Carney Takes Gold In DC Olympics

Carney took the gold as the winner of the second Damage Control (DC) Olympics competition held aboard Naval Station Mayport since 2003. The first competition was held in September.

Sponsored by the Center for Naval Engineering (CNE) and DESRON 14, Carney beat out teams from USS Farragut, USS DeWert, USS Samuel B. Roberts, USS The Sullivans, USS Robert G. Bradley, USS Stephen W. Groves, USS McInerney, USS Philippine Sea, USS John L. Hall and USS Roosevelt during the July 16 event held at the base Firefighting School.

Teams from each represented ship competed in a DC written exam, Shoring, Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Dress Out, Fire Hose Relay, Message Blank and Plotting Relay, Pipe patching and Plugging, Quick Reaction team event and an Oscar Relay.

Carney's win was followed by USS The Sullivans and USS De Wert in second and third places. All of the competing ships are a part of DESRON 14, except for Carney, which belongs to DESRON 24. The event was opened to every ship in the basin, said Senior Chief Damage Controlman Roger Astrum of DESRON 14.

Commands were allowed to sponsor teams consisting of six to nine members of junior enlisted Sailors.