 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jonathan Pankaw. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, or CSG-1, and Combined Task Forces 32 and 34, completed an undersea warfare exercise, or USWECC, September 3rd. The 96-hour exercise gauged anti-summary warfare capabilities of the strike group in many warfare tasks. USWECCs included surface and air-launched torpedoes and state-of-the-art equipment to locate and track enemy submarines. During the exercise, close air support was provided for a simulated allied country while the enemy attempted to gather intelligence on the strike group. This year, USWECC surveillance aircraft from Australia and Canada joined their US Navy counterparts. CSG-1 deployed from San Diego on August 22nd to the western Pacific to focus on maritime security in the region. More than 6,200 sailors aboard five ships will provide deterrence, promote peace and security, and preserve freedom of the seas.