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OCEAN --- Culinary Spe- cialist 2nd Class Ryan Blan- chard, of Tampa, is shown slicing strawberries before a meal aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sher- man (DDG 98).
Forrest Sherman remains at sea in the Atlantic as a part of the certified Harry S. Tru- man Carrier Strike Group, ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, fol- lowing their successful de- ployment to the U. S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
Keeping HSTCSG at sea in U. S. 2nd Fleet, in the sus- tainment phase of OFRP, al- lows the ship to maintain a high level of readiness during the global COVID-19 pan-
Tampa Sailor Takes Navy-Wde Advancement Exam
3RD CLASS BRANDIN KINSLOW
PORTSMOUTH, VA --- 3rd Class Brandin Kinslow, of Tampa, took the E-5 Navy-wide advancement examination in the first class mess of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Truman is currently in Nor- folk Naval Shipyard for its Ex- tended Carrier Incremental Availability (ECIA) period. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Donovan M. Jar- rett).
Valrico Native Serves Aboard USS Normandy
SHOEBEE BALLETE SEAMAN APPRENTICE
Tampa Native Serves Aboard USS Forrest Sherman
RYAN BLANCHARD SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS
demic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ray- mond Maddocks).
ARABIAN SEA --- Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Shoebee Ballete, of Valrico, is shown firing an M9 service pistol during a small-arms gun shoot aboard the guided- missile cruiser USS Nor- mandy (CG 60).
Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U. S. 5th Fleet area of
operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi- cation Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman).
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