NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USS Mitscher is getting ready to deploy from Naval Station Norfolk, joining up with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.
“It’s just motivating how enthusiastic they are,” said Rear Adm. Scott Sciretta, director of maritime operations for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
Family and friends lined the pier this morning as roughly 300 sailors, dressed in their whites, set out for the Mediterranean Sea. It took rigorous training to get to this point, just getting their certification in the last couple of months. They will soon join our allies in the European theater of operations…