PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2017) Seaman Bryan Coyne, from Fuquay Varina, , requests permission to assume the duties as the lee helmsman from Ens. Beau Allen, from Augusta, Ga., aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while underway for a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests the mission readiness of the strike group's assets through simulated real-world scenarios and their ability to perform as an integrated unit.

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