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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Navy ships on station in the Philippines

USS George WashingtonThe Navy ships have arrived in the Philippines to render aid, a Navy official confirmed.

“[The destroyers] Lassen and Mustin are on station and awaiting orders from the Marines,” said Pacific Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Steven Curry.

Also on-scene is the submarine tender Emory S. Land and from Military Sealift Command, the survey ship Bowditch, which Curry said is “conducting survey operations in Leyte Gulf and San Pedro Bay to ensure there are no underwater obstacles and hazards to navigation.”

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