The guided-missile destroyer Momsen and the dock landing ship Harpers Ferry almost ran into each other last year. The stand-down comes amid a two-year, mental health pilot program in Bahrain aimed at expanding mental health options for sailors and their families. The sea services want to be able to practice complex scenarios in a training and simulation environment that pulls together all-domain sailors and Marines. Several leaders at the Sea-Air-Space conference presented updates on key unmanned programs. Here are the highlights. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told an openly gay chaplain that homosexuality is a choice; a Navy spokesman says he meant a choice to identify as gay. A Virginia towing company accused of auctioning off service members’ vehicles agreed to a settlement. Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation. The U.S. Navy has dispatched a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East. The search and rescue ground crew found the snowmobiler was unconscious and had a restricted airway. U.S. Navy assets included two P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the "Red Lancers" of Patrol Squadron 10 and the "Pelicans" of Patrol Squadron 45. Load More