 The guided missile destroyer USS Changhoon departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam April 2nd on an independent deployment to the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The ship's departure, originally planned for February 28th, was deferred to better refined sequestration planning and execution. The crew is really excited to get out and be deployed now. We've been on hold for a little over a month now while we fought through the battles of sequestration, found that it's approved and we've been ordered to deploy. We're ready to go. The ship and its crew of nearly 280 sailors have been training for the last 18 months and are ready for any situation that may arise. We train for any contingency, so regardless if we're going to work, you know, the crew is fully trained. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Shannon Burns.