090113-N-9698C-019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 13, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) conduct main space fire training while waiting to participate in the MIDPAC Surface Combatant Group sail. The group sail supports the Pacific FleetÕs new MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/ advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific. The mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Employment is designed to improve the Pacific Fl
090113-N-9698C-019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 13, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) conduct main space fire training while waiting to participate in the MIDPAC Surface Combatant Group sail. The group sail supports the Pacific FleetÕs new MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/ advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific. The mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Employment is designed to improve the Pacific FleetÕs war-fighting readiness and operational effectiveness of the ships involved. ( Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Wallace Ciccarelli ) US Navy 090113-N-9698C-019 Sailors conduct main space fire training
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