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Source: United States Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN – USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is a first-in-class ship with unique equipment and systems found exclusively on Ford-class aircraft carriers. The challenge of manning and operating these systems is not lost on Ford’s Sailors, who routinely test the nuances and capabilities of these complex warfighting technologies.
Source: United States Navy
KOROR, Palau—U.S. Pacific Fleet’s annual humanitarian assistance mission, Pacific Partnership 21 concluded in Palau, as U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) cohosted a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HADR) workshop Aug. 10-12, with Taiwan disaster management experts.
Source: United States Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN – With less than 24 hours clocked as the Department of the Navy’s top leader, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and its crew made a big impression upon the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the Navy’s 78th and newest Secretary of the Navy.
Source: United States Navy
PACIFIC OCEAN – Cindy McCain, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, and wife of the late Sen. John McCain, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) along with a group of business executives as part of the Commander, Naval Air Force’s Distinguished Visitor Program, Aug. 8-9.
Source: United States Navy
U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP) Aug. 5-10 alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) and HMAS Canberra (L 02).