Twelve logistics specialist interns from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) came aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 16 to join the ship’s crew for a week as the ship got underway.
The Naval Acquisition Development Program (NADP) interns — who work at various NAVAIR locations providing equipment and other logistics necessities for Sailors across the fleet — embarked the ship to gather information on how logistics works on an aircraft carrier while at sea. The NADP program develops highly skilled professionals to meet projected Department of the Navy acquisition workforce requirements.
The interns were curious to see the role logistics played on the ship, said Lt. Riley Swinney, Intermediate Maintenance 3 division officer for the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department aboard the CVN 71.
Now that the interns have an idea of how Sailors work in the fleet, they can take that knowledge back to their commands and programs and share what they have learned to more efficiently support the warfighter.
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