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December 1941On Dec. 7 we will be observing National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, in

which we will take a moment to remember the 2,400 American servicemen

who gave their lives on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. That morning, planes launched

from four Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers attacked the American Na-

val base at Pearl Harbor along with other military installations on the Hawaiian

island of Oahu. Taken almost totally by surprise, the American Navy suffered

terrible losses, including four battleships that were moored at the base.

World War II had been raging around the globe for two years but America

had stayed neutral until the attack on Pearl Harbor. After that day, public

opinion was almost universally supportive of intervention, and Congress de-

clared war against Japan Dec, 8 and then against Germany and Italy a few

days after that.

Japanese war planners had made a crucial error; they felt that a hammer

blow at Pearl Harbor would convince Americans not to jump into the fi ght, as it

would be too diffi cult a war to win. The attack, however, had the opposite ef-

fect; from the day of the assault until the war ended on Sept. 2, 1945, America

was determined to see the war through to a successful conclusion.

World War II was the costliest confl ict in history, about 50 million civilians and

soldiers died, including 400,000 Americans. For our country, the war began in

Hawaii on a sleepy Sunday morning In Dec, 1941, and it is important that we

remember the sacrifi ce of so many that day and in the years to come to bring

peace once more to a war-torn world.

Chaplain Ryan R. Rupe

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WEAPONS GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITYSAILORS DONATE GIFTS TO THOSE IN NEED

Story and photos by MC2(SW) Austin Rooney

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)Public Affairs

Aviati on Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jered Gonzalez (left ) and Aviati on Ordnanceman Airman Elizabeth Swecker (right) help unload gift s do-nated by TR Sailors to deliver them to the Salvati on Army warehouse in Virginia Beach Dec. 4.

This Christmas, thousands of children around the Hampton Roads area will wake up and rush down to their

Christmas trees, ready to open their presents. Unfortunately, not every child will wake up on Christmas morning to a pile of gifts. According to WVEC Channel 13 News, in Norfolk, there are close to 30,000 families in the area living below the poverty line, strug-gling every day to provide their children with food on the table, much less presents under a Christmas tree. Volunteers from USS Theodore Roos-evelt’s (CVN 71) Weapons Department had these children in mind as they set off on the road to the Salvation Army warehouse in Virginia Beach Dec. 4, in a truck loaded with Christmas presents donated from Sail-ors on the ship. Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class (AW) Emmanuel Zapata, a magazine supervi-sor aboard TR, said he was sitting at home watching TV when he saw a commercial for a program called ‘Angel Tree.’ “I thought this program would be a great way to bring Weapons Department into the spotlight, and to make TR stand out in the community,” said Zapata. The program, sponsored by WVEC TV and the Salvation Army, gives out paper ‘stars,’ each of which contains an under-privileged child’s name, gender, and clothing size. With this information, the recipient of the star can shop for appropriate Christmas presents for the child, and return the star along with the present to the coordinator. Within two days of seeing the com-

mercial, Zapata contacted the TV station and the Salvation Army and received 150 stars to hand out to Sailors on the ship. Within two days, all of the stars were gone. “Sailors really took to this idea,” said Zapata. “I think they realized that they had the means to give back to the community, so they pulled through and did a great job.” Zapata said he handed out 225 stars in total during the two weeks he spent promoting the program. “I think it really shows people in the area that we’re not just here to do a job, we actually care about our community and we want to help give back,” said Zapata. “These presents aren’t going far, they’re all going to the kids and families we see every day in Hampton Roads.” Once all of the gifts were collected, Zapata and his volunteers from Weapons Department delivered them to the Salvation Army warehouse in Virginia Beach, where families will come to receive them. Diane Vanous, the warehouse coordinator, said she appreciates that the Sailors spent the time and money to help out their cause. “We can’t do this without the tremendous help from our community,” said Vanous. “Everyone who donated presents just helped make someone’s Christmas a little brighter.” Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class (AW)

Brittany Saucedo, one of the program coordinators for TR, said she thinks the ship’s generosity showed through during the two weeks she spent collecting gifts from Sailors. “It’s great that so many people were willing to buy gifts for kids they don’t even know,” said Saucedo. “These are presents they could have bought for their own kids, but they chose to help those in need.” Zapata said he thinks the program was successful, and he has heard nothing but positive feedback from around the ship. “I think we showed the ship that our department really cares,” said Zapata. “Re-ally, it’s all about the kids though. No child wants to have nothing waiting for them on Christmas morning.”

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CONGRATULATIONS PETTY OFFICERS!

PO1 Joseph Aquilina Jessica Au James Baca Trent Bridg-

man Raymond Broadway John Bui Donnell Chapman Chad Clark Chad Clements Tracey

Epperson Jr Jessica Everett Solomon Fadaka Os-man Fernandez Eddie Files Lyndon Francis

Keith Frizell Benzene Garas Crystal Graham Brandon Gunckle David Halloran Daniel Hefner Kevin Hegarty Colby Hicks Kevin Huss Charles Imanil Julius Jackson Alicia Keene Berenice Mack Howard Mccray Israel Mendez Theresa Miller John Parker Amy Ricker Chad Salyers Francis Savage Jaryd Shulsen Adam Springer Brian Spurgeon Danny Starkey

Christian Tabora Bryce Topping Damon Walsh

John Webb Jonathan Whit-son Zuraima Williams Em-

manuel Zapata PO2 Alcide Acevedo Lindsay Achor

Lamar Adams Alli Altman John Applegate Jameson

Ayers Brandon Bates Dustin Beitzel Stephen Bolinski Da-

vid Boone Sammie Brad-ford Kenesha Bryan Tyson

Calamity Tehron Campbell Konstantin Chaykovskiy

Jerrica Cobbs William Conyers Stephanie Coyne

Zachary Culter Laura Curry Ryan Darr Jonathan

Donnelly Bradley Duke Kenneth Dyer Jessica

Echerri Robert Feil John Fields Christopher Finn Darwin Florescaravantes Kendall Gaillard Andrew Gay Nicholas Gibbon Casey Gore David Gorman Nicholas Hahn Valerie Hanchey Trae Howell Gaylon Hughes Sean Hurt Litisha Ingram William Jarratt Adam Johnson Benjamin Johnson Derek Kearney Jordan Kirk Devahn Lamar Eric Lockwood Thomas Lombard Vic-

toria Lopez Armando Magana Eric Masing James Mccaston Tashante Mcpherson Alexander Miller Eric Mitchell Pedro Molina Tyrell Morris Rebecca Munselle Cody Murray Brandon Newman Jessika Obrien William Poland Shannon Ramey Joanna Ratcliffe Dallas Reed Daniel Reneau Adam Rob-bins Erila Romero Kristen Sackman Cecil Siameh

Nicolo Sibulo Brandon Slabaugh Mark Smith Dakota Smith Stephen

Sorenson Stephen Spec-tor Anthony Stanford Raine Tafoya Brandon Thomas Christopher Thompson Heather

Treadway Trey Tyner Jason Vance Kayla Vernon Matthew Walker Tanesha Washington Amanda Welker James Westbrook Diondre Wil-

liams Christopher Wykes PO3 Jesse Adams Char-donnay Alexander Ken-neth Alexander Autumn Almas Lashan Anderson

Justina Arroyo Patricia Arteagatirado Justin Bailey Deanna Banks Jim Barnes Mirthilene Bien-aime Chelsi Bowe Coty

Brooks Kaleen Brown Angel Brown Ashleigh Buchanan Justin Burnett Kyle Burton Ryan Butler Robert Carrion Nakia Carter Tyler Castellucci

Brittney Chambliss An-thony Chavira Jonathon Clark Phillip Clark Qua-nita Clark Marquez Cobb

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toria Lopez Armando Magana Eric Masing James Mccaston Tashante Mcpherson Alexander Miller Eric Mitchell Pedro Molina Tyrell Morris Rebecca Munselle Cody Murray Brandon Newman Jessika Obrien William Poland Shannon Ramey Joanna Ratcliffe Dallas Reed Daniel Reneau Adam Rob-bins Erila Romero Kristen Sackman Cecil Siameh

Nicolo Sibulo Brandon Slabaugh Mark Smith Dakota Smith Stephen

Sorenson Stephen Spec-tor Anthony Stanford Raine Tafoya Brandon Thomas Christopher Thompson Heather

Treadway Trey Tyner Jason Vance Kayla Vernon Matthew Walker Tanesha Washington Amanda Welker James Westbrook Diondre Wil-

liams Christopher Wykes PO3 Jesse Adams Char-donnay Alexander Ken-neth Alexander Autumn Almas Lashan Anderson

Justina Arroyo Patricia Arteagatirado Justin Bailey Deanna Banks Jim Barnes Mirthilene Bien-aime Chelsi Bowe Coty

Brooks Kaleen Brown Angel Brown Ashleigh Buchanan Justin Burnett Kyle Burton Ryan Butler Robert Carrion Nakia Carter Tyler Castellucci

Brittney Chambliss An-thony Chavira Jonathon Clark Phillip Clark Qua-nita Clark Marquez Cobb

Andrew Cobb Charles Commander Casey Cosker Am-ber Crites Amanda Cubit Sarah Curtindale Joseph Dan-gelo Kendrick Deloach Nicholas Dolanski Travis Dowdy Sarah Dunham Brandon Elliott Brett Elliott Holly England Eli Erickson Henry Estrada Sabrinamatera Estrella Simone Evans Sara Fields Casey Gable Marquita Galbreath Julia Gardner Brandi Garnett Jesse Gherardi David Gonzalez Amber Green Patrick Green Alesha Greene Ja-quetta Gresham Shawn Guerrero Tamara Gumminger Marshall Haley Blake Hamby Vince Hardy Elliot Heras Keisha Hiter Paul Holifi eld Rachelle John Andre Johnson Adrian Johnson Sheri Jolicoeur Michael Judge Yahya Kassem Ryan Keener Sarah Kohn Stephen Kooken Bradly Lantz Justin Lee Montez Lewis Jozalynn Locklear Jahara Love Schvette Lovell Britni Lovett Kyle Makey Genna Maratita Ariel Marquis Christian Martinez Aretha

Mcadoo Amber Moe Matthew Monday Cedric Morris Yasmarie Munozlo-pez Yun Ni Joseph Nunley David Nwokeabia Aman-da Panganiban Britani

Parker Adrianna Parker Akeiva Perry Joshua Petrosino Karsten Pigg John Porter James Powell Kapri Ragin Brittany Ren- frew Anber Reyes Nadja Richardson Andrew Robinson Alisha Roche Kameron Rosenberg Ja- net Salas Adrian Scouler April Shahan Sarah Shinn Shantel Simon Lucas Simpson Michael Slater Nina Smith Deanjila Smith Tysean Spann Stephen Spaulding Charittey Starr Samiines Suero Rodtrell Sullen Jake Terrones-

fernandez Jeffrey Thompson Ryan Upshaw Emmanuel Uzoh Neng Vang David Wade Todd Walker Ruby

Ward Matthew Warthan Nicholas Watton Melissa Wert Brandace Williams Bryan Wilson Lol-

lita Wilson Shanice Winston Alton Young

1) Commanding offi cer Capt. William Hart addresses the crowd and petty offi cer selectees at the Huntington Hall gym Nov. 30 during TR’s frocking ceremony.2) Hart prepares to frock the ship’s newest fi rst class petty offi cers.3) Hart congratulates newly-frocked third class petty offi cers.4) Hart frocks Culinary Specialist 1st Class (SW) Osman Fernandez.5) Newly-frocked petty offi cers from Operations Department pose for a photo.6) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Sammie Bradford is congratulated by his wife and son.7) Newly-frocked petty offi cers from Air Department pose for a photo.8) Family members stand by to watch their Sailors get frocked.9) Newly-frocked petty offi cers from AIMD Department pose for a photo.

Photos by USS Theodore Roosevelt Media Department

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Patrick Quill with the Silver Star medal on behalf of the President of the United States during an award cer-emony at Camp Pendleton. Mabus also presented the Department of the Navy’s highest award, the Navy Cross medal, and two ad-diti onal Silver Stars to members of Quill’s unit for their acti ons while serving with 1st Marine Special Operati ons Batt alion (MARSOC) operati ng in the village of Heyderabad, Afghanistan, in July 2010. Photo by MCC Sam Shavers

Att endees observe the inacti vati on ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise was commissioned in 1961 and is scheduled to celebrate her inacti vati on, Dec. 1, aft er 51 years of service.

ENTERPRISE COMPLETES INACTIVATIONPhoto by MC3 Zachary S. Welch

Sailors remove slot seals from catapult one on the fl ight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the ship prepares to depart Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials. George H.W. Bush is conducti ng sea trials in collaborati on with Norfolk Naval Shipyard to train Sailors and ensure operability of equipment and systems following the successful completi on of a four-month planned incremental availability period. Photo by MC2 Timothy Walter

N early 12,000 past and current crewmembers, family and friends attended the inactivation of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Dec. 1, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Enterprise recently completed its 25th and fi nal deployment and returned to its homeport for its scheduled inactivation. The Chief of Naval Operations, the Commander of United States Fleet Forces, nine of 23 prior commanding offi cers, many decorated war heroes, and thou-

sands of Enterprise veterans attended the event. In honor of the ship’s spirit, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the name Enterprise will live on as he offi cially passed the name to CVN-80, the third Ford-class carrier and the ninth ship in the U.S. Navy to bear the name.

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StaffCommanding Offi cer

Capt.William Hart

Executive Offi cerCmdr. Mark Colombo

Public Affairs Offi cerLt. Cmdr. Patrick Evans

Media Offi cerLt. j.g. Michael Larson

Senior EditorMCCS (SW/AW/EXW)

David Collins

EditorMC2(SW) Austin Rooney

LayoutMCSN Eric Norcross

Rough Rider Contributors

MC2(SW) Austin RooneyMC3(SW) Brian Reynolds

MC3 Katie LashMCSN Eric Norcross

Command OmbudsmenApril Kumley

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Mass Communicati on Specialist 3rd Class Tim Haake is performing maintenance on a batt le lantern. What is he doing wrong? We counted 5 infracti ons. See below for the answers! 1. Using an improper tool. 2) Light not

tagged out. 3) No electrical safety gloves. 4) No hardhat or goggles. 5) Maintenance person does not have MRC to reference.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va (NNS) -- The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Com-mand (USFF) visited aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as a part of a scheduled tour of Newport News Shipbuilding Dec 4. Upon arrival, sideboys rendered honors to Adm. Bill Gortney as he embarked ship. Gortney is no stranger to TR. From 1992-1994, he served as the execu-tive of�icer of the Valions of Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 15 aboard TR. “I’ve had over 400 traps on TR,” said Gortney as he addressed TR

Sailors in the hangar bay. “This is my ship, and it’s great to be back.” During the visit, Gortney conveyed his leadership philosophies and took questions from Sailors. “You guys are actually setting records getting this ship out of the yards, bringing it back to operational standards and returning it to the �leet,” said Gortney. “You all need to know how important it is to �inish this up and to �inish this safely. It is phenomenal. It is your teamwork, yourselves and your command that is making this happen.”

FLEET FORCES COMMANDER VISITS TRStory by MC3 (SW) Brian G. ReynoldsUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)Public Affairs

Adm. Bill Gortney, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, addresses the crew and takes questi ons aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a scheduled tour of Newport News Shipbuilding. Photo by MCSN Eric Norcross

Photo by MC3 (SW) Brian G. Reynolds

Many Sailors aboard TR welcomed Gortney’s visit and also welcomed insight about what is in store for the carrier and crew. “I think that the admiral’s visit was good for the crew,” said Chief Hull Technician Erik Sykes. “We hear the message from the captain, which is great, but it was nice to hear it from the admiral as well. The question and answer session was great. He took the time out of his busy schedule to come and speak to us. I think that means a lot to the crew.” “It was really nice having the upper chain of command come and check on us,” said Seaman Raynard Kelly. “It shows that they really do care about what goes on here.” Gortney, a former naval aviator, is the 32nd commander of USFF. Dur-ing his 35-year naval career, he has served with a variety of commands including director of the Joint Staff for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command; command-er of U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Forces Maritime Component Com-manders. Gortney’s visit comes as TR wraps up the �inal stages of its midlife Re-fueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding, a divi-sion of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

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