
The Navy's first Joint High Speed Vessel, the USNS Spearhead, is set to begin a three-month deployment on Thursday geared toward learning about how the vessel designed for fast in-theater transport will integrate into the fleet. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert told a gathering at the Surface Navy Association conference outside Washington on Tuesday the Spearhed's first major deployment will include a one-month stay under European Command and two months under Africa Command. "We're all ready to go,"…