USS Jimmy Carter 2013 Command Operations Report_Redacted

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report format

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1. Command Data (Bolles will expand as Informat ion Is typed)

Name of

your

Command or Organization: USS

JIMM

Y

CARTER

SSN 23)

Unit ldentoficatlon Code (UIC), per the SNDL: 41718

Name and Rank of Commander/Commanding Officer/Officer in Charge:

Last: ELKOWITZ First: BRIAN M.I. : P Rank: COMMAN

DER

0

-5)

Date Assumed Command (date

format

YYYYM MDD):

20

12-03-02

Mission/Command Employment/Area of Operations: UNDERSEA RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT

Permanent Location (Home Port for deployable units): NAVAL BASE KITSAP, BANGOR,

WA

Immediate Superior In Command:


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Operational: CSDSS CAPTAIN

JEFFREY

T. JABLON

Administrative: CSDS 5

CAPTAIN JEFFREY T.

JABLON

Identify your assigned Task Force/Group/Unit name(s) and mission(s). Include OPLAN(s) and or

named operations

you

participat ed

in

during

Task

Force assignment

(if

app

licable): N

/A

Name(s) of Forces, Commands, Ships, Squadrons or Units assigned or under your operational

control

(if applicable):

N/A

Type and number of Aircraft Assigned and Tail Codes, i applicable: N/A

Commands, Detachments or Units deployed on board or stationed aboard as tenant activities

(as applicable): DETACHMENT

UNDERSEA

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Number of Personnel Assigned:

Officers: 1g Enlisted: 130 Civilian: 0

Command Point of Contact (required entry, complete

in

full):

Name (Rank, First Name,

Midd

le Initial, Last Name):

Job Title/Office Code: .

\PAO

/ Slup's HJStorun

E-mail (both classified and unclassified, if available):

Phone number(s): 36031523g7

Command Mall ing Address: f

PO AP

96669-2300

2. Commander's Assessment

USS Jimmy Carter(SSN-23) was chosen

to

serve as a test bed

for

studying

the

evolution of

submarine missions In the 21st century. It supports classified research and development efforts

for

naval special

warfare

missions, tactical undersea surveillance, and undersea

warfare

concepts. The Navy,

with

funding approved

by

Congress to

complete the Multl

Misslon Platform

(MMP), has tasked

USS

Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)

to provide addi

t ional

volume

and

functionality

to

support new multi-mission opportunities. These changes have no direct impact on

the

ship's

organic warfighting capablllty but give the submarine an enhanced payload capabllity with a

more

modular architecture.

USS

JIMMY

CARTER

received the following awards

in

2013:

Presidential Unit Citation

COMSUBDEVRON

FIVE Battle Efficiency E

-

COMSUBDEVRON

FIVE Personnel Readiness White P

-

COMSUBDEVRON

FI

VE

Supply Readiness Blue E


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3. Chronology

2013-01-11

through

2013-01-15

Pre-Deployment Testing

2013-01-20

Depart for Mission

7

2013-03-05

Through

2013-03-11

Emergent Repairs: Peart Harbor, HI

2013-04-27

BSP Pearl Harbor

2013-04-27

through

201304-29

Depth Control Testing ILSA Testing Tnm Dive

2013-04-29

through

2013-05-02

Liberty Port: Pearl Harbor, HI

2013-05-09

Complete Mission

7, Moor

Service Pier

2013-06-03

Deadstick Transit

to

PSNS/NBK Bremerton (Pier 3)

2013-06-06

Keel Blocks PSNS Ory Dock

5

2013-

-11

DEVRON Days Picnic

2013-07-12

DEVRON Days leadersh ip Symposium

2013-10.07

SUBDEVRON

FIVE

Security Stand

Down

2013-10-25

Command Halloween Party

2013-11-20 PUC

Presentation

2013-12-05

Command Holiday Party

Narrative

The two most challenging environments for any submarine command may be Independent

mission operations,

where the

military and political stakes are high and the chance

for

aid

in

a

crisis

minimal

and the shipyard environment,

where

the stressors

of

ogistics, training and

morale can test the mettle

of

a crew

as

surely

as

any adversary

or

hazard

of he

sea.

It

is telling

then,

that

in

operational year

2013,

USS

JIMMY

CARTER SSN

23

and

DETACHMENT

UNDERSEA

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (UR&D) were standout successes o both areas, earning a

President ial Unit Citation PUC) for independent submarine operations, as well as several

squadron level awards, including the coveted Battle Efficiency E from SUBMARINE

DEVELOPMENT

SQUA

DRON FIVE

COMSUBDEVRO

N 5)

for the

second year in a row.

-MISSION 7-

Followong a whirlwind maintenance availability period and some much needed

holiday time with

friends and family, USS JIMMY CARTER and DETACHMENT UR&D conducted testing and then

departed

on

the final

deployment of

their second mission cycle. Performed

under

a

wide

range

of

adverse and

extreme

ly stressful conditions

without

external

support

, this

dep

l

oyment

continued

USS

JIMMY C

ARTER

's

tradition

of

excellence

1n

pursuit

of

vital national

security

goals.

T

ESTING AND

LIBERTY

PORT

PEARL HARBOR

, HAWAII

Returning from another challenging dep

loyment

, USS

JI

MMY CARTER and

DETAC

HMENT UR&D

stopped

in

historic Pearl Harbor, HI to conduct necessary pre-shipyard testing and to allow

the

hardworking

officers and crew the ra re opportunity

for

liberty outside of their native Pacific

Northwest

. Mindful

of their

continued responsibilit ies even as they spent three beautiful days

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Hawaii, they soon

continued

home and on

09MAY2013 arrived

back

in

Bangor,

WA

to

greet

family,

friends,

and

their newest

challenge:

preparing USS JIMMY CARTER

to enter Puget Sound

Naval Shipyard.

-TRANSITION

TO

SHIPYARO-

On 03JUN2013,

USS

JIMMY

CARTER

conducted

a

deadstlck,

or

non-propulsion driven,

transit

around

the head

of

the Kitsap Peninsula from its home

at

Service Pier, Naval Base Kitsap,

Bangor,

WA

to its new home for the duration

of

DPMA,

Puget

Sound Naval Shipyard

at

Naval

Base Kitsap, Bremerton,

WA

.

Three

days later, USS JIMMY

CARTER maneuvered onto keel

blocks

in

PSNS

s

historic Dry Dock

S,

for twenty

years

from 1942

-

1962,

the largest

maritime

maintenance berth on the

west

coast of the United States. Still second only to

Dry

Dock 6 of the

same facility,

Dry Dock S

was home to some of the

largest warships

of he WWII and Korean

War

and Cold

War

eras,

expanded

In 1957

to cater to the maintenance

and

upgrade

needs

of he

Forrestal-class

super

c

arriers.*

This expanded

capacity

, now a staggering

1030' long by 147' f t

wide, proved

an

ideal

match for the

distinctive

requirements

of USS

JIMMY

CARTER.

-

DPMA

With the submarine now

safely

on keel

blocks,

officers

and crew of USS JIMMY

CARTER

and

DETACHMENT UR&D

shifted

gears from an

operational

mindset to one that embraced the

maintenance

and

technical

support required by

their

new

environment

. Central to the

command s

DPMA philosophy, as outlined by CDR

ELKOWITZ,

was

the directive to

never ose

sight

of

USS

JIMMY CARTER S

origins

as

a unique

warfighting platform,

and that

[a]

successful

sh

ip is

only as good as

the

overall

experience,

training.

and

competency of her crew.

Even as

work commenced on

s

ystems

across

the boat, the

focus areas

of qualifications, training

and

cleanliness were never forgotten. However,

though training

and preparations

remained

fierce,

the

command

also realized the

importance

of

utilizing

this

treasured

time in-port

with family,

friends and command morale

building

activities.

Among

these were the

squadron

s

annual

DEVRON Days events,

command

holiday

parties,

sponsored basketball

and

bowling

leagues, and

volunteer outreach

in

the local

community

. Perhaps the

greatest thrill

came

on

21NOV13 when

RADM PHILLIP

G.

SAWYER, COMMANDER SUBMARINE

FORCE, US

PACIFIC

FLEET, arrived at

Naval Base Kitsap,

Bremerton to present the command with

its

most prestigious award to date

,

a Presidential Unit

Citation

for outstand ing work conducted during Missions 4-6. With the full

crew assembled, , EXECUTIVE OFFICER, read the citation signed

by

SE

C

RETARY OF

T

HE

NAVY, THE HONORABLE RAY MABUS by order

of

the COMMANDER IN

CHIEF

,

44

PRESIDENT

OF THE UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA, BARACK OBAMA.

4. Supporting Reports (Refer to

specific

guide for Ship/Shore/Aviation

or

Fleet

CQmmand)

1) (U) USS

JIMMY CARTER

(SSN 23) -

ADM HANEY-

2013 BATILE E CONGRATULATORY LETIER -

20

14-

01

-27

2) (U) USS

JIMMY

CARTER (SSN 23) BATILE EFFICIENCY COMPETITION AWARD - MESSAGE

2014-01-

01


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3) U) USS JIMMY CARTER SSN 23 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION

4 U)

USS

JIMMY CARTER

SSN 23 -

ROSALYNN CARTER - HOLIDAY LETIER - 2013-12-04

5. Published

Documents

1) U)

USS

JIMMY CARTER

SSN

23) - OPMA

PRIMARY FOCUS

AREAS.pdf

6.

Photographs

1) U)

USS

JIMMY CARTER

SSN

23) -

CDR ELKOWITZ

- COMMAND

PORTRAIT

.

pdf

2) U) USS JIMMY CARTER SSN 23) PUC CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION.pdf

3) U)

USS

JIMMY

CARTER

SSN

23) -

PUC

PENNANT

PRESENTATION

.

pdf

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THE SECRETARY OF THE

NAVY

T ~ : e President of ~ h e

United Sta tes

t akes pleasure in present ing lhe

PRF.SICENTil\I, UNIT CITATION

to

JSS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23

\ND

SUBMARINE

DEVELOPMENT SQUADRON FIVE D ~ T A C H H E N T ,

UNORSEA

RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT

tor ~ e r v i c ~ a ~ se t for th in

the

fol lowing

CITAT ION

For

extraordinary heroism

and out s t anding

perfonMnce

of

duty

in

the conduct

of

operat ions

from

30 November 2011

to 19

No

ve1rber 2012.

USS J:HHY CARTER (SSN

? with

Submarine

De

velopnenl Squaoron Five Oetactunent,

Undersea

Research and

Oevelopment

emborked,

successfu l ly completed extremely

demanding

nnd a

d u o u ~ independent submarine operat ions

of v i t a l

importance

Lo the nat iona l secu r i ty of the United

Sta tes as

a un>t of the

P a c i t ~ c Flee t . These operdl ions,

conducted

Lhrough

use

o f highly

unique and spec ia l ized

Multi-Mission Pla tform

systems,

were

pr.rformed

under

a ; ude

range

of adverse

and

extremely

s t

res , . ful

condi t ions

without externa l suppot t .

Displdy

i ng unpara l l e l ed

rend< ty , t r e ~ e n d o u s resourcefulness ,

ar.d

eKemplary

prof.,

15ionalism, the USS

JlHM't'

CARTER

(SSN 23

and

Submarine

Oevclopmenl Squadron Five Detachment, Undersea Research dnd

Oeve cpmert

team

overcame

nwntlrous

obs tac les

to

sa e ly execute

these demanding and complex tasks without inc ident . Those

unpara l l e l ed

accomplishments can

be

d i r e c t l y a t t ~ 1 b u t e d

to

the

ent ire

c r ~ w ' s

superb

training ag ress ive teamwork

and ~ e e n

o r c ~ q h t

By t he i r outstanding courage, aggressive

f ight ing

sp i r i t .

and

unt i r ing

devot ion to duty,

the of f i ce r s

nd

en l i s t ed

personne: of USS JIHH't' CARTER (SSN 23

wiLh

Submarine D e v e l o p ~ e n t

Squdrlron Five

Detachment, Undersea Research

and

Development

embarked re f lec ted grea t cred i t

upon

themselves and upheld the

highest t r ad i t ions of the United Sta tes Naval Service.


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11 0SALYNN CAii.TEii.

4 December 2013

To the est Crew in

the

United States Navy

Happy holidays to all of you As 2013 comes to a close.

Jimmy and

1 wanted

you to know that we remain so proud

of he

good work you do

every

day.

We

think of you often and pray for your safekeeping when you are far away from

home.

With

our

gratitude for your service

to our

nation and

our

warm best wishes for

a happy holiday season,

Sincerely.

The Crew of he USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23)

lo Commander Brian Elkowitz

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23)

FPO AP 96669-2300


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JIMMY CARTER

ISSN 23)

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7 Jun

13

Subj: USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN

23)

2013 DOCKING PHASED MAINTENANCE

AVAILABILITY ~ P M A ) PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS

1

Purpose.

To

establ isn the

three pri111ary ocus

a=eas

during the

2013 - 2014 DPMA and al ign

the

crew with those

areas.

2 .

Background.

USS

JIMMY CARTER i s

a warship manned

by war f ighters

who are national t reasures. In order

to

maintain our standard as

submariners and war ighters ,

the

following three

focus

areas

wil l

be

our pr1or1ty during

the

DPMA:

11

.

SCHOOLS

AND

QUAL I FICATIONS.

A

successful ship i s only as

good as the overall

ox

perience, t raining, and competency of her crew.

I t i s vi ta l that we improve upon our NEC inventory and mandatory

schools

to ensure the

proper

balance

of t ra ining and ex

perience

i s

on

board. Qualifications are essential

to

the professional development

o each

and every Sailor . We earn our dolphins every

day

by assist ing

those

in

qualifications. DPMA

is

not

an

excuse for

a drop

in

the

normal JIMMY CARTER.qualification progress.

12

. TRAINING .

Training

i s

fundamental

to the successful

operations of

a

submarine.

Nothing will take pr ior i ty over scheduled

t ra inin9.

13 .

C

I.&ANLIKl SS

. Cleanliness,

stowage, and preservation

CPS)

are

the

backbone

of

a healthy ship. Maintain our standard throu9hout

the

DHPA and hold the Shipyard

to

our standard.

3 .

Off1cers

and

Chief

Petty

Officers

wil l

m&nage their maintenance

and

leave

plans around these

primary focus

areas.

expect

our

ship to

never

lose

sight of the three focus areas.

once

the

DPMA

is

complete, we must be ready lo take our warship to sea

as

prof icient

and

conpetent

submariners.

5. Cancellation Contingency.

This

notice will remain in effect unti l

c o ~ p l e t i o n

of

OPMA.

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Dear

C o m r n a ~ r

Elkowitz.

~ :

27 Jan 14

l congratulate you and the crew of USS JIMMY

CARTER

(SSN 23)

for earning the Battle

E

. for 2013.

This

prestigious award is a testament

to the hard work. dedication and excellence of your Sailors and the superb

leadership you provided over the year.

The competition for the Battle E'" is extremely challenging and you

should

be

justifiably proud

of

your accomplishment and the significant

contributions to improving and sustaining our Submarine Force readiness

in the Pacific Fleet. t gives me great pleasure knO\\ing this level

of

excellence has not gone unrecognized and is greatly appreciated.

Please convey m)' sincere appreciation to your stellar crew on a job

well done Keep Charging

Sincerely.

Admiral.

Cornman

er

U.S. Strategic Command


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