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USS Russell Completes First Deployment Milestone - Arrives in Pearl Harbor [Image 5 of 14]

SAN DIEGO (February 10, 2024) — The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is a proud member of the historic Little Beavers of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 23 (COMDESRON 23) as evidenced by the squadron's emblem affixed to Russell's superstructure. During World War II, the squadron became legendary under then Capt. Arleigh Burke during the Pacific Campaign and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. The Russell is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram)