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  • VADM John Nowell, Jr. Retirement

    Congratulations to VADM John Nowell, Jr. on retirement after 38 years of service. One of eight Arleigh Burke shipmates (to date) that have made flag.

  • Arleigh Burke Change of Command

    Commander Peter Flynn relieved Commander Patrick Chapman as Commanding Officer on Friday, May 20th, 2022. Read more…

  • Welcome #71, and some thoughts on the endurance of the DDG51 Class

    USS Frank E Petersen, DDG 121 was commissioned on Friday, joining the fleet as the 71st in the class. It wasn’t clear that the class…

  • DDG51 Completes Key Readiness Assessments

    Arleigh Burke completed Engineering Light Off Assessment, Damage Control Material Assessment, and Board of Inspection and Survey

  • DDG51 Earns 2021 Battle “E”

    Arleigh Burke was recently announced as a winner of Battle E Award for 2021. The Battle “E” recognizes the top ship in each squadron and…

  • Former CO selected for Flag

    Flag Officer Announcements FEB. 1, 2022 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: …. Capt.…

  • 20th Anniversary of FM-2

    First sea-based BMD Intercept On January 25, 2002, USS Lake Erie engaged and successfully intercepted a unitary ballistic missile target with a STANDARD Missile -3. …

  • 2021

    USS Arleigh Burke had a productive year. The ship sailed more than 44,000 miles, circumnavigated Europe, and executed operations in the Baltic Sea, Black Sea,…

  • Thanksgiving

  • Arleigh Burke Association Scholarship

    It is time to fund the 2022 scholarship. Funds are due to Anchor (who manages the scholarship) in February 2022. We appreciate donations to the…