USS Russell (DDG 59)

SAN DIEGO, Ca. - On Apr. 12, the color guard of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) marched onto the Snapdragon Stadium pitch to parade the colors before a match between San Diego Wave Fútbol Club (Wave FC) and Kansas City Current (KC). This tradition stems from protecting regimental colors in infantry battle but remains a ceremonial duty honoring the past and present service of military members.

SAN DIEGO, Ca. - The Arleigh burke class destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) held a change of command ceremony Jan. 31 where Cmdr. Michael McInerney, Russell’s 22nd Commanding Officer (CO), was relieved by Cmdr. Kailey Snyder, Russell’s former Executive Officer (XO).

SAN DIEGO - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) hosted 70 family members, 26 students and 4 teachers from Morse High School, along with Navy League outreach partners, for a day at sea to give guests a firsthand look at daily life aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer.

SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to Naval Base San Diego Oct. 15, following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation.

Pearl Harbor - The “Red Dragons” of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on February 15.

SAN DIEGO (Feb 06, 2024) - Rear Adm. Geoffroy d’Andigne, French joint commander of the Asia-Pacific zone and the armed forces in French Polynesia, Cmdr. Pierre- Louis Deschamps, Joint Staff Armed Forces in French Polynesia and Capt. Jean-Olivier Grall, Naval Attachè to the United States, toured the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG59), Feb. 05.

SAN DIEGO — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2020) – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed their sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment December 23.

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2020) A 2014 Imbler High School graduate and Summerville, Oregon, native is

SAN DIEGO – The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) held a change of command ceremony at