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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain: Sailors will be called upon to build and strengthen relationships with regional partners on a personal level as part of the new maritime strategy plan set forth by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) (SW/FMF) Joe Campa Jr., during a breakfast held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
“Our blue jacket Sailors will be engaging our allies, working side-by-side with them, to grow partnerships and help our regional friends whenever possible,” Campa said. “The future of our Navy will be built on the hard work of today's enlisted Sailor.”
Among the priorities outlined by CNO in the maritime strategy is a renewed commitment to help developing nations build maritime capacity. Sailors, Marines and Coastguardsmen will be deployed in mobile “force packages” around the world to promote closer cooperation with maritime forces in other nations.
Working alongside foreign navies, who may observe different customs and speak a different language, will be a challenge for Sailors, but Campa says they're up for the task.
“The Navy has always given its Sailors difficult missions, and Sailors have risen time after time to the challenge,” Campa said.
Roughead and Campa are traveling through the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of responsibility to give the new CNO an opportunity to meet Sailors and Marines serving here first-hand.
“This is a dynamic part of the world,” Campa said. “The CNO wants to shake hands with as many of the Sailors and Marines serving here as he can.”
