21 July 2025 Living Namesake Rides First Set of Sea Trials for DDG 124 In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.’s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy programmatic team, and industry partners onboard the ship’s first set of sea trials,...
13 June 2022 HII Christens Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) PASCAGOULA, Miss. - HII announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the company’s 13th amphibious transport dock, Richard M. McCool Jr., constructed for the U.S. Navy...
26 March 2022 CNO Delivers Remarks at Christening Ceremony for Future USS Jack H. Lucas PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday attended and delivered remarks at the christening ceremony for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, March. 26...
29 March 2021 Murky Waters, Crystal Clear Legacy NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams was not new to war...