170614-N-ZW825-1408 ZHANJIANG, China (June 14, 2017) Commander, Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift, speaks to People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) Vice Adm. Wang Hai, commander of the PLAN South Sea Fleet, aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during the ship’s scheduled port visit to Zhanjiang, China. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander


170614-N-ZW825-1408 ZHANJIANG, China (June 14, 2017) Commander, Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift, speaks to People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) Vice Adm. Wang Hai, commander of the PLAN South Sea Fleet, aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during the ship’s scheduled port visit to Zhanjiang, China. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released) Pacific Fleet commander meets with senior Chinese naval officers by #PACOM


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