Like any large department on an aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)'s supply department has many divisions whose personnel perform specific, important jobs for the ship.

While the Sailors of S-10 division stay relatively unseen by the rest of supply from their office in a tucked-away part of GHWB's 03 level, they see all of the divisions of their department from their perspective.

S-10 is the quality assurance division of supply department. They are tasked with maintaining specific standards of operation aboard GHWB to ensure both personnel safety and quality of life.

"We conduct manual inventory," said Logistics Specialist 1st Class Gontowon Wehye, S-10's leading petty officer. "The work centers receive shipments and do inventories. We make sure they're doing it according to COMNAVAIR Instruction 4440.2D. We make sure they're not cutting corners or losing material. On the food service side, we make sure the food they're serving isn't expired. We do daily receipts to make sure the repair parts petty officers are picking up their material and signing for it."

Wehye likens the structure of supply department to a single large, living body, and stressed the importance of quality assurance in overseeing what that body does.

"We're basically the conscience of supply," said Wehye. "S-1 is the brain, where they do all the smart work. S-6 is the air side, S-2 and S-3 are services, and we're like the gauges to make sure they're doing it right."

"Gauging" the rest of the supply divisions translates into a lot of paperwork and auditing for Sailors working in S-10.

"My job is to take receipts from S-8 and make sure they're all signed and accounted for in the system," said Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Sandra Morales. "Then I turn them over to S-1 to be filed. We take care of audits for HAZMAT. We take care of S-2 audits for food service to make sure there are no discrepancies. We take care of the financial part of the ship which checks receipts for divisions that require certain parts like tires, gaskets, and fuel. We ensure that it got to the right personnel and that it was issued properly, delivered properly, and received properly. We're basically an extra set of eyes."

While the levels of paperwork and precision that come with the job
could seem overwhelming, Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Wesley Headen says he appreciates his job because of the wider training opportunities it offers than most divisions would.

"I love working here! I get to see all kinds of real LS work, so I learn more about my rate in general," said Headen. "It's a big difference being able to read over what every different division does each day. We see it all."

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