Destroyer Squadron 1 Destroyer Squadron One , also known as " Destroyer Squadron 1 " and often abbreviated at " DESRON ONE " or " DESRON 1 " , is a squadron of warship s of the United States Navy . It is an operational component of Carrier Strike Group One and is administratively responsible to Commander , Naval Surface Forces Pacific . The Squadron ' s combat mission is to support the Operational Commander ( currently Carrier Strike Group One ) in achieving optimum combat readiness for his ships and to ensure adherence to Type Commander requirements . As such , Commander , Destroyer Squadron One ( COMDESRON - 1 ) conducts continuous , extensive liaison and coordination with the assigned Operational Commander . In addition to operations in the U . S . Third Fleet , the squadron ' s ships have deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the U . S . Fifth Fleet , to the Western Pacific as part of the U . S . Seventh Fleet , and regularly support Joint Task Force North counter - drug operations in South America and the Caribbean Sea , as well as other fleet commitments . Commander responsibilities . The Commander of Destroyer Squadron One directs , oversees , and assists the ships of the squadron in achieving and maintaining the highest level of material , operational and personnel readiness . When required , COMDESRON - 1 exercises command over ships assigned for naval operations in order to achieve sea and air control in pursuit of national objectives . He functions as Immediate Superior in Command ( ISIC ) for the squadron ' s ships and prepare them for sustained combat operations at sea . ISIC duties include : COMDESRON - 1 also provide administrative and material support that will include , but not be limited to , personnel support ; OMBUDSMAN program support ; ship ' s restricted availability ( SRA ) , Refueling and Overhaul ( ROH ) , and other maintenance availability planning ; and administrative assistance . Operational history . Destroyer Squadron One was initially listed in the U . S . Navy ' s order of battle in the " Navy Directories " of 1919 , but disappeared from the Naval Register in 1927 . In 1937 , Destroyer Squadron Twenty ( DESRON - 20 ) was re - designated as Destroyer Squadron One . World War Two . Destroyer Squadron One was present during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 . DESRON - 1 destroyers served as part of Task Force 11 in the aborted relief efforts for Wake Island and Rabaul , as well as seeing action during the Battle of Coral Sea . DESRON - 1 destroyers subsequently saw further action during the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons as part of Task Force 16 . DESRON - 1 destroyers subsequently provided shore bombardment as Fire - Support Group Love and anti - submarine / anti - aircraft support as Air Support Group 1 to the initial phase of the Guadalcanal campaign , and Destroyer Squadron One saw action during the Battle of the Komandorski Islands , the invasion of Attu , and the invasion of Kiska during the Aleutian Islands campaign . In September 1943 , the squadron returned to the West Coast for overhaul . With Guadalcanal and the Aleutians secured , the U . S . Navy began its Central Pacific offensive with the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign undertaken between November 1943 and February 1944 . DESRON - 1 destroyers , , and screened the escort carrier task group during the invasion of Tarawa while and screened the shore bombardment task group during the assault on Makin Island . and served as control ships for the assault craft . Subsequently , DESRON - 1 destroyers " Farragut " , , and " Monaghan " screened the escort carrier force while " Macdonough " and " Aylwin " escorted the amphibious transport force during the landings on Kwajalein . Also , " Dewey " and " Hull " provided support to the amphibious reserve force , and " Phelps " supported mine - sweeping operations and Marine landings on Roi - Namur . " Macdonough " , " Monaghan " , and " Aylwin " provided shore bombardment support to the amphibious landings on Parry Island . Following the conclusion of the Gilbert and Marshall campaign , DESRON - 1 destroyers screened Task Group 58 . 1 during carrier air stikes against Palau , Yap , Ulithi , Woleai , Truk , Satawan , and Ponape . DESRON - 1 destroyers also provided naval gunfire support to the Hollandia invasion which initiated the Western New Guinea campaign . The next objective of the Central Pacific offensive was the Mariana Islands campaign that occurred between June and November 1944 . DESRON - 1 destroyers screened Task Group 58 . 1 during this operation , while also carrying out individual ship assignments during the invasion . " Dewey " , " Hull " , and " Macdonough " supported minesweeping and underwater demolition pre - invasion operations at Saipan while " Farragut " , " Dale " , " Monaghan " , and " Aylwin " carried out patrol and shore bombardment duties . Later , Task Group 58 . 1 and Destroyer Squadron One saw combat action during the Battle of the Philippine Sea . In December 1944 , while operating in support the Philippines Campaign , Task Force 38 was hit by a powerful typhoon , and DESRON - 1 destroyers " Monaghan " and " Hull " were lost . In February 1945 , DESRON - 1 destroyers " Dewey " , " Farragut " , " Dale " , and " Aylwin " screened the fleet logistic force supporting the invasion of Iwo Jima . On 1 March 1945 , Destroyer Squadron One was re - designated as Destroyer Division 10 of Destroyer Squadron 5 , and in this capacity , it participated in the invasion of Okinawa in April . DESRON 1 ' s original nine destroyers earned a combined total 103 service stars during the Asiatic - Pacific campaign , with 97 while attached to Destroyer Squadron 1 . Cold War . Destroyer Squadron One subsequently participated in the Korean War and the Taiwan Strait Patrols . Destroyer Squadron One was re - designated as Reserve Destroyer Squadron 27 ( ResDesRon 27 ) , established on January 13 , 1958 , which was subsequently re - designated Destroyer Squadron 27 ( DesRon 27 ) in 1970 and Surface Squadron 1 ( SS - 1 ) in 1980 before being returned to its original designation of Destroyer Squadron One in October 1993 . Recent operations . Commander , Destroyer Squadron One ( COMDESRON 1 ) was assigned as the Task Group Commander of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training ( CARAT ) WESTPAC deployments to Southeast Asia from 2002 - 2007 . CARAT is a rolling series of bilateral exercises conducted with the navies of the Republic of the Philippines , Brunei , Thailand , Malaysia , and Singapore . The primary mission of these deployments is to enhance cooperative engagement and naval interoperability with the participating Southeast Asian countries . On 10 January 2011 , two DESRON - 1 guided - missile destroyers , " Stockdale " and " Gridley " , and their embarked detachments from Helicopter Anti - Submarine Squadron Light 49 ( HSL - 49 ) participated in a Passing Exercise ( PASSEX ) with the JMSDF helicopter destroyer " Kurama " in the Sea of Japan . Later in the same day , " Stockdale " and " Gridley " participated in separate PASSEX maneuvers with units of the Republic of Korea Navy . In 23 April 2011 , the news media reported that the squadron ' s commodore , Captain Donald Hornbeck , was relieved of command by " Carl Vinson " strike group commander Rear Admiral Samuel Perez during an investigation into a possible improper relationship . At the time , the squadron was on a deployment to the Arabian Sea . Assigned units . As of March 2013 , the following units were assigned to Destroyer Squadron 1 :