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VICE ADMIRAL SCOTT SWIFT, THE NEW 7TH FLEET COMMANDER, MADE HIS FIRST TRIP TO FLEET ACTIVITIES
SASEBO TO TALK TO SAILORS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
"IT'S GREAT TO GET DOWN HERE IN SASEBO AND TALK TO THE SAILORS THAT DO SO MUCH OF THE
HEFTY LIFTING, I MEAN ALL OF OUR AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITY AND MINESWEEPING CAPABILITY IS
RESIDENT RIGHT HERE, HOME-PORTED IN SASEBO."
DURING HIS TRIP, VICE ADMIRAL SWIFT VISITED SHIPS AROUND CFAS AND GAVE THE SAILORS A CHANCE
TO ASK THEIR TOUGHEST QUESTIONS.
"IT WASN'T AS IF HE WAS JUST STANDING UP THERE PREACHING TO THE CROWD, YOU KNOW? IT WAS AS
IF HE ACTUALLY CARED WHAT WE THOUGHT."
LEADERSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
THE NEW 7TH FLEET COMMANDER'S TRIP TO CFAS SHOWED HIS COMMITMENT TO HELPING LEAD THE
NAVY INTO THE FUTURE.
*** ANDREW FRISBIE, FLEET ACTIVITIES SASEBO, JAPAN.