WEBVTT 00:00.644 --> 00:04.061 (upbeat orchestra music) 00:32.673 --> 00:35.835 - I'm MC3 Rachel Treon and this is The Bully Broadcast. 00:35.835 --> 00:38.325 We'd like to wish you a Happy Holidays aboard the TR. 00:38.325 --> 00:39.419 We may not be home, 00:39.419 --> 00:41.580 but at least we're all in this together. 00:41.580 --> 00:43.585 - My favorite part of Christmas is 00:43.585 --> 00:45.315 probably just getting together with my family 00:45.315 --> 00:47.720 and having a big Christmas dinner with everybody. 00:47.720 --> 00:50.813 I am ISSA Nottingham, and I am from Golden Valley, Arizona. 00:50.813 --> 00:52.877 This is my first Christmas away from home. 00:52.877 --> 00:54.773 - Three deployments where I was away 00:54.773 --> 00:57.443 for at least one or two holidays. 00:57.443 --> 01:00.335 So ABA1 Gonzalez, I'm from Riverside, California. 01:00.335 --> 01:01.896 Favorite thing would be 01:01.896 --> 01:03.485 just spending time with family. 01:03.485 --> 01:06.882 - To me Christmas is a time to spend with my family. 01:06.882 --> 01:08.119 Traditions with my family. 01:08.119 --> 01:09.345 Everyday throughout December, 01:09.345 --> 01:11.936 we read off a little story from the Bible 01:11.936 --> 01:14.272 that give you different meanings to Christmas. 01:14.272 --> 01:15.325 - If it's your first deployment, 01:15.325 --> 01:18.196 make sure you're staying in contact with your family. 01:18.196 --> 01:19.625 Let 'em know everything's going good 01:19.625 --> 01:21.995 and try to maintain whatever traditions 01:21.995 --> 01:24.788 you may be able to maintain while you're gone. 01:24.788 --> 01:26.274 - To stay in touch with my family, 01:26.274 --> 01:28.214 I've written down some of the little stories 01:28.214 --> 01:29.414 that we used to read. 01:29.414 --> 01:31.708 I wrote them down, so every day in December, I can read them 01:31.708 --> 01:33.958 and kinda stay in touch with what they're doing at home. 01:33.958 --> 01:36.918 - Some of the traditions is just family getting together, 01:36.918 --> 01:38.075 enjoying some time together, 01:38.075 --> 01:39.686 so here, it's a little different. 01:39.686 --> 01:42.006 Try to make the work center your family. 01:42.006 --> 01:43.467 We have about 40 people here, 01:43.467 --> 01:46.603 so we do what we can with what we have here. 01:46.603 --> 01:47.549 - I'm able to be able to get through 01:47.549 --> 01:49.674 being at sea during Christmas 01:49.674 --> 01:52.591 knowing that what I'm doing here is 01:52.659 --> 01:55.346 pretty much enabling my family to feel safe 01:55.346 --> 01:57.585 and have a good Christmas at home, 01:57.585 --> 01:59.168 while I'm out here. 01:59.469 --> 02:01.879 - Many rates in the Navy have common misconceptions 02:01.879 --> 02:03.491 about what they actually do. 02:03.491 --> 02:05.007 Like PRs, for example. 02:05.007 --> 02:07.332 They only pack parachutes, right? 02:07.332 --> 02:08.669 - A lot of people think that PRs 02:08.669 --> 02:10.106 don't do as much work as everybody else, 02:10.106 --> 02:11.394 'cause we're not always on the flight deck 02:11.394 --> 02:13.314 liftin' chains and turnin' wrenches, 02:13.314 --> 02:16.381 but a lot of our work is very meticulous 02:16.381 --> 02:18.715 because on a pilot's potentially worst day, 02:18.715 --> 02:20.288 it's up to the gear that we maintain 02:20.288 --> 02:23.205 to make sure their lives are saved. 02:23.505 --> 02:25.114 My name is Benjamin Farnsworth. 02:25.114 --> 02:27.484 I'm a PR2 with the AQ139 Paraloft 02:27.484 --> 02:31.074 and I'm stationed aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. 02:31.074 --> 02:34.393 I chose PR because my father used to be in the Army. 02:34.393 --> 02:35.676 He jumped out of planes, 02:35.676 --> 02:38.339 so I figured working on parachutes would be kinda cool. 02:38.339 --> 02:39.845 I've been in the military for six years 02:39.845 --> 02:42.302 and I've never worked on a parachute yet. 02:42.302 --> 02:43.884 PR used to stand for Parachute Rigger. 02:43.884 --> 02:45.879 The Navy changed it to Aircrew Survival Equipment 02:45.879 --> 02:49.994 for a better understanding of all the gear we work on. 02:49.994 --> 02:51.577 - I'm PR3 Cardenas. 02:52.023 --> 02:53.606 I'm with the AQ139. 02:55.180 --> 02:59.347 I've been attached to this squadron for two years. 03:00.412 --> 03:02.094 Certain pieces of equipment I work on, 03:02.094 --> 03:04.939 is the LPU which inflates when you go into the water, 03:04.939 --> 03:06.509 night vision goggles, 03:06.509 --> 03:08.255 your G-suit that's going to 03:08.255 --> 03:09.913 keep the blood pressure in your legs 03:09.913 --> 03:11.745 so pilots don't pass out. 03:11.745 --> 03:12.899 Your survival vest, 03:12.899 --> 03:14.971 which holds all your items which you're gonna need 03:14.971 --> 03:18.451 if you somehow end up in a place you don't wanna be. 03:18.451 --> 03:19.782 Why do I like being PR? 03:19.782 --> 03:22.590 Well, almost every PR's gonna tell you the same answer. 03:22.590 --> 03:26.575 That they get a chance to save someone's life and 03:26.575 --> 03:30.051 it's true though, because if a pilot ever has to use 03:30.051 --> 03:34.218 gear or any aircrew member or anyone using your gear, 03:34.417 --> 03:36.534 and you save their life because it works. 03:36.534 --> 03:39.755 That's a feeling you're not gonna forget. 03:39.755 --> 03:41.776 - It's always nice to see your hard work pay off. 03:41.776 --> 03:45.755 Sergeant Justin Carroll shows us what that means to AIMD. 03:45.755 --> 03:47.320 ^My name is Sergeant Justin Carroll. 03:47.320 --> 03:50.050 ^I'm a work center 450 Collateral Duty Inspector. 03:50.050 --> 03:52.306 ^My job is to be in charge of the whole evolution 03:52.306 --> 03:54.306 of running a jet engine. 03:57.630 --> 04:00.159 So we're hooking up cables to the engine 04:00.159 --> 04:04.326 because we need to be able to see as far as speed, 04:04.627 --> 04:06.469 how much fuel the engine's getting, 04:06.469 --> 04:08.580 air, because we have to do different tests, 04:08.580 --> 04:10.624 so we hook up cables to be able to know 04:10.624 --> 04:13.374 what's goin' on with that engine. 04:14.461 --> 04:15.794 So what I'm doing after everyone 04:15.794 --> 04:18.523 hooks up all the cables and what not, is I'm 04:18.523 --> 04:20.534 what's called rigging the throttle. 04:20.534 --> 04:23.738 So I'm making sure the throttle inside the test cell 04:23.738 --> 04:26.537 is the same as the throttle out there on the engine, 04:26.537 --> 04:29.070 that they match, so that I can control 04:29.070 --> 04:31.903 at what speed I set the engine at. 04:33.431 --> 04:35.764 So I really enjoy what I do. 04:35.885 --> 04:38.186 I do it every day so it gets 04:38.186 --> 04:41.686 redundant at some times, but being able to 04:42.023 --> 04:45.466 take the guys on the ship that were strikers 04:45.466 --> 04:47.875 into the shop out there during an engine run 04:47.875 --> 04:50.185 because they put a lot of hard work and time and effort 04:50.185 --> 04:53.102 into building that engine and then, 04:53.321 --> 04:55.570 for them to see and be a part of 04:55.570 --> 04:58.017 that engine doing what's is supposed to do 04:58.017 --> 05:02.184 before it goes to an aircraft, it makes my job a lot better. 05:09.100 --> 05:11.731 - Good morning, Rough Riders, I'm PS3 Pierce. 05:11.731 --> 05:15.708 I work in Admin Division X3, home of PASCAC, our system. 05:15.708 --> 05:18.341 PASCAC is the personal accountability system 05:18.341 --> 05:20.789 that we use for your department as well as your division 05:20.789 --> 05:22.225 including your duty section. 05:22.225 --> 05:24.031 Probably the main question you're asking yourself 05:24.031 --> 05:25.114 right now is, 05:25.293 --> 05:26.880 how can I go on liberty? 05:26.880 --> 05:28.365 And where do I go to do it? 05:28.365 --> 05:30.371 Well if you come down to the Admin Department 05:30.371 --> 05:32.179 before we pull into port, 05:32.179 --> 05:34.239 division, department as well as your rank 05:34.239 --> 05:35.679 and your rate and your duty section. 05:35.679 --> 05:37.017 Those are the things you'll need to know. 05:37.017 --> 05:38.617 All you gotta do is bring your CAC card with you, 05:38.617 --> 05:39.901 we'll take care of the rest. 05:39.901 --> 05:41.338 So by the time you're ready to go on liberty, 05:41.338 --> 05:42.425 there will be no hiccups. 05:42.425 --> 05:44.344 You can go on off the ship and have a great time. 05:44.344 --> 05:45.761 Always stay safe. 05:45.812 --> 05:49.783 - Seriously, get your CAC cards registered with PASCAC 05:49.783 --> 05:52.771 or you'll be that guy making your friends wait 05:52.771 --> 05:56.521 and wait and wait some more to go on liberty. 05:57.338 --> 05:59.618 Up next, we have part two of a mini series 05:59.618 --> 06:03.785 about the Marines who make up the checkerboards of VMFA 312. 06:04.255 --> 06:05.722 - When my Mom talks about me, 06:05.722 --> 06:08.169 she says I'm more disciplined. 06:08.169 --> 06:11.746 I have a lot more discipline than I did before. 06:11.746 --> 06:15.413 My name is Corporal Matthews, from VMFA 312. 06:15.598 --> 06:17.496 Having discipline has made me mentally stronger 06:17.496 --> 06:19.788 to deal with the Marine Corps, 06:19.788 --> 06:22.434 'cause you have to adjust yourself 06:22.434 --> 06:23.731 instead of being 06:23.731 --> 06:26.716 surrounded by a bunch of Marines all day, every day, 06:26.716 --> 06:29.766 we're surrounded by sailors who live by different rules, 06:29.766 --> 06:31.266 different aspects. 06:31.857 --> 06:34.948 I joined the Marine Corps because it was the challenge. 06:34.948 --> 06:38.198 It was mentally and physically the most 06:38.485 --> 06:41.118 challenging thing I could ever go for. 06:41.118 --> 06:43.676 - To end the show, we have a message from Admiral Koehler 06:43.676 --> 06:46.841 and Captain Sardiello about operations, safety 06:46.841 --> 06:48.813 and the holiday season underway. 06:48.813 --> 06:51.063 I'm MC3 Treon, signing off. 06:51.283 --> 06:52.414 ^- Part of being professionals 06:52.414 --> 06:55.006 ^is making the difficult look very easy. 06:55.006 --> 06:57.951 The way we do that is walking through all the procedures 06:57.951 --> 07:00.902 and the training that we've done over the last nine months. 07:00.902 --> 07:04.668 That's what enables the safety that we're so known for. 07:04.668 --> 07:06.131 I need everybody to have safety 07:06.131 --> 07:07.591 on the forefront of their mind 07:07.591 --> 07:10.534 as we operate this very complicated ship, 07:10.534 --> 07:14.034 and all the ships and airplanes around us. 07:14.530 --> 07:18.075 - The business that we do, sometimes, accidents happen. 07:18.075 --> 07:19.706 But we wanna minimize those. 07:19.706 --> 07:23.193 ^And each time that we do, we improve our process. 07:23.193 --> 07:25.307 We look at that, and ask the question, 07:25.307 --> 07:26.640 what when wrong? 07:26.785 --> 07:28.883 How can we prevent that in the future? 07:28.883 --> 07:29.778 And then we'll get better. 07:29.778 --> 07:31.813 We'll put that back into the plan. 07:31.813 --> 07:34.804 We need folks to have your head in the game 07:34.804 --> 07:37.895 when you're up on the flight deck or around the ship, 07:37.895 --> 07:41.312 working your piece of carrier operations. 07:41.537 --> 07:44.792 If you see something that's wrong, say something. 07:44.792 --> 07:47.875 And do something, stop the evolution. 07:48.198 --> 07:51.766 And that's how we're gonna keep everybody safe. 07:51.766 --> 07:53.374 Watch out for your shipmates. 07:53.374 --> 07:55.495 Somebody who's feelin' down, 07:55.495 --> 07:59.662 may not be connected as well as you probably should be 07:59.675 --> 08:01.495 with family and friends at home. 08:01.495 --> 08:04.395 Watch out for them, take care of them during this timeframe 08:04.395 --> 08:05.695 during the holidays. 08:05.695 --> 08:08.159 - As we approach the holidays, I'd like you to know that 08:08.159 --> 08:11.005 the work that we've done here, already, 08:11.005 --> 08:13.259 is in the news outlets back at home. 08:13.259 --> 08:15.179 The work that Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group 08:15.179 --> 08:17.944 all of the work that you've specifically done to enable that 08:17.944 --> 08:19.862 is being lauded back at home, 08:19.862 --> 08:21.582 as we are the only Carrier Strike Group 08:21.582 --> 08:24.355 now underway protecting the American interests. 08:24.355 --> 08:25.483 And so thank you very much 08:25.483 --> 08:28.400 for all the work that you're doin'. 08:28.444 --> 08:31.694 (upbeat hoedown music)