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US Navy destroyer fires on cargo vessel attempting to sail to Iranian port
The USS Spruance "disabled Touska's propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska's engine room," CENTCOM stated.
U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19.
Six decades after his actions in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor, retired Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. witnessed the Navy commission a destroyer in his name.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine highlighted the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers enforcing the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports during an update to the press on Thursday morning.
The destroyers were beginning mine-clearing operations in the vital waterway, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.
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Navy adds new destroyer to fleet, boosting advanced strike systems
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) in spring 2026, adding the first operational Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to the fleet and marking a generational leap in the service’s radar and missile-defense technology.
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has received an interesting new addition to its aft upper deck.
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with PAC-3 MSE integration on the service's surface fleet in a move to rapidly expand interceptor inventories