 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jessica Bidwill and these are your headlines from around the fleet. The Surface Navy Association began their 27th annual symposium on January 13th. Guest speakers include Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Vice-CNO Admiral Michelle Howard, and Fleet Master Chief April Baldo. For more information about the event, visit the Surface Navy Association website. In other Surface Navy news, the guided missile destroyers USS Mustin and USS John McCain are participating in a bilateral training exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy. The exercise includes anti-submarine warfare training, communication drills, and dynamic ship maneuvers. This training provides sailors with the opportunity to sharpen their tactical skills early in the year. For more information about the exercise, visit navy.mil.