 Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Amara Timberlake. These are your headlines from around the fleet. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group completed live-fire anti-submarine torpedo training as part of Exercise Valiant Shield. This training increases the strike group's ability to plan, communicate and conduct maritime operations. By strengthening these skills, the strike group supports Valiant Shield's goal of a highly capable and well-trained joint combat force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. As part of a 2011 presidential directive, the departments of the Navy, Energy and Agriculture announced three companies were awarded contracts to build biorefineries. These biorefineries will produce more than 100 million gallons of biofuels to meet the transportation needs of the military and private sector beginning in 2016. SECNAV said programs like these help keep our operational capabilities on the cutting edge.