Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Va. (Apr. 30, 2004) - Lt. Khary Hembree-Bey, Commanding Officer, USS Typhoon (PC 5), speaks with news media before deployment. His ship is deploying along with USS Sirocco (PC 6) to relieve the patrol craft USS Firebolt (PC 10) and USS Chinook (PC 9). The ships will be forward deployed for 18 months while crews are swapped out every 6 months. This "crew swap" initiative increases the Navy's forward presence by providing an extra 90 days of on-station tim...