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ARMED FORCES DISPATCHSan Diego Navy/Marine Corps Dispatch www.armedforcesdispatch.com 619.280.2985 SIXTIETH YEAR NO. 19 Serving active duty and retired military personnel, veterans and civil service employees THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 ESPER MEETS SAILORS, OBSERVES OPS ABOARD SAN DIEGO-BASED USS ESSEX DURING RIMPAC VISIT EDITOR’S NOTE: The inter- “Your presence out here in the “You come from all parts of national maritime exercise Rim Indo-Pacific is all about making the country, or even outside the of the Pacific 2020 concluded sure we compete with China and country,’’ he said. “You come Aug. 31 following two weeks of … if necessary, that you can from all walks of life, and [yet] at-sea-only training events This fight and beat them anytime, you come together to fight as year’s RIMPAC included 53 re- anywhere,” he said. one team.” plenishments-at-sea, 101 pallets of cargo distributed, over 16,000 The nations participating in The Sailors all raised their rounds of small arms munitions RIMPAC do so to learn from right hand to support and shot, over 1,000 large caliber each other, Esper said. But they defend the Constitution, he weapons fired, 13 missiles ex- look to the U.S. Navy “as the said. pended, and 1,100 pounds of standard bearer of what a great mail delivered. navy looks like, how a great “You’re part of the 1 percent by Jim Garamone, navy acts, and performs and who has chosen to do that: to DOD News behaves,” he said. risk your welfare and to sac- .................................................. rifice so that all 338 million efense Secretary Dr. The secretary thanked Sailors other Americans can sleep safely DMark T. Esper visited for their service and for their abil- and soundly at night,’’ he said. sailors aboard amphibious as- ity to fight together as a team. “Thank you for what you do.” sault ship Essex to experience the Rim of the Pacific exercise - a multinational operation in- USS Carl Vinson arrives in San Diego volving.................................................. 10 nations. SAN DIEGO - Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, right, and Adm. John C. Aquilino, Pacific Fleet Sept. 2, after completing a 17-month docking planned incremental The exercise has been scaled commander, watch live-fire demonstrations aboard USS Essex Aug. 26. Photo by availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate back due to COVID-19, but still Petty Officer 2nd Class John Luke McGovern had a decent turnout. Australia, Maintenance Facility and changing its homeport from Bremerton, Brunei, Canada, France, Japan, The exercise is held every two Adm. John Aquilino, the Pacific so that the Chinese are trying to Wash., to San Diego. New Zealand, Korea, the Philip- years and is an opportunity to Fleet commander. The secretary mimic its capabilities. The aircraft carrier’s arrival in San Diego is a homecoming for pines, Singapore and the U.S. are strengthen relationships, build toured the ship and observed members of the crew whose families opted to remain in San Diego participating. The participating trust and increase interoper- missile and gunfire from the “But they don’t have you,” during the ship’s DPIA. nations sent 22 ships, a subma- ability among the participating neighboring ships USS Chung- he said. “They don’t have your Vinson’s DPIA included a complete system retrofit to accom- rine and about 5,300 personnel. nations, officials said. The na- Hoon and USS Lake Erie. He commitment to service, your modate F-35C Lightning II mission capabilities, such as upgrades tions have to be ready to operate had a private lunch with sail- skills, your knowledge. They to combat systems and electrical systems. Additional efforts during Dubbed RIMPAC, this year’s together to respond to threats ors from various departments can’t compete with us at that DPIA involved upgrades to crew living spaces and maintenance on exercise focuses solely on warf- to international commerce and aboard the flat top, and he spoke level.” the ship’s hull, rudders, and shafts. ighting in the maritime domain. prosperity or a natural disaster to a socially-distanced group on USS Carl Vinson can carry more than 5,000 people and 65 fixed This includes anti-surface and that requires a response from the ship’s hangar deck. Essex and her sister ships are and rotary-wing aircraft; and has the speed, agility, and maneuver- anti-submarine warfare, mari- the sea. The U.S. 3rd Fleet com- in the Pacific to deter China ability to travel more than 5,000 nautical miles in less than seven time interdiction operations and mands the exercise. “This ship has incredible and Russia in this era of great days to arrive where needed, ready to fight. robust live-fire events, officials capabilities,” Esper told the power competition, the secre- To learn more about USS Carl Vinson, visit www.carlvinson.navy. said. On Essex, Esper met with Sailors. “It’s unique. So much tary said. mil and www.dvidshub.net/unit/CVN70. What month is September? 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He will have more op- They want more conversa- discussion, more organic dis- empathy and understanding.“I DOD News makes time to speak with portunities in Hawaii. tions. “I don’t believe anybody cussion.” come away encouraged,” Esper In meetings with Defense service members. Some of thinks there’s a silver bullet,” said. “Service members have Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, his talks include all hands and “Most of my conversation he said. “They certainly want Service members do not want told me that, generally, their service members in the Pacific are on the record. Other talks was with the troops … talking, there to be more discussions, another PowerPoint presenta- treatment within the military said they want serious discus- are private and the secretary diversity, inclusion, and … on or would welcome more dis- tion on equal opportunity, but is different from that on the sions about race, diversity and speaks in generalities about that particular topic, what they cussion - and less formalized an actual discussion seeking outside.” what he hears tell me is … any type of bias from service that they experienced has been Mustin conducts freedom of navigation members. mostly on unconscious bias,” he said. operation in South China Sea During this trip he spoke But there is also conscious PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii Yokosuka, Japan, conducted the t o a n a l l - bias, and the service members - Guided-missile destroyer USS FONOP in the vicinity of the hands gath- discussed the need for under- Mustin (DDG 89) conducted Paracel Islands to ensure critical ering aboard standing and education with a freedom of navigation op- shipping lanes in the area remain USS Essex Esper. eration in the South China Sea, free and open. and with a Aug. 27. Courtesy graphic. small num- “I see a continuity in terms More than $5 trillion in inter- ber of crew of their feedback, and ways The U.S. Navy conducts free- national trade transits the South members on to address bias in the ranks,” dom of navigation operations, or China Sea each year. Ships as- inclusion and want the military the ship. He spoke with Ma- he said. “They all shared that FONOPs, to contest excessive signed to the Navy’s 7th Fleet to confront racism and address rines, a Seabee civic action there’s a [discomfort] about maritime claims and reinforce routinely conduct FONOPs Seaman Zachary Doug- conscious prejudice and institu- team in Palau, and with airmen discussing these issues, issues laws of the sea in international in the region to refute illegal las looks through bin- tional bias.