PACIFIC OCEAN (May 4,2017) - Lt. Dale Lessner gives instruction to pilots from the helicopter control tower aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) during a Group Sail training unit exercise (GRUSL) with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG). GRUSL is the first step in Sampson’s integrated training phase and aims to enhance mission-readiness and warfighting capabilities between the ships, airwing and the staffs of the TRCSG through simulated real-world scenarios.

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