 San Francisco Fleet Week kicked off welcoming more than 2,000 sailors and Marines to the Golden Gate City. Throughout the week, sailors will engage with the local community in a series of service projects. Local residents will have the opportunity to tour visiting Navy ships and enjoy Blue Angels Air Show. USS Benfold departed San Diego this week, bound for Yukusuka, Japan, where it will join the forward deployed naval forces in the Pacific. Benfold's presence in the 7th Fleet is part of the Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Indo-Asia Pacific region. Cooperation of Float Readiness and Training, or CARIT, Bangladesh, came to a close this week. CARIT, Bangladesh consisted of five days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities and enhance cooperation among participating forces. For these stories and more, visit Navy.mil.