USS La Jolla departs for Western Pacific
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS080408-06
Release Date: 4/8/2008 12:50:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Cynthia Clark, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- USS La Jolla (SSN 762) departed Pearl Harbor Naval Station for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment, April 3.
Cmdr. Doug Sampson, USS La Jolla commanding officer, said his crew is very excited about the deplyment.
"This is what we get paid to do," he said. "Everybody's been looking forward to it for months."
La Jolla is heading to the Western Pacific, where, according to Sampson, they will be conducting many exercises with foreign navies as well being available for any tasking which comes down from the Commander, 7th Fleet.
"The opportunity to interact with other navies and other armed forces is always very interesting," he said. "The guys enjoy talking to their foreign counterparts, not only on the shore but on the radios too. The exercises also come with the traditional port calls the Sailors are very excited about as well."
For more news from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/subpac/.
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