05 August 2025 Adm. Daryl Caudle presents Battenberg Cup, Arleigh Burke Trophy to USS Laboon NORFOLK, Va. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements, and the ship that showed the most dramatic improvement in battle effectiveness, earning it the Battenberg Cup and...
08 August 2022 Namesake’s Great-Great-Grandnephew Baptized Aboard USS Laboon NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Continuing a time-honored tradition aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58), a bell baptism service was celebrated Aug. 5 on the ship’s foc'sle for the great-great- grandnephew of the ship’s namesake, Capt. John Francis Laboon...
25 June 2021 USS Laboon Concludes Black Sea Operations as USS Ross prepares to enter Black Sea for Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 BLACK SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) conducted its regularly scheduled southbound international strait transit, concluding operations in the Black Sea, June 25, 2021...
19 June 2021 USS Laboon Conducts Passing Exercise with British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) completed a series of passing and communication exercises (PASSEX) with the British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy, June 17, 2021 in the Black Sea...
11 June 2021 USS Laboon Enters Black Sea in Support of NATO Allies and Partners The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) entered the Black Sea on a routine patrol, June 11, 2021, while conducting multi-domain operations with a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft from Patrol Squadron VP-40 and NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force E-3A Airborne Warning...
09 June 2021 USS Laboon Conducts Port Visit in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), an element of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, conducted a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece, June 3...