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Everyday creativity Four bakers treat Bush crew of 5,000 By MC3 Danny Ray Nunez
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USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA
When approaching the bustling mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sailors from all corners of the ship might catch the sweet smells of honey-glazed bread, chocolate chip cookies and cakes. That smell leads to the ship’s little bakery where a handful of culinary specialists work tirelessly to bake bread from scratch for the large crew. For culinary specialists on the ship, baking bread, cakes and desserts is more than just an everyday military duty; it’s a fun activity that reaps happiness. “The best thing to make is the bread,� said Airman Robert Cloos, assigned to the ship’s one bakery. “We have to set out the flour, yeast, water, and prepare it. It’s an all-day process that’s really relaxing.� Like a sculptor with a lump of clay, the culinary specialists knead this unformed dough into something entirely new. “We have to make something creative every day,� Cloos said as he cut through a gingerbread cake. Frosting of various colors covered the table around him. Although the ancient art of baking can
By Frank Sanders Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic Public Affairs
MC3 Brianna Bowens The youngest and oldest Sailors aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Marchbanks, left, and Airman Basil Anderson, take turns cutting a birthday cake, baked by the ship’s culinary specialists.
be relaxing, it isn’t always. “We have four bakers for a crew of about 5,000,� Cloos said. “This week alone, we’ve made seven cakes.� Despite a consistently challenging workload, the Sailors don’t let the stress stop them from having a good time. “People will come by smelling our cookies and ... try and take them,� Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Jesus Gonzalez said with a laugh. “We could go through 4,000 cookies in an hour.� He said he enjoys dispersing the highly coveted confections throughout the ship. Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Miles
Bagby also mentioned the delicious smell of the ship’s bakery. “People will come from all over the place to come get what we make,� Bagby said. “People start knowing you for what you bake and how good it is.� In the end, the bakers enjoy what they get to make during their daily grind. “We have a lot of freedom in what we bake,� Bagby said. “There’s a real science in all that we do.� After all the baking is completed, the culinary specialists offer the high-quality baked goods loved by much of the crew, who thoroughly enjoy the daily delights provided by the bakers.
Sailor shares lessons through music By MC3 Joshua DuFrane USS George Washington Public Affairs NORFOLK
Airman William Walsh, a Sailor assigned to aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), shares his life experience with music and the Navy. At the young age of 6, Walsh heard his older sister playing saxophone in their house. Using his childish humor, Walsh thought it would be funny to mimic his sister’s music on the family’s antique piano, playing note-for-note what his sister was playing. This led to the discovery of his musical talents and nearperfect tonal pitch. Not long after, Walsh, his adolescent hands barely able to wrap around the neck of his guitar, started strumming his first chords. “From that point on it
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wasn’t anything else except music,� Walsh said. “It wasn’t that one day I decided I wanted to be a musician or wanted to be a music performer; that’s just the way it’s been. Music is my hobby, it’s my passion – it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.� For the next few years, Walsh dabbled with musical instruments – piano and guitar – but never played with any conviction. It wasn’t until he turned 12 that his passion for music took over. “I’ve been seriously playing guitar for about eight years now,� Walsh said. “As I grew older, my friends in high school and I got together and we formed a band and practiced all the time.� Through the years, Walsh has performed in multiple bands and different roles. Currently, Walsh is a member of a band called Upon An
Altar. “My favorite place in a band really depends on the genre that the group is in,� Walsh said. “For Upon An Alter, I sing clean vocals and hard vocals – which mean singing and screaming. I also really enjoy playing the guitar, but it really comes down to the mood and direction that the group is going toward that dictates what position I’ll be in, whether that’s guitar, drums, or vocals.� When Walsh joined the Navy in 2015, he had to readjust his performances and lifestyle to accommodate his musical endeavors. “Being in the military has matured me in a lot of areas,� Walsh said. “I am glad I joined the Navy. The experience I’ve gained so far has helped me grow up and learn a lot of valuable lessons, and I have experienced a lot of
interesting things that a lot of my friends back home haven’t. It’s been hard for me to perform my music with my band, but the Navy has taught me how to balance my time to do what I need to do and what I want to do.� Walsh hopes when people listen to his music they can relate to the message he is putting out in his lyrics; and if he can help a person through a rough time with his message, then that makes everything worth it to him. “There is this quote that I heard when I was younger, and as I’ve gotten older it has become my favorite message,� Walsh said. “It is a quote by Horace Mann that says, ‘Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.’ If my music can help people, then I can die knowing I’ve done some good in this world.�
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Navy Lt. Keith Trapp, from Hampton Roads, has earned a spot on the United States F-Open National Shooting Team. This has been a long time coming for Trapp, the senior intelligence officer and instructor at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGLANT) on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. He has been a shooter most of his life and has been competing at the highest level for more than two years in order to qualify for the National Team. Trapp competes in FClass competitions, which allow shooters to fire rifles from a bipod and use a telescopic sight, at ranges up to 1,000 meters. “Everyone that is competitive in F-Class has an accurate gun and ammo. The challenge is when the shooter has to read the wind conditions on the range,� Trapp said. “There are no electronics or coaches to help you. The only thing you have to help is what can be
seen down range in the flags, mirage, trees and grass.� Shooting is an unforgiving mental and physical discipline, according to Trapp. Shooting long range takes a great deal of concentration, knowledge and equipment. Among his latest accomplishments, Trapp holds 14 National Records in F-Open and has 6 pending National Records for service in Fopen. “I started shooting F-Class in December of 2011. I had always enjoyed shooting but had never done it in competition,� Trapp said. “A friend talked me into trying the sport. That was all it took for me to be hooked. I love the fact that the sport requires a tremendous amount of concentration and attention to detail. It’s the small things in this sport like reloading, gun handling and wind reading that make all the difference. If I’m not shooting, I’m thinking about shooting� While the Navy Marksmanship Training Unit does not currently field shooters in F-Class, they have requested Trapp to assist their shooters with training in how to read the wind at long distances. Trapp is one of the best FClass Shooters in the nation and will continue to represent his country and the Navy as a representative of the U.S. FOpen Shooting Team.
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