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aboard . The Navy's only full time for

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deployed . Carrier Admiral Samuel

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locklear addressed his biggest audience

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since becoming the new commander of U .

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S . Pacific command , a sea of Navy

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working uniforms assembled in the

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hangar bay of uss George Washington .

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Let me tell you a little bit about why

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you're important and why this ship and

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these ships here report more than 4000

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sailors from George Washington , Naval

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forces , Japan and fleet activities .

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Yokosuka gathered to hear Admiral

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Locklear discuss what he considers to

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be the most critical naval issues in

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the Western pacific and right now

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that's north Korea . If they go forward

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with this missile launch in which they

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are calling a satellite launch . But

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the real issue of missile technology ,

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they will be pursuing what would appear

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to be a longer range capability ,

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missiles . The all hands call turned

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town hall as the Admiral allowed

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sailors to take to the mic and ask

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questions on topics that were of

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importance to them because they are

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deployments getting longer . Others

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asked about hazing and retirement

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benefits while the topic of performed

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to serve and enlisted review boards was

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also discussed for those on hand .

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Hearing directly from pay calm about

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what concerns them . Gave many a

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feeling that their opinion matters all

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the way to the top . I think that

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probably made a lot of people feel

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really good about being in the navy

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being out in the pacific because it

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means our boss's boss's boss actually

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cares about us and what we think . You

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know , I thought it was extraordinary .

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It was just such an honor just to be

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here to witness something like that .

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For everyone coming on board . I'm

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brand new here . So just for me to see

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anything like that was just over the

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top , I was really ecstatic about it .

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In addition to visiting sailors , new

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kuska , Admiral Locklear also visited

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troops assigned to U . S . Forces Japan

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near Tokyo onboard George Washington .

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I'm Petty Officer Peter Burkhard .