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USS Oscar Austin Holds Change of Command Ceremony
October 11, 2017 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) held a change of command ceremony during a scheduled port visit to Brest, France, Oct. 11, 2017... MORE

MITSCHER, NATO FORCES SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTS BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
October 10, 2017 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) along with ten other U.S. and coalition warships successfully intercepted an anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) target during a live-fire air defense exercise as a part of Exercise Formidable Shield (FS) 2017, Oct. 7... MORE

USS James E. Williams Departs NAVSTA Rota, Spain
October 10, 2017 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed Rota Oct. 8 following a scheduled port visit... MORE

USS James E. Williams Arrives in Naval Station Rota, Spain
October 3, 2017 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) arrived in Naval Station Rota, Spain Oct. 3 for a scheduled port visit... MORE

USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) Pulls into Faslane, Scottland
September 29, 2017 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) pulled into Faslane, Scottland, for scheduled port visit September 29, 2017... MORE

USS Oscar Austin Sailors Crossdeck to LNS Jotvingis
September 25, 2017 — Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participated in a personnel exchange with the Lithuanian Vidar-class minelayer LNS Jotvingis (N42), Sept. 25, 2017... MORE

Naval Station Rota Officially Opens SESEF
September 14, 2017 — Senior leaders from the U.S. Navy and Spanish Armada gathered aboard Naval Station Rota to celebrate the opening of the installation’s Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility (SESEF), Sept. 14, 2017... MORE

New York Native Mitschermen and Desron 2 Staff Remember Sept. 11
September 11, 2017 — “On Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:45 A.M. on a clear Tuesday morning, American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City,” the chief selects of the Arliegh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) solemnly spoke over the ships 1MC... MORE

Africom Commander Visits Mesa Verde
September 6, 2017 — U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and met with members of the crew and Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Sept. 6, 2017... MORE

USS Oscar Sailors Inducted Into Order of The Blue Nose
September 6, 2017 — Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participated in an “Order of the Blue Nose” ceremony while conducting routine operations in the Arctic Circle, Sept. 6, 2017... MORE