05 October 2022 USS Porter completes Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe service NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sept. 28, 2022, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer...
05 October 2022 USS Delbert D. Black Holds Change of Command in Qatar Guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony Oct. 5, while pierside in Mesaieed, Qatar...
05 October 2022 USS Forrest Sherman Arrives in Tarantino, Italy for Port Visit TARANTINO, Italy - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Taranto, Italy for a scheduled port visit, September 30, 2022...
05 August 2022 USS Mitscher Recognized as Best in Atlantic Fleet with 2021 Battenberg Cup; Awarded Challenge Cup that survived Pearl Harbor The Battenberg Cup has been awarded annually since 1977 to the ship or submarine selected by the fleet commander as the best all-around in the Atlantic Fleet, based on accumulation of crew achievements. ...
07 July 2022 U.S. Navy destroyer supports UK seizure of Iranian Missiles in Gulf of Oman GULF OF OMAN - A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer supported maritime operations conducted by naval forces from the United Kingdom that resulted in the seizure of advanced weapons components during an interdiction in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 25...
24 June 2022 USS Gravely Returns Home to Norfolk, Virginia NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 109) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment, June 24...
16 February 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea On Feb. 17 (local time) USS Russell (DDG 59) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law...
14 January 2021 USS Porter Begins Ninth FNDF-E Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on its ninth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, Jan. 12...
11 November 2020 U.S. Navy Conducts Multinational Gunnery Exercises in Indian Ocean, Philippine Sea Two U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers participated in separate, multinational live-fire gunnery exercises on the same day, Nov. 5, in both the Indian Ocean and international waters off the coast of Japan...
13 August 2020 USS McFaul Holds Change of Command Ceremony In a downsized and socially distanced change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Bobby J. Rowden relieved Cmdr. Rusty J. Williamson as commanding officer of USS McFaul (DDG 74) Aug. 13, at Naval Station Norfolk...