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FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford embarks on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems on its own power for the first time from Newport News, Va. The Navy's newest aircraft carrier will officially join the fleet Saturday, July 22, 2017, at a commissioning overseen by President Donald Trump. But four years will likely pass before the ship’s first deployment as the ship still must go through various tests and trials of its new state-of-the-art technology. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP, FIle)
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In this July 2, 2017 photo, Ian Usry, a former jet engine mechanic with the U.S. Navy, who works at the Knoxville Gun Range, instructs a visitor to the range, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Adam Taylor Gash/Tennessee Ledger via AP)
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In this March 22, 2017, file photo provided by U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy destroyer USS Stethem transits waters east of the Korean Peninsula during a photo exercise including the U.S. Navy and South Korean Navy during the Operation Foal Eagle. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kurtis A. Hatcher/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **
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In this photo released by U.S. Navy, sailors fold seven U.S. flags during a memorial ceremony at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, for seven sailors assigned to USS Fitzgerald who were killed in the June 17 collision. The U.S. Navy has paid tribute to the sailors killed as their warship collided with a merchant ship off Japan this month. The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container collided in the Japanese waters off Yokosuka in the pre-dawn hours of June 17. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/U.S. Navy via AP)
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ADDS DATE - In this photo released by U.S. Navy, Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during a memorial ceremony at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, for seven sailors assigned to USS Fitzgerald who were killed in the June 17 collision at sea. The U.S. Navy has paid tribute to the sailors killed as their warship collided with a merchant ship off Japan this month. The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container collided in the Japanese waters off Yokosuka in the pre-dawn hours of June 17. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/U.S. Navy via AP)
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In this photo released by U.S. Navy, sailors fold seven U.S. flags during a memorial ceremony at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, for seven sailors assigned to USS Fitzgerald who were killed in the June 17 collision. The U.S. Navy has paid tribute to the sailors killed as their warship collided with a merchant ship off Japan this month. The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container collided in the Japanese waters off Yokosuka in the pre-dawn hours of June 17. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/U.S. Navy via AP)
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In this photo released by U.S. Navy, sailors fold seven U.S. flags during a memorial ceremony at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, for seven sailors assigned to USS Fitzgerald who were killed in the June 17 collision. The U.S. Navy has paid tribute to the sailors killed as their warship collided with a merchant ship off Japan this month. The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container collided in the Japanese waters off Yokosuka in the pre-dawn hours of June 17. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/U.S. Navy via AP)
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This Jan. 9, 2015 photo shows U.S. Navy Cmdr. David Morales, assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, during a tour of the a memorial in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea. The Navy has charged Morales with accepting gifts and sex with prostitutes from a Malaysian defense contractor.Prosecutors alleged at a preliminary hearing in Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday, June 26, 2017, that Morales accepted bottles of champagne, $5,000 meals and sex, and helped Singapore-based businessman Leonard Francis, nicknamed "Fat Leonard," secure lucrative contracts to service U.S. Navy ships in Asian ports. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Wendy Wyman via AP))
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This combination of undated photos released Monday, June 19, 2017, by the U.S. Navy shows the seven U.S. sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. From top left to right, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Md.; Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, Calif.; Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Va.; and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, Calif. From bottom left to right, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Conn.; Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas; and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia. Rigsby is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, California. Sibayan is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Maryland. Martin is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas. Hernandez is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, California. Douglass is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. Rehm is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, Monday, June 19, 2017, shows Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut. Huynh is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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In this Sunday, June 18, 2017 file photo, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, Commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a press conference, with damaged USS Fitzgerald as background at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo. The U.S. Navy has identified the seven sailors who died when their destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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This combination of undated photos released Monday, June 19, 2017, by the U.S. Navy shows the seven U.S. sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. From top left to right, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Maryland, Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, California, Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, California. From bottom left to right, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas, and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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In this Saturday, Junes 17, 2017 photo, released by the U.S. Navy, the damaged USS Fitzgerald is towed into port at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, Japan, after the Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship. Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley says the Navy is deeply saddened and promised a full investigation into a collision between the destroyer and a container ship off Japan that killed seven sailors. (Spc. 1st Class Peter Burghart/U.S. Navy via AP)
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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) pulls into Dry Dock 5 in Yokosuka, Japan on June 15, 2016. The U.S. military says the Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan and says there have been injuries. In a brief written statement, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii said the Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. It said June 16. that the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka. (Patrick Dionne/U.S. Navy via AP)
