north korean government to change its aggressive and dangerous behavior and i think the sailors appreciate that, that we re looking for any way to avoid conflict and to keep deterrence working. reporter: the potential for nuclear conflict in korea isn t the only cause for concern for the navy s 17th fleet. this summer 17 sailors were killed in what the navy admits were preventable collision on board the uss fitzgerald mccain. in addition reports of detore rating morale and severe lack of leadership on the uss shiloh led the navy to replace the ship s captain and put in new measures to gauge the mood of its sailors. every one of those ships, belongs to this fleet. when you heard about the mccain and fitzgerald how did you feel? being a damage controlman, it