PEARL HARBOR, HI (Jan. 13, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Minick, assigned to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65), looks through the telescopic alidade as the ship departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for the Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Surface Combatant Group Sail Jan. 13. Chosin participated in the sail with USS Hopper (DDG 70), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), USS Russell (DDG 59) and assets from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO. The group sail supports the Pacific Fleet's new MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate and advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific.