By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Peter Merrill, USS Nimitz Public Affairs
June 29, 2010 - SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) successfully completed a 14-hour fast cruise June 28.
Fast cruise allowed Nimitz crew members to simulate life at sea and to reinforce the underway watch standards while still tied to the pier.
"This has been a great fast cruise, exactly what the crew needed," said Capt. Paul O. Monger, Nimitz commanding officer. "Since our return from deployment in March, this crew has been working hard to get the ship ready again, fast cruise is the last step to get this warship back to sea."
During the fast cruise, Sailors conducted a sea and anchor detail to simulate Nimitz getting underway along with executing underway watch team rotations and steering drills.
"It's good to flex the watch stations to see where everyone's at and to see how prepared we are to get underway," said Damage Controlman 1st Class (SW/AW) Scott Loendorf, Nimitz' assistant damage control training team coordinator.
The crew also participated in a man overboard drill, general quarters and flight deck drills.
The drills prepared Nimitz' Sailors to work as one entity, said Loendorf. They also introduced new check-ins, and refresh veteran Sailors, to the evolutions they will experience while at sea.
New Sailor or veteran, Nimitz is prepared for the job ahead, said Loendorf. "Motivation was way up. We put in some good effort and it was just awesome training."
Nimitz is scheduled to conduct sea trails, June 29 to test the ship's at-sea maneuvering and system capabilities to ensure mission capability.
Nimitz is the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 11. Nimitz returned home to San Diego March 26 after completing a successful eight-month Western Pacific deployment.
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