SECNAV Views ASW Sonar Exercise

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SECNAV Views ASW Sonar Exercise
Navy News | January 30, 2008

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea - The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, and several reporters visited the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Jan. 26 to observe how the Navy conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training using mid-frequency, active sonar while protecting marine life.

The strike group is off the coast of Southern California conducting the training under the terms of a preliminary injunction that was partially and temporarily stayed in federal district court.

Winter and the media representatives visited command and control suites on the aircraft carrier and on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), and flew an ASW mission with Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 2 "Golden Falcons."

The strike group was participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) to prepare it for an overseas deployment.

"It is incredibly important for me to stay current on what is happening and see the changes that are implemented," Winter said.


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