June 12, 2012 Issue“We are Legend”Newsletter Edition

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

The Shuttle The Inflation Station: Tire Shop SailorsStory and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott PittmanUSS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – Maintenance is a daily occurrence for the Sailors and Marines aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The same can be said for those working in the carrier’s “tire shop.” The tire shop aboard Enterprise is fully equipped to replace or repair the tires of all aircraft that are currently embarked for the ship’s 22nd and final deployment, including the F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets, C-2A Greyhounds, E-2C Hawkeyes, EA-6B Prowlers, and even the HH-60H and SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters. “The aircraft on the ship go through constant wear and tear, and participating in flight operations every day wears down the tread on their tires,” said Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Raymond Appiah-Amponsah, the leading chief petty officer of the IM-2 division aboard Enterprise. “When we find a tire that is damaged or in bad shape, we bring it down to the shop, tear it down, build it back up with new parts and rubber and send it back to the squadrons. The tire shop has this process down to a science. First, they inspect a tire reported by a squadron as worn or damaged. They remove all the parts and rubber from the tire and perform an inspection of each. After the inspection, they perform all required maintenance, including lubing parts of the assembly and replacing old, worn, or broken parts. “One of the last things we do is inflate the tire in our inflator cage, then let it sit to ensure there are no leaks,” said Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicholas Chicarello. “After we’ve made our final checks, we turn the completed tire back in to Supply and wait for our next inspection.” Nine Sailors make up the crew of Enterprise’s “tire shop,” including two Sailors striking into the Aviation Structural Mechanic rating. The shop is split into two components, a day and night shift, keeping it manned and capable of maintenance at all hours of the day or night. “Depending on the flight and mission schedule for the week,

or damage while moving the aircraft, we can deal with approximately 30 tires a week that need replacing or repair,” said Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Rebecca Tate, leading petty officer of the “tire shop.” While many parts and pieces may be kept on station, the rubber used to make new tires isn’t kept in the “tire shop.” The Sailors that run the “tire shop” work in conjunction with Enterprise’s Supply department to ensure all rubber needed for new tires and maintenance is received. While some people think the only place where aircraft components can be dangerous are on the flight deck or engine shop, the “tire shop” is not without its hazards. “If someone doesn’t pay attention while inflating the tire, it can explode, and parts of the assembly or the rubber itself, can become incredibly dangerous like shrapnel,” said Chicarello. “It’s just like any other part of the ship, you have to be careful.” The Sailors of the “tire shop” will continue to keep our aircraft burning rubber on the flight deck as Enterprise and her squadrons continue to fly combat missions on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) — The sun rose behind a wall of smoke from a large wildfire burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions battled fires Monday. Hundreds of people have evacuated their homes and dozens of buildings have been destroyed as the fires have spread

New Mexico, Colo. Fires Burn Out of Controlrapidly, authorities say. The Colorado fire is burning on nearly 60 square miles in a mountainous area about 15 miles west of Fort Collins. It has grown so fast and put out so much smoke that an evacuee shelter had to be moved. The blaze has damaged or destroyed at least 18 structures. In New Mexico, a wildfire near the mountain community of Ruidoso has

By Kristen Wyatt, ASSOCIATED PRESS burned more than 40 square miles and damaged or destroyed 35 structures. Some evacuated residents were allowed to return Sunday but were warned to be ready to leave again. Gov. Susana Martinez announced Sunday evening she was ordering 100 National Guard troops mainly to assist with evacuations. They will support the 100 guard members deployed Saturday.

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Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Fred Faust performs maintenance in the “tire shop.”

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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.

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EditorsMC2 (SW) Kristin L. Grover

MC3 Brian G. Reynolds

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Command Master Chief CMDCM (AW/SW) Dwayne E. Huff

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Did You Know?Computers were first introduced aboard USS

Enterprise (CVN 65) in 1996.

Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Yaroslav M. Ivasyuk (Photo by MC3 Heath Zeigler)

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Alexander Cooper and Midshipmen (Photo by MC3 Randy J. Savarese)

Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Brandon King (Photo by MC3 Randy J. Savarese)

Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman

Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel Testlow (Photo by MC3 Heath Zeigler)

Family VTCs are a privilege for Sailors, Marines and embarked personnel. Participating in these VTCs enhances morale and gives service members a chance to communicate with their families.

If you are interested, contact:

RP1 Ortiz at 7856 (for ship’s company)

YN3 Wallace at 6976 (for CAG)

Video Teleconference

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In the News

By Alan Cowell, NEW YORK TIMES‘No Progress’ in Iran Nuclear Talks, U.N. Inspectors ReportLONDON — After a brief spurt of optimism, impetus toward resolving the nuclear dispute with Iran slowed further on Friday as senior inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog said they had made “no progress” toward gaining access to restricted sites they suspect of being used to test potential triggers for nuclear warheads. The assessment came after a day of talks at the Vienna headquarters of the group, the International Atomic Energy Agency, that were led by Herman Nackaerts, its chief nuclear inspector, and Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the Iranian ambassador to the body. Coming after inconclusive, broader negotiations between Iran and world powers on its disputed nuclear program in Baghdad last month, the outcome of Friday’s encounter suggested that momentum had been further diminished, even as Tehran faces an array of more onerous economic sanctions on its oil and banking sectors next month. The outcome seemed likely to deepen suspicions among Iran’s critics that Tehran is using its contacts with outsiders to buy time as it continues nuclear enrichment efforts and possibly conceals evidence sought by international inspectors. The I.A.E.A. inspectors had been hoping to secure

Iran’s agreement to what they call a “structured approach” permitting scrutiny of sites that they suspect of having military uses, I.A.E.A. officials said. After a visit to Tehran in May, the I.A.E.A. director general, Yukiya Amano, said he believed Iran was close to agreeing to the terms of an inspection of contentious sites, including one at Parchin, 20 miles south of Tehran. In a statement on Friday, Mr. Nackaerts said his negotiators had arrived at the meeting with Mr. Soltanieh in a “constructive spirit,” hoping to complete an agreement. “We presented a revised draft which addressed Iran’s earlier stated concerns.,” Mr. Nackaerts said. “However, there has been no progress and, indeed, Iran raised issues that we have already discussed and added new ones. This is disappointing.” Mr. Soltanieh, the Iranian representative, sought to portray the discussions in a more positive way, saying that after eight hours of negotiations, the talks would continue at an unspecified date “in order to finalize the particularities of the talks and reach a conclusion,” Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. It quoted him as saying that “because the talks concern a very sensitive and complicated subject, all dimensions of the talks must be reviewed carefully by our team.”

FIRES continuedThey will be dispatched to help at shelters or stationed at various highways where people have to be turned back, Ruidoso spokeswoman Kerry Gladden said. Military helicopters have also been deployed to drop water at both fires in addition to air tankers dropping slurry.Smoke from the Colorado fire has spread as far away as central Nebraska, western Kansas and Texas.Strong winds, meanwhile, grounded aircraft the New Mexico fire on Sunday. Dan Ware, a spokesman for the New Mexico State Forestry Division, said the number of Ruidoso evacuees was in the hundreds, but he didn’t have an exact figure. Karen Takai, a spokeswoman for the Ruidoso fire crews, said smoke is heavily impacting the community of Capitan, about 5 miles to the northeast. She said Capitan and others

could also face evacuation. “Any communities around this fire have the potential of being evacuated,” she said. “If I lived in Capitan, I definitely would be prepared. Don’t wait until the sheriff’s office comes knocking at your door and tells you to evacuate.” Both fires were dwarfed by the Whitewater-Baldy blaze in southwest New Mexico — the largest in the state’s history — that has charred 450 square miles of wilderness forest since mid-May. But the smaller blazes were especially concerning because they started much closer to more populated areas. Elsewhere Monday, firefighters battled a wildfire that blackened 6 square miles in Wyoming’s Guernsey State Park and forced the evacuation of between 500 and 1,000 campers and visitors. Authorities are warning the 70 people who live in Hartville on the east side of Guernsey State Park to be

ready to leave in an hour’s notice in case the fire spreads in their direction. A wildfire burning near Teasdale in southern Utah was 55 percent contained after winds turned in firefighters’ favor Sunday. Fire officials said they’re letting two aircraft go home Monday, while three will remain to fight the 2,000 acre blaze west of Capitol Reef National Park and Fishlake. In Colorado, authorities sent nearly 1,800 evacuation notices to phone numbers but it wasn’t clear how many residents had to leave. About 500 people had checked in at Red Cross shelters. Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith said there was an unconfirmed report of a person unaccounted for, but he wouldn’t elaborate. Authorities say it’s the worst fire seen in Larimer County in about 25 years. It spread as fast as 1 1/2 miles an hour Saturday.

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