PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii β The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, marking the end of a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of operations, July 9.
AT SEA β Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) integrated with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 information warfare community during routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet, providing an opportunity for a USS Carl Vinson Sailor to enhance international integration efforts.