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USS Arlington Crew Seeking Extra Training to Better Leverage Ship’s C5I Systems

USS Arlington Crew Seeking Extra Training to Better Leverage Ship’s C5I Systems
Cmdr. Greg Baker, commanding officer of the USS Arlington (LPD-24), explains his ship's role in the Bold Alligator 2014 exercise during a media availability onboard on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

NORFOLK, Va. -- As the crew of the USS Arlington (LPD-24) has trained since the ship’s commissioning in April 2013 and works toward its maiden deployment next year, something has become clear–the ship has more capability than is being used. Commanding Officer Cmdr. Greg Baker told reporters on Friday that “we haven’t fully tapped the capabilities of this ship” during pre-deployment workups or in preparation for Bold Alligator 2014, which is the ship’s largest event yet. “We have the capability…

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