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    USS Hopper departs for MIDPAC Surface Combatant Group Sail [Image 1 of 2]

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    USS Hopper departs for MIDPAC Surface Combatant Group Sail

    USPACOM, AT SEA

    01.12.2009

    Photo by Seaman John Ciccarelli 

    U.S. Navy           

    Storekeeper Seaman Apprentice Josiah Thomas and storekeeper Seaman Recruit Porsha Corley, fold the ensign aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper after departing Naval Station Pearl Harbor to participate in the MIDPAC Surface Combatant Group Sail. The group sail supports the Pacific Fleet?s new MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the western Pacific Ocean by conducting intermediate/ advanced training and regular deployments in the western Pacific. The mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Employment is designed to improve the U.S. Pacific Fleet?s war-fighting readiness and operational effectiveness of the ships involved. The programs also furthers America?s Maritime Strategy by Posturing credible power in the western Pacific Ocean to protect vital interests, assure our friends and allies and deter adversaries.

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    Date Taken: 01.12.2009
    Date Posted: 05.28.2012 04:00
    Photo ID: 145259
    VIRIN: 090112-N-9698C-020
    Resolution: 1532x2100
    Size: 897.23 KB
    Location: USPACOM, AT SEA

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