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YOKOSUKA, Japan–
Forty-four USS George Washington (CVN 73) first class petty officers
(FCPO) were selected to join the chief petty officer (CPO) ranks
when the Navy announced the results of the Fiscal Year 2013 Active
Duty CPO Selection Board July 31.
“Advancement into the Chief Petty
Officer Mess is a true career milestone achievement that is uniquely
part of our Naval Heritage and is the most significant promotion,
without equal, among the enlisted ranks of all of our sister
services,” said Capt. David A. Lausman, George Washington’s
commanding officer. “It signifies that the years of dedicated
service, hard work, and adherence to our Navy core values have been
duly recognized as the cornerstone for the bright future of our
Navy.”
“These hard working, forward-deployed selectees, along with their
families, should be extremely proud of this milestone. George
Washington will shortly be a much better warship when these
selectees join the CPO Mess,” added Lausman. “If I could only give
one piece of advice to every Sailor on what to do in order to ensure
a successful career, it would be, ‘if you have a question or
uncertainty, go ask the Chief.’”
The rate of CPO was established on April 1, 1893, and they serve a
dual role as both technical experts and as leaders.
“Being a [CPO] means being responsible to your Sailors, to your
command, and to the officers you work for,” said George Washington
Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt. “Becoming a [CPO] changes
how junior Sailors and officers look at you; you are expected to
have certain skill sets and background knowledge on all Navy
policies, procedures and programs.”
George Washington’s CPO mess has been preparing its FCPO for their
selection and their grooming to become future CPOs through the CPO
365 program. This Navy-wide program, initiated by Master Chief Petty
Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West in 2010, is a three-phase,
year-round training cycle that tests the prospective CPO or selectee
mentally, physically, personally and professionally.
“CPO 365 has been an invaluable tool in training and mentoring our [FCPO],”
said Brahmsteadt. “Phase I is what we call ‘basic training’, where
we build a foundation for the yearlong cycle. Phase II steps up the
process and prepares board-eligible Sailors for their transition.
Phase III is where we pull aside the selectees and teach them how to
be an active and productive member of the chiefs mess.”
George Washington personnel who have been selected for advancement
to CPO include: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tim Bickerton,
Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Don Bishop, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate
Equipment 1st Class Gernard Boyle, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class
Gilburt Cabales, Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Jerry Cordona,
Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jeff Carroll, Aviation Boatswain’s
Mate Equipment 1st Class Derrick Clay, Aviation Maintenance
Administrationman 1st Class Vincent Cooper, Aviation Ordnanceman 1st
Class Courtney Craig, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st Class
Osvaldo Delacruzmariano, Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Desirea Doyle,
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Celestino Dulnuan, Aviation
Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st Class James Frost, Machinist’s Mate
1st Class Markroland Garcia, Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
1st Class Charles Henwood, Logistics Specialist 1st Class Dametries
Holmes, Logistics Specialist 1st Class Kevin Howard, Logistics
Specialist 1st Class Salvador Hugo, Interior Communicatitons
Electrician 1st Class Enrickie Jackson, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class
Shelmwood Johnson, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Calvin Jones, Aviation
Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st Class Shawn Leigh, Aviation
Boatswain’s Mate Fuel 1st Class Nelson Lubin, Ship’s Serviceman 1st
Class Eduardo Mayo, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st Class
Muhammed Morad, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Joshua Nicks, Aviation
Ordnanceman 1st Class Jordon Orr, Aviation Electronics Technician
1st Class Vincent Papallo, Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Joseph
Paul, Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Richard Robertson, Aviation
Electronics Technician 1st Class Eric Setterfield, Electrician’s
Mate 1st Class Brent Spicer, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st
Class Gregory Stacey, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handling 1st Class
William Sum, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Charles Tindle, Culinary
Specialist 1st Class Jeric Toledo, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Fuel
1st Class Ranilo Untivero, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Equipment 1st
Class Sean Valis, Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Joe
Villa, Culinary Specialist 1st Class Resty Villacorta, Aviation
Electronics Technician 1st Class Thomas Walker, Aviation Ordnanceman
1st Class Albert Williams, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Anthony
Wilson, and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Brandon Woodard.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier returned to its forward-operating
location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka on July 26 for its mid-patrol
break, where the crew is preparing for its upcoming Board of
Inspection and Survey (INSURV) and change-of-command ceremony.
George Washington provides a forward-deployed, combat-ready force
that protects and defends the collective maritime interests and
security of the U.S. and its partners and allies in the Asia-Pacific
region.
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