US NavyDeck Operations, Boatswain | USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)
Nov. 2013 - Jul. 2015Spain, Rota• Conducted shipboard operations and oversaw deck equipment including boat handling, mooring, towing, small boat operations, underway replenishment, flight deck operations, crane operations, and cargo handling.
• Managed all topside spaces, rigging, deck seamanship equipment, and lifesaving gear onboard.
• Operated equipment used in loading/unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and stores.
• Secured helicopters to ship's flight deck as chalk and chain crew member during flight operations underway.
• Helmsman; lee-helmsman; forward and aft lookouts.
• Certified to operate JLG Boom Lift on pier to conduct seamanship duties outboard and aloft.
• Maintained the preservation, maintenance, and upkeep of 21 divisional top-side spaces.