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- I have an amazing group of sailors

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that I've been blessed to command

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that has taken on the
challenge of bringing

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Harpoon back onboard Asheville.

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When they were tasked with
this just a short time ago,

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it was amazing how quickly
they dug into the books

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and took it upon themselves
as a personal goal

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to bring this capability back on board,

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a fast attack submarine out here in Guam.

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Now for us, the most important thing

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that this weapon provides myself

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and the theater commander
is the ability to reach out

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and touch a potential adversary at a range

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that we haven't been able
to do in quite some time,

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certainly onboard USS Asheville.

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When we think about the ability
to engage a surface ship

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from a submarine, we're usually
thinking about torpedoes.

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This weapon gives us the
ability to reach out and confuse

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and complicate the risk
calculus for an enemy

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in a way that we haven't been
able to do in a long time.

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And that adds another dynamic
element to the way we bring

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a war-fighting approach
to the Western Pacific

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and our ability to bring
the fight anytime, anywhere.

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