June 11, 2012 Issue“We are Legend”Newsletter Edition

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

The Shuttle A/C Boundaries: Keeping the Big “E” CoolStory and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heath Zeigler

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – In the heat of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, it can sometimes be difficult to stay cool. Sailors and Marines aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) can help keep the ship at a comfortable temperature, however, by maintaining air conditioning

(A/C) boundaries throughout the ship. A/C boundaries surround spaces that have access to the weather decks or other areas which allow ambient air to enter the ship and circulate. They are designed to keep the ship’s internal spaces cool and control the humidity aboard the ship. Some shipboard environments have to be maintained at a certain temperature to facilitate the operation of certain equipment and for basic human comfort. This would be impossible without A/C boundaries. A/C boundaries also keep the heat load to the A/C plants at a manageable level, which increases the overall life and efficiency of each plant.

“First and foremost, it’s an all-hands effort to maintain the boundaries,” said Chief Machinist’s Mate Marcus Jones, A/C and repair shop leading chief petty officer. “Failure to maintain the boundaries can result in a number of problems.” Problems that arise from poor boundary maintenance include increased temperatures in berthing spaces, not being able to maintain the humidity levels on the mess decks and a general lack of comfort throughout the ship. Keeping a 50-year-old ship, like Enterprise, at a comfortable temperature is no easy task. The engineers aboard Enterprise face multiple challenges while working to keep the Big “E” cool. Poorly maintained A/C boundaries are an additional, and unnecessary, obstacle. Enterprise is the oldest carrier in the fleet and has only eight A/C units, one 300-ton and seven 363-ton units. Newer carriers have 10 363-ton A/C units. Additionally, Enterprise was designed to operate in cold water climates and many of the spaces now inhabited by personnel were originally designed to be unmanned. Other problems with keeping the ship cool include the use of unauthorized portable A/C units with improper exhaust systems, steam leaks, electronics, body heat and leaving boundaries open that lead to the hangar bay. All sources of heat generate more work for the A/C units. “Consider leaving the front door of your house open and the thermostat at 70,” said Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Dale A. Mayes. “You would never get it cool. Now, consider that on a scale as large as the Big E.” Everyone aboard Enterprise is encouraged to do their part in keeping the ship cool. Being mindful of A/C boundaries and performing proper maintenance on filters and cooling coils can keep the Big “E” at a comfortable temperature throughout the carrier’s 22nd and final deployment.

KABUL, Afghanistan - The United States stepped up pressure on Pakistan Thursday as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said that “we are reaching the limits of our patience” with a nominal ally that continues to provide a safe haven to al-Qaeda-linked militants. It was the latest sign that the United States is now getting tougher with

Panetta: Pakistan Shelters Militants Linked To Al-QaedaPakistan after years of muting criticism and looking the other way on the premise that an uneasy friendship was better than making the nuclear-armed country an outright enemy. As U.S. forces draw down in neighboring Afghanistan, the Americans appear to be pushing Pakistan harder than ever before to squeeze insurgents who find sanctuary within its

By Heidi Vogt and Deb Riechmann, ASSOCIATED PRESS borders. Panetta, in the Afghan capital, told reporters he was visiting Kabul to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown. But he used a news conference to strike across the border instead, saying the Pakistani government needs to do more - and soon - to root out the al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani

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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

Big E Happenings

Did You Know?Each day, Enterprise Sailors receive an average of

19,279 e-mails and send an average of 62,556 e-mails.

Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman

Photo by MC3 Scott Pittman

Photo by MC3 Scott PittmanPhoto by LCDR Sarah Self-Kyler

Lance Cpl. Dontae Mclean, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, stands watch over the temporary resting place of Master Chief Logistics Specialist Richard J. Kessler, Jr. “I am honored to stand watch for him,” said Mclean. “I am protecting him so he makes it home to his family safely.”

A Memorial Service for LSCM(SW/AW) Richard J. Kessler, Jr., will be held in Hangar Bay 1 at 0815, Tuesday, June 12.

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In the NewsBy Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., AOL DEFENSEPersonal Military Ties Key to Successful AlliancesWASHINGTON - Just back from his trip to Asia, the jet-lagged Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended graduation ceremonies at the Pentagon’s National Defense University, where he singled out NDU’s first-ever Vietnamese graduate, a colonel in the People’s Army of Vietnam, as an example of the kind of relationship-building the US military must do around the world and especially in the Pacific. “Practicing the science of human relationships,” said Gen. Martin Dempsey, “is crucial to the survival of civilization.” In his prepared remarks, Dempsey held up last year’s intervention in Libya by a coalition of 18 nations as “an object lesson in the value of military-to-military relationships” “There were certainly some bumps in the road,” he said, “but there’s no way an operation of that magnitude could have been planned and executed that quickly – and just to be clear, we’re talking about hours and days, not weeks and months – without military relationships based on trust.” “As senior leaders,” he told the NDU graduates – drawn from the US military, civilian agencies, and abroad – “you will find it increasingly important to practice the science of human relationships. As you become involved in making

strategy, you will need to nurture relationships to make that strategy work.” The US military has spent decades working with foreign countries, from exchanging liaison officers and advisors to conducting international exercises to fighting side by- side in war zones from Korea to Afghanistan, but, said Dempsey, “my trip to the Asia- Pacific showed me we have to do even more.” On a more mundane level, relationship-building is central to the administration’s strategic guidance released in January. The new strategy scales down America’s massive military presence overseas – not only in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, but also in Europe -- in favor of what it calls “innovative, low-cost, and small-footprint approaches to achieve our security objectives, relying on exercises, rotational presence, and advisory capabilities.” Dempsey has previously emphasized the Defense Department’s human capital, not high-cost hardware, as what will get it through an era of tight budgets. And while the chairman oversees all four military services, it’s his own service, the Army, which has most enthusiastically embraced the building-partners mission both in its budget and in a recent strategic workshop at the Army War College.

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terrorist network. Panetta repeatedly emphasized U.S. Frustration with attackers crossing the border from Pakistan. It is essential that Pakistan stop “allowing terrorists to use their country as a safety net in order to conduct their attacks on our forces,” he said alongside Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak. “We have made that very clear time and time again and we will continue to do that, but as I said, we are reaching the limits of our patience,” Panetta said. The United States clearly wants Pakistan to take on the Haqqanis before the bulk of U.S. troops have left the region by the end of 2014. In Washington, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff, told a Pentagon news conference that the United States needs to continue working with Pakistan, despite frustrations. “It’s our view that those Haqqani, notably, the Haqqani network, is as big a threat to Pakistan as it is to Afghanistan and to us, but we haven’t been able to find common ground on that point. So that’s been very frustrating,” he said. He added that the United States is “extraordinarily dissatisfied with the effect that Pakistan has had on the Haqqanis,” but also mindful that Pakistan has taken on other insurgent groups at great cost to its own troops. Panetta’s remarks capped a week of some of the boldest language and actions by the administration against its stated ally. Just a day before, he stood in the capital of Pakistan’s arch rival, India, and declared that drone

strikes against terror suspects would continue, dismissing Pakistan’s claims of sovereignty by noting that U.S. sovereignty was jeopardized by terrorists as well. A senior U.S. Official acknowledged Thursday that the recent increase in drone strikes on insurgents in Pakistan - targeting mostly al-Qaeda but other militants as well – is partly a result of frustration with Islamabad. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive operations. And earlier this week, NATO sealed agreements to ship tons of supplies out of Afghanistan through northern and western countries, bypassing Pakistan, which has kept its borders closed to NATO trucks in response to the killing of 24 Pakistani troops by NATO forces.

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Big E Entertainment

Airman Lakenya Bryant, from Vallejo, Calif., joined the Navy one year ago to better herself. Bryant enjoys working out and studying for her surface warfare qualification in her spare time. Her future goals include obtaining a degree in engineering.

AirmanLakenya Bryant

AOAN Tanner L. Sandberg, from Kingford, Mich., joined the Navy two years and nine months ago to see the world. In his spare time, Sandberg enjoys watching the Michigan Wolverines play football. In the future, he plans to attend college and earn a position at the Department of Natural Resources.

Aviation Ordnanceman AirmanTanner L. Sandberg

Sailors of the Day

YN3 Moises Olivera, from Chicago, joined the Navy one year and nine months ago to travel and further his education. He enjoys working out and spending quality time with his family. Olivera’s future goals include advancing in rank, earning his ESWS, earning a master’s degree in medicine and becoming a Naval Medical Officer.

Yeoman 3rd ClassMoises Olivera