 Welcome to our hands update, here's what's happening around your Navy today. The Department of the Navy released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2017. The new budget focuses on increasing readiness and support for personnel, providing a 1.6% pay raise and improving how the Navy matches sailors with jobs in the fleet. Sailors stationed at U.S. Naval Air Facility, Masawa successfully transformed a large block of compacted snow into the Navy's prestigious surface warfare pen. The sculpture is on display for the 67th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan. Coast Guards men aboard USNS Spearhead helped the joint Ghanian boarding team complete a second vessel boarding as part of the Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership. The fishing vessel received a citation in return to port order for being in a restricted area. After escorting the vessel toward the port of Tima, Spearhead handed it off to the Ghanian Navy. You can read more about what's happening around your Navy at Navy.mil.