Bravo Zulu to the #Sailors from #USSDecatur #DDG73 who helped fight the fire aboard #BonhommeRichard . #OneTeamOneFight

#USSDecatur sailors assist in firefighting efforts onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
#OneTeamOneFight

MT Vice President Kamala Harris: Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of #USSDecatur as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in #SouthChinaSea . U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail & operate wherever international law allows & our national interests demand. We will not be intimidated.

#USNavy photos of the day: #USSGravely pulls into #Copenhagen , #Denmark , #USSDecatur conducts exercise #NeonUnion19 with the Royal Bahrain Naval Force, #Sailors handle a bomb, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet lands aboard #USSJohnCStennis !
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Destroyers

#USSDecatur DDG31 (1956-1983)
Forrest Sherman Class AAW variant

📷 West Pacific October 1981

U.S. Navy 🇺🇸

USS Decatur (DDG 73) Arleigh Burke-class Flight II guided missile destroyer leaving Pearl Harbor - March 18, 2024. Previously misidentified as CG 73 due to excessive Guinness consumption yesterday. #ussdecatur #ddg73

USS Decatur (DDG 73) Arleigh Burke-class Flight II guided missile destroyer coming into Pearl Harbor - March 19, 2024. #ussdecatur #ddg73

Two is always better than one. #USNavy collaborates with industry, completing a complex double-docking of destroyers #USSStethem (DDG 63) and #USSDecatur (DDG 73), to maximize resources and complete maintenance cycles on time. #NavyReadiness #NavyCapacity
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🇺🇸 P E A R L H A R B O R C E R E M O N Y
📷 12.07.23
🫡 #PearlHarbor remembrance on 82nd anniversary of attack.
1⃣ #ArizonaMemorial & #USSMissouri at daybreak.
2⃣ Military color guard.
3⃣ 'Missing Man' flyover.
4⃣ #USSDecatur Pass-in-Review
#⃣ #Hawaii #Oahu #Honolulu #HNN

Perfect practice makes perfect ✨
#USSDecatur (DDG 73) steams in front of the aircraft carrier #USSNimitz (CVN 68) while an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies alongside during training and maneuver drills in the #Pacific .

Time for the 7th Fleet round up! ⚓ 🌏

#USSMilius (DDG 69), #USSDecatur (DDG 73) and #USSNimitz (CVN 68) conduct routine operations in the #PhilippineSea .

#US7thFleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and is dedicated to a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific .

#China #ETC #PLAN #6DestroyerFlotilla out of homeport on 10/6/2018.
It was back on 10/8/2018.
Awaiting orders after the #SCS incident with #USSDecatur ?

Taking care of business! 😎 ⚓

📍 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 23, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors and #NavalAirStationNorthIsland weapon systems personnel place a tomahawk cruise missile into a silo following maintenance aboard the #USSDecatur .

📸: by MC3 David Negron

US Navy @USSDecatur Arleigh Burke-class is in a near collusion with the PLANavy Chinese destroyer Lanzhou (170) off the #SpratlyIslands on 9/30/18 . The Decatur was in neutral waters from the Gaven Reefs. The PRC has used land fill over reefs to build forward airfields & troops

To the amazement of those around her, the sailor summoned the ocean and sent waves crashing into the ship. 😋 Kidding aside Petty Officer 3rd Class Sheila Martinez signals during a replenishment aboard the USS Decatur. Photo by PO2 David Negron #ussdecatur #USNSWashingtonChambers

#USSPaulHamilton and #USSDecatur sail in formation during a strait transit exercise with #USSNimitz . #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #PacificOcean #JointForce

📸: MC3 Samuel Osborn

#USNavy Photos of the Day:

1️⃣ USS Nimitz #FLTOPS
2️⃣ #USSDecatur weapons training
3️⃣ #USSBunkerHill damage control drill
4️⃣ #USSChungHoon #UNREP

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#AlwaysReady at 🌊

Sailors assigned to #USSDecatur (DDG 73), #USSWayneEMeyer (DDG 108), and #USSChungHoon (DDG 93) conduct routine operations in the South China Sea.

#US7thFleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet.

#USSNimitz , #USSDecatur and #USSBunkerHill conduct a sea power demonstration in the #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific , part of routine operations in 7th Fleet to maintain #Readiness to support #FriendsPartnersAllies across the region.

📸: MC2 Samuel Osborn
📸: MC3 Jordan Jennings

Let's see what's going on in #US7thFleet ! 🌏

#USSNimitz (CVN 68), #USSDecatur (DDG73), and #USSChunghoon (DDG 94) conduct routine operations in the South China Sea.

7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet & is committed to a #FreeandOpenIndoPacific .