EVERETT, Wash. - Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), part of the Nimitz Strike Group, will depart for its Western Pacific deployment Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Shoup's mission as she deploys with a crew of approximately 300 sailors will focus on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts, which help establish conditions for regional stability.

In November 2012, the Navy announced a delay in deployment as the result of an emergent maintenance requirement for USS Nimitz (CVN 68). This delay does not affect Shoup's deployment.

For information, contact Kristin Ching, Naval Station Everett public affairs officer, at 425-304-3202.