard over the past several weeks to make it all happen.” Ship’s Wardrooms are meant to represent the best of what the ship’s food service team is ca-pable of, and according to TR’s Supply Department, Wardroom Three goes above and beyond to meet that goal. “This is by far the best Ward-room out of all the carriers in the

fleet,” said Chief War-rant Officer Shawn M. Porch, TR’s food service officer. “It’s like a five-star restau-rant, complete with a totally customized interior and we have the best cooks making the food.” Since arriving at Newport Culinary Specialist 1st Class (SW) Adrian “Sweet Daddy” Dorsey recently checked aboard the ship, and immediately took command of the Wardroom food service team as their leading petty officer. Dorsey and his team of 25 cooks and food service attendants were challenged with bringing the Wardroom to life ahead of sched-ule so they could serve their first meal Nov. 5. “We put in more hours than I can count getting the Ward-room ready,” said Dorsey. “This has been a real team effort – I couldn’t have done it without them.” Dorsey said his team includes many brand new cooks and food service attendants, so the grand opening provided them a chance to test their skills and teamwork in an operational environment.

“I’m confident in my team,” said Dorsey. “We’re working hard, and I think we’ll outdo all of the other carriers in the fleet.” Lt. Paul Harris, TR’s physical therapist, said it was the finest Wardroom he has ever had the chance to eat in. “The meal and service really exceeded my expectations,” said Harris. “It was wonderful, and it was really nice to eat with my fel-low officers.” Porch stressed that the special opening day meal was not just de-signed to impress the officers on that one day, but to set a standard for every meal served aboard. “My favorite thing is to see my guys put smiles on people’s faces,” said Porch. “My goal is for new officers to come in the Wardroom and say, ‘wow, this is the best Wardroom in the fleet.’”

“I’m extremely proud of our food service team for bringing this together with such pride and professionalism.”

-Cmdr. Mark Runstrom

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MEET: E-DIVSMALL DIVISION TAKES ON HEAVY WORK LOAD

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WHO WE AREElectrical DivisionManned by: Elecrician MatesAssisted by: Machinist Mates, Engine Man, and Hull TechniciansWHAT WE DO Perform testing, maintenance, operate and service electrical equipments. E-Div’s scope of responsibility encom-passes the entire electricalsystem outside of the plant; the distribution of electricity from bow to stern, and the 7th deck to the O10 level. They also service the ship’s ventilation system and heaters.MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Successfully brought up all load centers and ventilation in a number of spaces. E-Div wired up the TR gym, the media stu-dio, the Captain’s cabin. They also played a major role in bringing to life all the galleysand the 2nd deck wardroom. They’ve also successfully completed the overhaul of thecrew’s galley lighting and appliances, groomed refrigerators and chill boxes needed to preserve our food. Lastly, they repaired five air conditioning plants. Their ability to match their resources with the objectives set by the ship is perhaps the greatest strength of E-Div. The manning average is about four people per shop with a total number of five shops. Every single space has to be electrically groomed to NAVSEA standards in a timely fashion. A strong work ethic and positive attitude pushes E-div to meet the ship’s heavy demands.PRIMARY GOAL: Completing testing of all major equip-ments such the AC plaint and fire pumps ahead of schedule is E-Div’s primary goal.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOWSailors aboard TR must get personal equipment safety checked before plugging into shipboard receptales.

Sailors can have their equipment safety checked atE-Div Safety, located in 2-180-3-Q, J-Dial 5685.

Any equipment that draws excessive current and personal equipment such as heaters, blow dryers, flat irons, micro-wave are not allowed on the ship

Do not operate any breakers, especially if they are danger tagged.

Respect barriers when E-div is working on energized equip-ments and seek alternative routes.

All electrical issues must be logged into the electrical trouble calls log located in DC central and they will be ad-dressed in the order that they are received.

Submitt trouble calls at DC Central. Soon you will have the ability to submit them on SharePoint. The availability of such will be published in the POD.

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HABITABILITY

FAST CRUISE

For the first time in years, USS Theo-dore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducted an over-night habitability fast cruise,

and reached the complete crew move aboard milestone, which brings the Nimitz class carrier closer to rejoining the fleet as an operational asset. “There is a key event called complete crew move aboard during the Refuel-ing Complex Overhaul (RCOH) period,” said TR’s Executive Officer, Cmdr. Mark Colombo. “It shows that we have the abil-ity to sleep, house, berth, feed and accom-modate the entire crew. It’s an important indicator of where the ship is in its RCOH period. The fast cruise proves just that – that we can sleep the crew onboard safely and securely.” More than 2,000 Sailors crossed the brow Monday morning with filled back-packs and seabags, prepared to spend a night aboard the ship as a crew for the first

time in three years. “What you see before you right now is the culmination of the hard work of our crew, the shipyard, and the contractors over a three year period of time,” said Colombo. “The mess decks, the wardroom, the chief’s mess, that’s all up and running - the TV studio we used for captain’s call – that is part of the crew being able to exhibit that it can use all of the spaces that are normal, operational functions for an aircraft carrier at sea.” During the course of the day, special training was given to help prepare Sailors for when the ship becomes fully operational out at sea, including a general quarter’s (GQ) drill. When the GQ alarm sounded, TR’s 10 repair lockers responded with their dam-age control teams to simulated casualties throughout the ship. Additionally, the medi-cal training team and propulsion plant train-

ing team were integrated into the exercise. “The GQ drills get Sailors in the mindset that we’re going to be operational very soon,” said Chief Logistics Specialist William Bunton (EXW/SW/AW). “Sail-ors learn what GQ consists of and how to combat the ship in case of any casualties. It’s very important to conduct training like this, because it gets us out of the mindset of being in the shipyards and into the mindset of being operational and doing what is go-ing to be required of use as a carrier in the Navy.” After dinner, the crew was invited to at-tend a mentorship fair on the mess decks to learn how to better themselves personally and professionally. “Everyone has been working hard dur-ing RCOH, and working hard today on our first fast cruise. This just gives them all a chance to concentrate on their career and fi-nance and other important things. The Navy

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PHOTO CAPTIONS1) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class (AW) Bryan Brown uses a RAM fan to simulate desmoking a space during the general quarter’s drill

2) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Daisy Chavez skins potatoes while working in the newly-reopened Wardroom.

3) Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class (SW/AW) Ronnie Williams, a member of TR’s Second Class Petty Officer Association, speaks with crewmembers about the benefits of joining assosiations during a Mentorship Fair

4) Many Sailors get a start on their ESWS and EAWS qualifications during the Rodeo.

5) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Bounome Chanphouang folds her clothes and prepares her rack for the fast cruise.

6) Interior Communications Electrician Fireman Carrie Pounds plays spades on the mess decks.

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isn’t just about your job – it’s about your life,” said Information Systems Technician Senior Chief (SW/IDW) Nicole Fulton, mentorship coordinator. Additionally, the opportunity was given to Sailors to take advantage of an “ESWS/EAWS Rodeo”, which aimed to streamline the warfare qualification process. “It was a great idea. It gives everyone an opportunity to get help with signatures and walk throughs at a single location,” said Electronics Technician 1st Class (SW/AW) James Thornton, reactor walk-through coordinator. “It helps put junior Sailors in an operational mindset, since it gives them an idea of what the ship will be like during combat scenarios. It also helps give them a better idea of how to save the ship if they need to.” More than 400 Sailors participated in the event, including Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael Shan-

non (AW) who is working on his Enlisted Surface Warfare qualification. “It was a great help to get info on sur-face warfare, and to start making progress on my pin,” said Shannon. “Getting pins is important to Sailors’ careers. Without a pin, your advancement suffers.” With the successful completion of Com-plete Crew Move Aboard, TR is nearing the end of Refueling Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls, and is closer to return-ing to the fleet. “The only key milestone that we have left is the finish line,” said Colombo. ”What we have left is the end. It’s time to focus on all the things we need to do to get to the finish line successfully and as expeditiously as possible so we can get back to the fleet, back to the operational Navy and do what our country has asked us to do.”

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BIG THANKS FROM THE BIG XO

Rough Riders: I want to congratu-late all of you again for contrib-uting to the success of the recent

Habitability Fast Cruise. Because of your efforts, the entire crew slept over-night aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt

for the first time since 2009. A fantastic amount of work went into the night, and I truly appreciate it. With that major milestone behind us, we now need to shift out focus toward the finish line, which is delivering the ship back to the fleet. Although we can see that finish line, we still have a lot of work to do between now and then. We must refocus ourselves on a deep-cleaning of the ship and production. Ship’s Force has about 800 spaces left that still need production work, and there are a lot of tasks associated with that. To that end, we need to remember that we are warfighters first. We must remain flexible and ready to respond in order to meet our mission, which is redelivering

TR. In addition, I want to remind you of another milestone. Our midterm QPR is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13. As part of the event, we will provide a progress report to Rear Adm. Thomas J. Moore, Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers. He will also tour the ship. Let’s ensure we get TR ready for this high-level visit. Rough Riders, we are getting closer to returning to the fleet, and you are criti-cal to our success. As our Navy tenets state, our focus must be war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. XO out.

--Cmdr. Mark Colombo

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S t o r i e s a n d p h o t o s f r o m o u r S h i p m a t e s a r o u n d t h e f l e e t

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) returns to its homeport in Norfolk following its 22nd and final deployment Nov. 4. Photo by MC3 Kimberly Romanowski

NATION PREPARES TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY

Sailors assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetary, Nov. 18, 2011.

Photo by MC3 Andrew Sulayao

“Our men and women in uniform have taught us about strength, duty, devotion, resolve -- cornerstones of a commitment to protect and defend that has kept our country safe for over 200 years. In war and in peace, their service has been self-less and their accomplishments have been extraordinary,” President Barack Obama said in his Veterans Day proclamation issued Nov. 7. “Even after our veterans take off the uniform, they never stop serving. Many apply the skills and experience they de-veloped on the battlefield to a life of service here at home. As a grateful Nation, it is our task to make that transition pos-sible -- to ensure our returning heroes can share in the opportunities they have given so much to defend. The freedoms we cherish endure because of their service and sacrifice, and our country must strive to honor our veterans by fulfilling our responsibilities to them and upholding the

sacred trust we share with all who have served. “On days like this, we are called to re-flect on immeasurable burdens that have been borne by so few. We also remember that our commitments to those who have served are commitments we must honor not only on Veterans Day, but every day. As we do so, let us reaffirm our promise that when our troops finish their tours of duty, they come home to an America that gives them the benefits they have earned, the care they deserve, and the fullest op-portunity to keep their families strong and our country moving forward.

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StaffCommanding Officer

Capt.William Hart

Executive OfficerCmdr. Mark Colombo

Public Affairs OfficerLt. Cmdr. Patrick Evans

Media OfficerLt. j.g. Michael Larson

Senior EditorMCCS (SW/AW/EXW)

David Collins

EditorMC2 (SW) Austin Rooney

LayoutMC3 Katie Lash

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

ALL JACKED UP

Comand Master Chief (AW/SW) Jack Callison and Commanding Officer Capt. William Hart address the crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) via TR’s television network for the first time in three years during the ship’s Habitability Fast Cruise. The Fast Cruise marks the first time the entire crew has stayed on the ship overnight since entering Refueling Complex Overhaul at New-port News Shipbuilding, a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, in 2009, and is a major milestone in TR’s return to the fleet. Photo by SN Eric Norcross

Last Weeks AJU1) No protective eyeglasses 2) Open beverage other than water3) Leaning on podium4) Using red pen for official documents5) Headphones6) Cell phone7) Missing cover 8) Unauthorized reading material9) Food10) Unauthorized USB plugged into computer.