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BIG ‘E’ Sailors Excel In 3M

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By MC2 Aaron ChaseUSS Enterprise Public Affairs

USS ENTERPRISE, At sea. – USS Enterprise (CVN 65) leadership recognized more than 220 maintenance personnel in a hangar bay ceremony July 6 for their successful efforts during Enterprise’s Maintenance Material Management Inspection (3MI). “You all were fantastic and just knocked this one out of the park,” said Capt. Greg C. Huffman, Enterprise’s executive officer and the overall head of its 3M program, as he commenced the ceremony. More than 200 Sailors were awarded 96-hours of special liberty and commemorative coins from Enterprise’s commanding officer, Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, for passing their spot checks during the 3MI. Enterprise had successfully passed the grueling multi-day inspection, conducted by a team from Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic (CNAL) two days earlier. The inspection covered preventative and corrective maintenance aboard the ship. Successfully passing means Enterprise can continue to operate through its next deployment and until its expected decommissioning, all while meeting its maintenance requirements. “It was a tough inspection that flexed not only on the 3M program, but our electrical safety program, our tag-out program, our hazardous material (HAZMAT) system and more,” said Chief Air-Traffic Controller (AW/SW) Douglas E. Cooke, a member of Enterprise’s 3M team. “All these Sailors

were put to the test by doing the maintenance they’ve been trained to do. We came through with flying colors.” Enterprise scored an 89 out of 100 overall on the 3MI, and improved by more than 40 points from its 3M assessment in December. One hundred twenty six of Enterprise’s 172 work centers achieved scores of 90 or above, and 34 achieved a score of 99.Chief Cryptological Technician (Maintenance) (SW/AW) Lisa M. Witt noted that the CNAL team saw tremendous improvement by both Enterprise’s damage control (DC) division in the ship’s engineering department and by the HAZMAT division. “This is a ship-wide success,” said Mewbourne. “You went toe-to-toe with Master Chiefs for those spot checks and we all came out victoriously.” Mewbourne singled out M-division from Enterprise’s engineering department for special recognition. The division received the most spot checks of any division at 24, and passed all of them. For their efforts, they received a commemorative plaque. “All the crew in M-division worked hard and they deserve the recognition,” said Chief Machinist’s Mate (SW) Kenneth P. Crowley, their group supervisor. “Their hard work and dedication displayed the best the ship has to offer.” Huffman, along with Mewbourne and Enterprise Command Master Chief (SW/AW) Keith Oxley, also awarded the 12 finalists from Enterprise’s 3M Top Performer program, an innovative program

by Enterprise’s 3M training team that put individual maintenance personnel in head-to-head competition to rack up the most points for quality spot checks. Spot checks are the quality assurance method for preventative maintenance. The 12 Top Performers took prizes ranging including: duty-free, overnight stays in Enterprise’s distinguished visitor suites, 96-hours of special liberty, and dinner with the commanding officer. Damage Controlman Fireman Nicholas Pelletier, a member of the DC division, took first place in the competition. He’ll have one month duty-free and 96 hours of special liberty for his reward. “It was a personal goal to win, to prove that even a junior Sailor could help put DC on top,” said Pelletier. “In DC, we know that our equipment saves lives and our leading petty officer (LPO) trained us to do them right. This win was a team effort by DC.” Pelletier said he was grateful to his LPO, Damage Controlman 1st

Class (SW/AW) Susan Dang, and to Enterprise’s 3M leading chief petty officer, Chief Aviatiation Electronics Technician (SW/AW) John A. Morrison, for their help and training. DC Division will be rewarded for their group effort, along with CS-6 division in Enterprise’s Combat Systems department (CSD) and IM-4 division from Enterprise’s Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. The three highest scores from Top Performer were from these three divisions, and each will receive their choice of a pizza and wings party or ice cream social, along with a commemorative plaque. For Enterprise’s 3M team, passing marks a tremendous success in Enterprise’s ongoing effort to keep the ship maintained. “This was a fantastic job from everyone,” said Lt. George V. Bodine, Enterprise’s 3M officer. “However, though this shows that we meet the requirements for maintenance excellence on board, we will continue to press and improve our program.”

Enterprise rewards Sailors for 3MI success

Machinist’s Mate 1st Class (SW/AW) Benjamin Etzler (third from left) and Chief Machinist’s Mate and Chief Machinist’s Mate (SW/AW) Kenneth P. Crowley receive a plaque from Enterprise’s leadership during a hangar bay celebration aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Crowley and Etzler are part of M-division in Enterprise’s engineering department. M-division passed all 24 spot checks they were given during the 3MI aboard Enterprise.

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Sailors of the DayMarine Corps Technician Adrain L. Valdez - Hanford, Calif.

Photos by MC3 Jesse L. Gonzalez

Cpl. Adrain Valdez, a technician for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, joined the Marine Corps because of “the standards and pride held by both past and present Marines.” To Valdez, the most rewarding part of his job is the people he gets to work with. His goals include going to school for civil engineering, doing some humanitarian work and to “live life with as many open doors as possible.”

Hospital Corpsman (SW) Marion G. Meads Jr., a chairside technician in Enterprise’s Dental department, joined the Navy three years and six months ago for assistance with school, to travel and “see other places most people can’t.” To Meads, the most rewarding part of his job is helping others and serving his country. Meads aspires to earn a degree in pediatric nursing. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, listening to music and watching movies.

Hospital CorpsmanMarion G. Meads - Moultrie, Ga.

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