USS LEYTE GULF and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CASE STUDY
In the early hours of October 14, 1996, two ships in a particular naval battle group off the coast of North Carolina were preparing for a soon to come six month deployment. These two ships being focused on during this leadership action plan were the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and the USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55). The attention of these two ships is brought to light because of the sequence of events that occurred throughout the morning. While coordinating movements through exercises, the two ships had a violent, expensive collision as a result of poor, hasty decisions.
Initially, normal modes of communication were accessible for both ships. However as we will learn, these techniques and instruments became unavailable to the crew. Light signals sent between the ships is one of the many ways that the ships can coordinate with one another. Because of the exercises that were occurring on the USS ROOSEVELT, simpler means of communication such as radio telephone circuits were unavailable to the junior …show more content…
The case study begins with the knowledge of the time as well as the ROOSEVELT ordering the LEYTE GULF to 4000 yards directly following. In this time block, it is mentioned that many of the personnel on the LEYTE GULF were newly qualified and lacked experience with the events that were soon to occur (“USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) AND USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)”). The executive officer of the LEYTE GULF took note of this fact and displayed favorable leadership skills by making himself available to the bridge officers and remaining on the bridge to aid in the event that clarity for any questions was needed. This positive note of the leadership is imperative because even though the bridge officers were qualified, mentoring will still provide an outlet for
In the early hours of October 14, 1996, two ships in a particular naval battle group off the coast of North Carolina were preparing for a soon to come six month deployment. These two ships being focused on during this leadership action plan were the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and the USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55). The attention of these two ships is brought to light because of the sequence of events that occurred throughout the morning. While coordinating movements through exercises, the two ships had a violent, expensive collision as a result of poor, hasty decisions.
Initially, normal modes of communication were accessible for both ships. However as we will learn, these techniques and instruments became unavailable to the crew. Light signals sent between the ships is one of the many ways that the ships can coordinate with one another. Because of the exercises that were occurring on the USS ROOSEVELT, simpler means of communication such as radio telephone circuits were unavailable to the junior …show more content…
The case study begins with the knowledge of the time as well as the ROOSEVELT ordering the LEYTE GULF to 4000 yards directly following. In this time block, it is mentioned that many of the personnel on the LEYTE GULF were newly qualified and lacked experience with the events that were soon to occur (“USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) AND USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)”). The executive officer of the LEYTE GULF took note of this fact and displayed favorable leadership skills by making himself available to the bridge officers and remaining on the bridge to aid in the event that clarity for any questions was needed. This positive note of the leadership is imperative because even though the bridge officers were qualified, mentoring will still provide an outlet for