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Failure has none The ship was recently in the news with the first combat employment of AEGIS BMD – SM-3. The history of AEGIS BMD – SM-3 is as interesting and convoluted (maybe more) than the development of the ship. Some of those without whom AEGIS BMD – SM-3 would not have been on station,…
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Mark Vandroff, CEO Fincantieri Marinette Marine, hosting Constellation Keel Authentication Ceremony, (Precomm Auxo)
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The Association will be placing flowers at the Admiral & Bobbie’s grave on April 28, 2024 at 1100 in section 8 of the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland. After the Flower Laying Ceremony at the Admiral’s Gravesite, attendees are welcome to join up for lunch at a local Annapolis restaurant. If you plan…
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The history project is providing some new (old) artifacts. From Andy Summer’s files – rough seas transiting Atlantic on first deployment, March 1993, pictures from USS Theodore Rosevelt (CVN 71).
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RDML Tom Moninger assigned to command Carrier Strike Group 12 (former CO) CDR Eric Smitley takes command of USS Howard (DDG 83) (former DCA)
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The February issue of The Destroyerman is now available. Highlights include: Ship FDNF-E Patrol #4 Update Program Office DDG51 Class Update Oral History Project, interview #1 – CAPT (Ret) John Ingram Admiral at the Texaco Station Where are they now – Chuck Killian New Association Secretary – Corey Keniston
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-first-hand-look-inside-a-u-s-navy-destroyer-stationed-in-the-mediterranean/ Thanks to Shannon Peterson, Andy Paul, and Tom Halvorson for referring this link.
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One of the Association’s objectives is to preserve the legacy of the Admiral and his ship. We are starting a new effort for this preservation – oral histories of those that contributed to the success of Arleigh Burke. Initial focus is the Arleigh Burke to Sea period, including design, construction, precomm, commissioning, DT-OT, PSA, deployment…
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Arleigh Burke commenced the fourth FDNF-E patrol on November 22, 2023.
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The master distiller at Chapline Distillery, a top-shelf Texas nano-distillery, has set aside an upcoming barrel of their Critical Batch Single Barrel Texas Bourbon Whiskey for a USS Arleigh Burke special label release. Prior releases have celebrated the USS Texas and several US submarines.
