Just spoke with Aaron on the phone. He's in the hangar deck on board the USS Boxer at San Diego Naval Base. They'll be manning the rails for deployment out of the harbor in about an hour. Next stop, Pearl Harbor in about 12 days.
He says he just found out they'll have a 3 day liberty in Hawaii before proceeding to the next port call, Guam. He says the weather there is cloudy and will be windy and cool on the flight deck. He went to get his jacket before formation is called. The three ships with Marines on board in this deployment are the Boxer, New Orleans, and Comstock. The Boxer is the lead, and largest ship. There are other naval vessels as well, destroyers, attack subs, guided missile cruisers, oilers, etc. Those are all Navy-manned with no Marines on board.
Please pray for the safety of the fleet during deployment when we send our men and women in harms way 1/2 way around the world in defense of our freedoms. God speed and pray for a safe return. Amen.
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