 Lt. Richard Ray, right, from Thomasville Georgia, discuss the bi-lateral U.S. and Republic of Korea Navy’s Surface Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measure (SHAREM) exercise with Lt. Hyeoung Seok Noh, from Jeonju, Republic of Korea in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). John S. McCain is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alonzo M. Archer/Released)/p
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A few other recent strike groups have deployed with an information warfare commander in place, but Capt. Steve Shepard was in the first group of IWCs put into the job via the formal board selection process, and he’s the first of that cohort to start in the pre-deployment training pipeline. The Lincoln Strike Group is currently underway for its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).
Shepard told reporters on Monday during a visit to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) at sea that it has been...