 Welcome to All Hands Update. These are your headlines from around the fleet. USS Carl Vinson, an embarked carrier air wing 17, departed Naval Air Station North Island November 30 for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and US Central Command area of responsibility. Vinson will focus on maritime security operations and cooperation efforts with other countries in the region. Children of USS Miami sailors will be receiving free gift boxes thanks to Operation Gratitude, an organization that sends packages full of snacks and entertainment items to sailors that are deployed and to their children that are left behind. The operation aims to recognize more than 150 children of deployed Miami sailors during National Military Family Appreciation Month. The Army-Navy game is rapidly approaching and part of the preparation process involves the midshipmen choosing what unit to represent by picking a patch for their uniforms. Petty Officer Dustin Diaz tells us more about this unique tradition. The Naval Academy midshipmen are preparing for this year's gridiron showdown with Army. Players like Team Kicker John Teague are selecting uniform patches to wear for their hopeful 10th consecutive victory. I got a buddy of mine. He graduated five years ahead of me and his name is Brad Pinley. He's actually in Mobile Unit 12 but that patch wasn't available right now. I just want to represent the EOD community because he's done a lot and he's a really good guy. This is the seniors fourth and final year with the team. And he plans to continue their run of recent success. It's something that I'll always have for life playing for Navy football and it's such a story program. I'm really, really happy to be a part of it. Reporting from Annapolis, Maryland, I'm Petty Officer Dustin Diaz. You can read more about these stories at navy.mil. For All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer James Stillepeck.