 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Patty Officer Brandy-Wills. These are your headlines from around the fleet. The Office of Naval Research announced the Laser Weapon System, or LAWS, successfully deployed and operated aboard USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf. During the test, LAWS hit mounted targets aboard an oncoming small boat, shot an unmanned aerial vehicle out of the sky, and destroyed other moving targets at sea. There's some important information regarding the surface warfare officer community you may need to know. After December 16, no new contracts will be processed for the revised SWO critical skills retention bonus. Current bonus payments are not impacted by the reauthorization delay, and those who are affected have already been contacted. For more information, contact the surface warfare community manager.