US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) has completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise/Joint Task Force Exercise (COMPTUEX/JTFEX), earning a ready-for-deployment certification from the U.S. Third Fleet.
COMPTUEX/JTFEX provides a realistic exercise to train and assess staffs and units in joint, integrated and advanced-level mission skills in support of a deployment certification.
Chung-Hoon’s commanding officer Cmdr. Tom Ogden said:
Chung-Hoon is the first ship from Hawaii to take part in a fleet exercise of this magnitude since the early 2000s. Through careful coordination and planning, we were tested through multiple scenarios. Our Sailors executed at a very high level, and moving forward we are confident in Chung-Hoon’s role within the strike group.
Usually operating independently, “Hawaii’s Destroyer” played an essential role in its integration with the strike group, providing a top-tier mission asset.
The successful completion of COMPTUEX/JTFEX brings Chung-Hoon a step closer to deployment.
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