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USS Chosin And USS Milius Arrive In Goa

May 25, 2007

GOA, INDIA-- USS Chosin and USS Milius arrived here today for a scheduled port visit.

While in port, the ships’ crew members will participate in friendship building activities, meet local citizens, and experience local customs and traditions.

USS Chosin, a 9,600-ton Ticonderoga class cruiser, is commanded by Captain Steven A. Lott and is home-ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USS Milius, an 8,315-ton Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, is commanded by Commander Edmund B. Hernandez and is home-ported in San Diego, California. Both ships are currently operating in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as a part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. Seventh Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. Fleets, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 sailors and marines assigned at any given time. For more information, visit the U.S. Seventh Fleet web site at www.c7f.navy.mil.