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Posted: Thursday, October 18th, 2012 9:08 AM HST
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Pearl Harbor fleet undergoing changes
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HONOLULU (AP) — The Pearl Harbor fleet is undergoing some changes.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser says at least three surface ships are being retired.
Other changes are in works. A new destroyer will be named after a Hawaii-based SEAL commando. A destroyer from San Diego will be traded for one here, and more of the Navy's latest-generation Virginia-class attack subs will be sent to Hawaii.
Officials say the 11-ship surface fleet will shrink, while the 19-sub fleet will grow.
Bruce Smith, a retired Navy captain and former chief of staff for the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force, says the changes are a sign of the new national defense policy emphasizing Asia and the Pacific being put into action.
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