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Crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt simulating being at sea

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More than 2900 sailors assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) have return on board the ship and they have started simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam.

200515-N-TC338-1860 NAVAL BASE GUAM (May 15, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam May 15, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt’s COVID-negative crew returned from quarantine beginning on April 29 and is making preparations to return to sea to continue their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Conner D. Blake)

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Despite COVID-19 travel restrictions, installation of JPALS aboard ITS Cavour proceeds via teleconferencing

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Italy’s aircraft carrier ITS Cavour is having the AN/SPN-41 Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) and the AN/USN-3 Joint Precision and Approach Landing Systems (JPALS) installed on board.

Cavour (550) - Civitavecchia harbour, Italy - June 2011
Stephen & Katherine from Burton on Trent / CC BY

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