ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 11, 2018) Quartermaster Seaman Genesis Sweeny takes an azimuth reading on the bridge wing of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Commander, Fleet Forces Command ordered all Navy ships in the Hampton Roads area to sortie on Sept. 10, ahead of Hurricane Florence. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 11, 2018) Quartermaster Seaman Genesis Sweeny takes an azimuth reading on the bridge wing of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Commander, Fleet Forces Command ordered all Navy ships in the Hampton Roads area to sortie on Sept. 10, ahead of Hurricane Florence. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best postured for storm avoidance.

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