 Welcome to All Hands Update, here's what's happening around your Navy. Mine countermeasures exercise 17-tac-1 between the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy concluded in the Arabian Gulf. Evolutions were tailored to focus on cooperative skills to identify and eliminate mine threats that threaten regional security and the free flow of commerce. Guided missile destroyer USS Nitsi assisted three Iranian mariners in distress. Once Nitsi's crew identified the distressed vessel, the ship took immediate action to render assistance. The F-35B Lightning II third developmental test phase aboard amphibious assault ship USS America reached a new milestone as the program completed weapons load testing. The weapons team conducted load tests on land prior to embarking on America. They tested takeoff and landing worst case scenarios and endpoints. You can read more about what's happening around your Navy at Navy.mil.