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Pacific Fleet Commander Launches Blog, Recaps PP08

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Story Number: NNS080918-07
Release Date: 9/18/2008 6:46:00 AM

From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, kicked off the second year of the Rat-Pac Report Wednesday, Sept. 17, with a double podcast that seeks feedback on the issues discussed in the past 52 weeks and highlights the completion of Pacific Partnership 2008.

"My interest is in ensuring that the subject matter that we discuss, and the audience to whom we discuss it, meets the needs of our fleet," Adm. Robert F. Willard said. "And I'm very interested in ensuring that the subjects of the next year's podcasts meet your needs."

To provide a mechanism for feedback for the podcasts, Willard launched a blog this week that will open discussion on topics already broadcast and on topics the audience selects for upcoming programs.

"As a means of trying to obtain feedback from you on whether you like the podcast, whether you don't, what subject matter you'd prefer to be covered, we're going to form a blog that will give you an opportunity to provide that feedback," he said.

For easy access to the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander's podcast, blog, biography and other information, visit www.cpf.navy.mil and click on "Admiral's Corner."

Following the discussion on the podcast anniversary, Willard recapped the third consecutive Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission, emphasizing the success of partnership building with non-government organizations, partner nations and host nations.

"I think the success of this transcended even the successes of the previous years," Willard said. "In some ways because we're learning how to conduct humanitarian assistance better than we have in the past, we're in better association with the non-government organizations that participated.

"I was exceedingly pleased with Pacific Partnership this year. … So, for all you that had anything to do with Pacific Partnership this year, congratulations on a great success."

For more news from Pacific Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/cpf/.