The USS Daniel Inouye, the Pearl Harbor-based warship named for the late Hawaii senator and war hero, is gearing up for its first deployment amid a tide of geopolitical tensions and uncertainty. For the ship’s crew of 320 sailors, it’s about more than just sailing a ship through the Pacific.
The Pearl Harbor-based warship named for the late Hawaii senator and war hero, is gearing up for its first deployment amid a tide of geopolitical tensions.
Navy officials won t say when the ship is expected to deploy, but according to officials it is expected to eventually set sail as part of a carrier group led by the San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt on a westward voyage.