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Article: USS PATRIOT ACES INSURV AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

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SASEBO, Japan, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin, Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs

A year's hard work paid off for the minesweeper USS Patriot (MCM 7) when it aced its 5-yearly inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey Sep. 24, a day ahead of schedule.

"All areas were green, except for one, and that was a yellow," said Lt. Cmdr. Robert Shu, Patriot's commanding officer, referring to INSURV's stop-light system, where red is below average, yellow is average, and green is above average.

INSURV is a congressionally mandated periodic inspection that determines a ship's fitness ...

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