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        06 May 2023    

                    USS Cooperstown is Commissioned in New York                 
                NEW YORK – The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) May 8, 2023, in New York City, New York.             

        27 January 2023    

                    USS San Jacinto Hosts 35th Commissioning Anniversary Celebration                 
                NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) hosted former crew members and family as part of the ship’s 35th commissioning anniversary celebration, Jan. 23.Named after the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, the San Jacinto was formally commissioned on            

        30 July 2022    

                    USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) Commissions                 
                FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Amphibious Transport Dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) July 30, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.            

        19 July 2022    

                    Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushioned Get Lift of Opportunity Aboard Future USS Fort Lauderdale                 
                The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship is transporting the Navy’s newest connectors to their new homeport, highlighting the significant capabilities being delivered to the Navy from the Gulf Coast.  Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 103 and 104, received a lift of            

        13 July 2022    

                    Future USS Fort Lauderdale begins maiden voyage to commissioning, homeport                 
                PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Underway, Shift Colors! The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), began her maiden voyage as the ship departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., July 11, en route to her commissioning site in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. and            

        28 May 2022    

                    Navy commissions USS Oregon (SSN 793)                 
                GROTON, Connecticut – The Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, May 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London.            

        14 May 2022    

                    USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissions                 
                CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina.            

        02 April 2022    

                    President, First Lady celebrate commissioning of USS Delaware (SSN 791)                 
                WILMINGTON, Delaware – President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and First Lady Jill Biden, the ship sponsor, celebrated the commissioning of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) Saturday, April 2, in a ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware.            

        16 May 2020    

                    Notre Dame, USFF Commander Commission 52 New Military Officers in Virtual Ceremony                 
                Notre Dame’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) class of 2020 may have dreamed of a commissioning ceremony with bells, a band, full-dress uniforms and their loved ones in attendance, but they probably never imagined the creative way it would play out due to COVID-19 and social distancing.            

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