 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Ian Cotter, these are your headlines from around the fleet. The 33rd annual Surface Line Week or SLW began in San Diego August 8th with the commencement of the sailing competition. SLW features activities dedicated to friendly competition in several professional and sporting events and is sponsored by the staff of Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet. For more information follow Surface Line Week 2014 on Facebook. The Chief of Naval Personnel visited the Arabian Gulf to talk to sailors from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group August 9th and 10th. Vice Admiral Bill Moran held an All Hands Call via site TV while on board aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Moran discussed topics such as advancement, pay and benefits and retirement. He congratulated the newly selected Chief Petty Officers and gave encouraging words to the first class Petty Officers who were not selected.