AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Nov. 25, 2016) Sailors man the rails as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departs Devonport Naval base. Sampson will report to Third Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of Third Fleet into the region.

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