{"id":2641,"date":"2023-04-07T13:28:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2023-04-08T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T01:10:11","slug":"uss-carl-vinson-completes-tailored-ships-training-availability-final-evaluation-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=2641","title":{"rendered":"USS Carl Vinson Completes Tailored Ship\u2019s Training Availability\/Final Evaluation Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>TSTA\/FEP is a multi-phase training assessment of the crew\u2019s operating proficiency.<br \/>\u201cTSTA\/FEP is a way for us to show our ability to train ourselves,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. Kamille Pizarro, Vinson\u2019s training officer. \u201cDuring deployment, we\u2019ll be out there without any outside help, so we have to make sure that we are staying proficient with the people we have.\u201d<br \/>As part of TSTA\/FEP, embarked members of Afloat Training Group (ATG) assessed Vinson\u2019s ability to integrate with Carrier Strike Group ONE and Carrier Air Wing TWO. ATG also evaluated Vinson\u2019s proficiency during damage control and warfighting evolutions to include shipboard firefighting, simulated man overboard and abandon ship drills, mass casualty evolutions, replenishments-at-sea, administrative reviews and flight operations.<br \/>\u201cIt was good to get the air wing involved in flight deck familiarization,\u201d said Master Chief Aviation Boatswain\u2019s Mate Jacob Gardner, air department\u2019s training team lead. \u201cThey already knew the ship really well, and I was impressed by their knowledge.\u201d<br \/>During TSTA\/FEP, ATG assessed the various training teams\u2019 ability to work together and handle situations as one multi-faceted unit, coordinated by the Integrated Training Team (ITT).<br \/>Organizing and deconflicting the schedule was managed by the ITT coordinator.<br \/>\u201cWe were, in a sense, managing it [the training availability],\u201d said Pizarro, \u201cbut really, it was our training team members on the deckplates alongside our Sailors that made everything happen.\u201d<br \/>There are twelve training teams aboard Vinson, and each one had a role to play during TSTA\/FEP. Among the largest training teams are air department training team, propulsion plant drill team and the damage control training team (DCTT). DCTT is responsible for training Vinson Sailors to fight casualties that threaten the safety and structural integrity of the ship, such as fires and flooding.<br \/>\u201cRegardless of certification events or assessments, I always train my team exactly the same way,\u201d said Chief Damage Controlman Jason Anderson, the DCTT coordinator. \u201cThat way, even when we are being assessed, it is already muscle memory. They do it exactly the way they have already been trained to, and they are going to be successful every time.\u201d<br \/>Vinson\u2019s completion of TSTA\/FEP allows the ship and crew to complete The Basic Phase and transition to the Advanced\/Integrated Phase.<br \/>\u201cWe really showcased what we are capable of and then some,\u201d said Pizarro. \u201cThe resilience and mental toughness of our Sailors is something that you have to see to believe. The way the ship comes together is indescribable.\u201d<br \/>The ship will next undergo Group Sail as the flagship for CSG-1 and alongside CVW-2 and Destroyer Squadron ONE. Later this year, the Vinson Carrier Strike Group will conduct Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) as the final part of the Integrated Phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan.<br \/>The efficacy of Vinson\u2019s training teams, as proven by the crew\u2019s performance during TSTA\/FEP, will set the foundation for the ship\u2019s continued success as they approach their upcoming deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TSTA\/FEP is a multi-phase training assessment of the crew\u2019s operating proficiency.\u201cTSTA\/FEP is a way for us to show our ability to train ourselves,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. 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