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It's all about admitting, learning from, but not repeating mistakes.
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Fathom
- Article date:
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October 1, 2003
- Author:
- Klinkenberger, Fred J., Jr.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 U.S. Navy Safety Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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As this edition of Fathom was going to press, USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) was completing her nine-month Extended Service Repair Availability (ESRA) pier side in her Mayport, Fla., homeport. It was the longest ever such overhaul of a Navy ship outside a shipyard. The ship's commanding officer, Capt. Ronald H. Henderson, Jr., spoke with Fathom and discussed how he felt when he assumed command of John F. Kennedy after the ship failed an INSURV inspection in late 2001. He shares with Fathom readers his thoughts on why the ship failed INSURV, his leadership philosophy, and how the ship has risen like the mythical Phoenix rose from ashes to fly again.--Ed.
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