 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jonathan Pankaw. These are your headlines for Tuesday, July 29th. Cargo ship USS Richard Byrd rescued nine people from a vessel in the Gulf of Oman, July 28th. The Yemeni flagged cargo ship lost power and was taking on water when Byrd arrived. Byrd recovered the crew from their own lifeboat. Byrd's medical team examined the Yemeni sailors and no casualties or injuries were reported. SecNav visited sailors aboard USS Independence, July 24th, as they participate in Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC exercise 2014. The littoral combat ship is conducting exercises off the coast of Hawaii, including gunfire exercises, tactical maneuvering and multi-ship air defense. While on board, SecNav had lunch with junior sailors, observed a boarding exercise and met with sailors in their work spaces.