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        02 March 2023    

                    USS Porter (DDG 78) arrives in Rostock, Germany                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Rostock, Germany for a scheduled port visit, March 2, 2023.            

        17 February 2023    

                    USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrives in Stockholm, Sweden                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Stockholm, Sweden for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 16, 2023.            

        17 January 2023    

                    USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) visits Tallinn, Estonia                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returned to the Baltic Sea, Jan. 17, 2023, after a scheduled port visit to Tallinn, Estonia.            

        14 November 2022    

                    USS McFaul (DDG 74) arrives in Rotterdam, Netherlands                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) arrived in Rotterdam, Netherlands for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 12, 2022.            

        12 October 2022    

                    USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrives in Piraeus, Greece                 
                PIRAEUS, Greece - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, near the city of Athens, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 10, 2022.            

        10 October 2022    

                    Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Departs Taranto, Italy, Starts Mare Aperto 22-2                 
                TARANTO, Italy - Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners.            

        05 October 2022    

                    USS Porter completes Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe service                 
                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                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Taranto, Italy for a scheduled port visit, September 30, 2022.            

        07 September 2022    

                    USS Ross (DDG 71) concludes time as a FDNF-E ship                 
                ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, marking the end of her time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, Sept. 6, 2022.            

        12 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrives in Las Palmas, Spain                 
                LAS PALMAS, Spain - The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Las Palmas, Spain for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 12, 2022.            

        11 August 2022    

                    USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives in Valencia, Spain                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in Valencia, Spain for a scheduled port visit, August 10.            

        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.             

        04 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley departs Norfolk for home port shift to Rota, Spain                 
                NORFOLK, Virginia - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 4, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers.             

        04 August 2022    

                    U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black Underway for First Deployment                  
                JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) departed Naval Station Mayport on the ship’s inaugural deployment, Aug. 2.            

        18 July 2022    

                    USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrives in Aksaz, Turkey                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrived in Aksaz, Turkey for a scheduled port visit, July 18, 2022.             

        09 July 2022    

                    USS Arleigh Burke arrives in Riga, Latvia                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Riga, Latvia for a scheduled port visit on July 9, 2022.            

        07 July 2022    

                    U.S. Navy destroyer supports UK seizure of Iranian Missiles in 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.             

        29 June 2022    

                    USS Lassen's initiative restoring engineering plant saves $200k                  
                ATLANTIC OCEAN - In the face of debilitating obstacles and hurdles, Sailors on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) devised a creative solution to restore the ship’s engineering plant to bring Lassen back into the fight.“From the research, to the planning, to the execution, this            

        28 June 2022    

                    USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrives in Taranto, Italy                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Taranto, Italy for a scheduled port visit, June 27, 2022.            

        26 June 2022    

                    USS Jason Dunham returns to homeport in Florida                 
                USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) returns to Naval Station Mayport, Fla.            

        24 June 2022    

                    USS Gravely Returns Home to Norfolk, Virginia                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment, June 24.            

        17 June 2022    

                    USS Paul Ignatius arrives in new homeport of Rota, Spain                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022.            

        17 June 2022    

                    USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of Sailors following 2017 Collision                 
                PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet.            

        15 June 2022    

                    USS Arleigh Burke begins second Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe patrol                 
                Forward-deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin its second (FDNF-E) patrol, June 1, 2022.            

        11 June 2022    

                    USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment                 
                NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed on deployment from its home port of Norfolk, June 11.            

        11 June 2022    

                    USS Porter embarks German Navy Chaplain during BALTOPS 22                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) embarked a German Navy chaplain as part of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS22) in the Baltic Sea, June 6, 2022.             

        29 May 2022    

                    USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrives in Durres, Albania                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Durres, Albania for a scheduled port visit, May 29, 2022.            

        24 May 2022    

                    Benvenuto! CSG-10 welcomes Italian Navy Destroyer to Naval Station Norfolk                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) arrived here today in advance of its participation in Carrier Strike Group 10’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).            

        22 May 2022    

                    USS Porter arrives in Oslo, Norway for port visit                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Oslo, Norway for a scheduled port visit May 22, 2022.            

        16 May 2022    

                    Destroyer USS Forrest Sherman receives painting of former namesake ship                 
                 A former operations officer of destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) gifted a painting to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), April 27.Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. George Keller presented the painting, a departure gift he received when concluding            

        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 May 2022    

                    USS Lassen, USS Delbert Black arrive in Fort Lauderdale for Fleet Week                 
                FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – For the next week, Southeast Florida residents will have the opportunity to see and tour Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships as Fleet Week Port Everglades kicks into gear.            

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