(CNN) Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, will order a rare operational pause across the entire US Navy, he said in a statement Monday.

The pause is a one-day, safety stand-down that would be done at the discretion of individual commands, a US defense official told CNN.

Adm. Scott Swift, Pacific Fleet commander, said Tuesday that the forces under his command will complete the pause mandated by Richardson by August 28. There will also be a reset for the ships in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on areas such as navigation and bridge operations, Swift said.

The operational pause comes in the wake of the USS John McCain's collision early Monday with an oil tanker east of Singapore -- the fourth accident in Asian waters this year.

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