代理海军部长曹恒10月3日至5日访问基察普海军基地
华盛顿州基察普——10月3日至5日，代理海军部长曹恒（Hung Cao）访问华盛顿州基察普海军基地，看望驻地水兵与陆战队员。据《Kitsap Sun》10月7日报道，这是曹恒上任后首次到访这一美国西海岸重要海军基地。
访问期间，曹恒参观了基地设施，与一线官兵座谈交流，了解他们的训练、执勤与生活情况。基察普海军基地是美国海军在太平洋西北地区的核心基地，驻有航空母舰、弹道导弹核潜艇等多型舰艇，承担着重要的战略值班任务。
曹恒在讲话中肯定了基察普官兵的奉献精神，称他们是美国海上力量前沿部署的中坚。他还听取了基地指挥官关于战备状态、设施维护与家属支持等方面的工作汇报。
基地官兵对部长的到访表示欢迎。一名水兵表示，能与海军最高文职长官面对面交流，了解海军未来的发展方向，令人倍感振奋。
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao Visits Naval Base Kitsap Oct. 3-5
KITSAP, Wash. — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao visited Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state from Oct. 3 to 5, meeting with sailors and Marines stationed there, the Kitsap Sun reported on Oct. 7. It was Cao's first visit to the key West Coast installation since taking office.
During the visit, Cao toured base facilities and sat down with frontline personnel to hear about their training, duties and daily life. Naval Base Kitsap is the Navy's premier Pacific Northwest installation, homeporting aircraft carriers, ballistic-missile submarines and other vessels with critical strategic missions.
Cao praised the dedication of Kitsap's service members, calling them the backbone of America's forward-deployed naval power. He also received briefings from base commanders on readiness, facilities maintenance and family support.
Sailors welcomed the visit. One said meeting the Navy's top civilian leader face to face — and hearing about the service's future direction — was genuinely inspiring.
图片来源：海军舰艇驶入基察普-布雷默顿海军基地，Wikimedia Commons / Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Gray，Public domain
