09 August 2024 U.S. Navy and Italian Navy Conduct First Indo-Pacific Multi-Large Deck Event PACIFIC OCEAN – The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and the Cavour Carrier Strike Group concluded the first-ever bilateral Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) held in the Indo-Pacific by the U.S. Navy and Italian Navy, Aug. 9...
08 August 2024 USS Spruance Conducts Saipan Port Call SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (AUG. 8, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Saipan after a scheduled port call Aug. 4-8, marking an important opportunity to strengthen relationships in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The...
11 August 2022 USS Spruance Returns to Homeport SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), returned to Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 11, following a seven-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets...
05 August 2022 Navy Demonstrates VLS Reload in San Diego Harbor The U.S. Navy is scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor from Oct. 4 – 7...
02 August 2022 A Peek behind the Curtain: USS Spruance (DDG 111) Tomahawk Strike Team On Aug. 2, Rear Adm. J.T. Anderson, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, awarded the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance’s (DDG 111) tomahawk strike team as the winners of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s (ABECSG) deployment strike warfare competition: Thor’s Hammer...
06 June 2022 USS Spruance commemorates namesake's role in Battle of Midway's 80th anniversary Aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Battle of Midway carries special meaning for the 353 “Quiet Warriors” who are forward-deployed with, and sail alongside, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group...
02 May 2022 USS Spruance Completes Voyage Repair Availability in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing an eight day voyage repair availability (VRAV)...
03 April 2022 USS Spruance Holds Change of Command The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
22 July 2021 USS Spruance (DDG 111) Conducts Live-Fire with a Purpose The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Spruance (DDG 111), entered Port Hueneme, Calif., after successfully conducting a Live-Fire with a Purpose (LFWAP) exercise...
22 January 2021 USS Spruance Completes Type Commander Sea Trials and Mariner Skills Week USS Spruance (DDG 111) returned to homeport Jan. 22 after successfully completing Type Commander (TYCOM) Sea Trials and Mariner Skills Week...
05 January 2021 USS Spruance Welcomes Brazilian Training Ship to San Diego Officers and crew from USS Spruance (DDG 111) welcomed the Brazilian naval training ship Navio-Escola (NE) Brasil (U-27) to San Diego for a weeklong goodwill visit that spanned the New Year holiday...
18 December 2020 USS Spruance Holds Change of Command USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while pier side at Naval Base San Diego...
09 November 2020 USS Spruance Returns to Naval Base San Diego after Completing Contractor Sea Trials 32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego – The guided missile destroyer, USS Spruance (DDG 111) returned to Naval Base San Diego Sunday after completing a four-day sea trial event that concluded a nine-month drydock selected restricted availability (DSRA)...