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Win First and Then Go to War“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” This 2,500-year-old Sun Tzu maxim was the quote of the day in USS Mason’s Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, plan of the day. ESSEX ARG 13th MEU Complete PMINTAmphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returned to their respective homeports following the completion of an amphibious squadron (PHIBRON)-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) off the coast of Southern California, April 5. How XO/CO Fleet-Up Enhances Operational CompetenceAmong the many debates occurring across the Navy in the wake of the USS FITZGERALD and USS JOHN S. MCCAIN collision mishaps of last summer is whether or not the Surface Community should continue with the unit-level XO/CO Fleet-Up policy. Onboard with Sailor 2025 With the Navy entering one of its largest and most dynamic growth periods to date, retaining experienced Sailors is paramount to ensuring our continued success at maintaining a dominant global presence. Deputy Dispatches Greetings from Surface Forces’ headquarters in Coronado. We’ve been busy, as a community and as a Navy, since our last edition of the waterfront’s finest magazine. XO–CO Fleet-Up WorksIn December 2005, the surface force’s leaders decided to transition from a traditional executive officer (XO) and commanding officer (CO) model of separate tours to a fleet-up model where the current XO relieves the CO on the same ship. USS Carney Joins Ross in the Black SeaArleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) joined USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Black Sea to conduct maritime security operations on Feb. 17, as part of an operational schedule that helps sustain the U.S. Navy’s presence in the region. Three Gladiator Sailors Claim Historic FirstMANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- "Gee, I wish I were man, I'd join the Navy." These words, from a 1917 recruiting poster of a woman wearing a man's Navy uniform and a jaunty 'Dixie Cup,' are a relic of bygone era for women in the Navy today. NEW Mark VI Patrol Boat Command OpportunitiesFollowing in the footsteps of the Patrol Torpedo boats of World War II and the Riverine Patrol Boats in Vietnam, the modern Mark VI Patrol Boat offers today's Surface Warfare Officers |
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