Navy News Service 04/99 (Jan. 20, 1999)


NNS0408. USS Safeguard to be forward deployed in Sasebo
by U.S. Naval Forces Japan Public Affairs
     SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- USS Safeguard (ARS 50),
currently homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be
forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, beginning June 16 as
part of a planned rotation of forward deployed naval
forces.
     Safeguard is a rescue and salvage ship with a
complement of seven officers and 103 enlisted personnel.
It's primary mission is to provide salvage, repair
diving, and rescue services to the fleet at sea as a
unit of the Combat Logistics Support Force.
     The forward deployment of this modern rescue and
salvage ship to the Seventh Fleet in Sasebo
demonstrates continued U.S. commitment to the security
of the Pacific Region and Japan.
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