USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)

USS Fitzgerald Remembrance Ceremony 2024

240616-N-YV347-2098 Pacific Ocean (June 16, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) salute during a remembrance ceremony of the 7 year anniversary of a collision at sea that took place on June 17, 2017. Fitzgerald is underway in the 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of the basic phase to complete certifications and training events in preparation for future sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

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Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Jennings

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Chief Fire Controlman Gary Rehm, Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Noe Hernandez, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier A. Martin, Fire Controlman 1st Class Carlos V. Sibayan, Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo A. Douglass, Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Ngoc “Tan” Truong and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota K. Rigsby all lost their lives in the subsequent flooding that took place in their berthing.

FITZGERALD FAMILY HONORED AT CEREMONY ABOARD THE HISTORIC DESTROYER

For the first time in twenty-seven years, the Fitzgerald family conducted a visit onboard the legendary destroyer named after their father and grandfather, LT William Fitzgerald.

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For the first time in twenty-seven years, the Fitzgerald family conducted a visit onboard the legendary destroyer named after their father and grandfather, LT William Fitzgerald.

USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Change of Command

230427-N-ZS023-1131 SAN DIEGO (April 13, 2023) Cmdr. Jayson Larsen (right) relieved Cmdr. David Catterall (left) April 13 as commanding officer of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). Commissioned in 1995, Fitzgerald is homeported in San Diego, California where the ship is currently undergoing a series of upgrades and repairs in preparation for future sustained operations at sea.

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Photo By: Ensign Ronan Williams

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SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES — Cmdr. Jayson Larsen relieved Cmdr. David Catterall as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) during a change of command ceremony at USS Midway, April 13.

Pacific Dragon 2022 Concludes

220812-N-LN285-1320 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2022) -- Multinational ships sail in formation during Pacific Dragon 2022, Aug. 12. Hosted by U.S. 3rd Fleet, Pacific Dragon is a biennial exercise in the in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area that enhances participating forces' interoperability to track and report on air and missile defense targets. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II)

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Photo By: Electronics Technician 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II

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Forces from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, U.S Missile Defense Agency, and U.S Navy successfully conducted Pacific Dragon 2022 (PD22), a recurring biennial multinational air and missile defense exercise, from August 5-15, 2022, in Hawaii at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) and off the coast of Kauai.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 10, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) flies a remembrance flag for the seven Sailors lost in a collision five years ago. Fitzgerald is on a schedule deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Catie Coyle)

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PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet.

US Forces participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise Milan for first time

SEMBAWANG, Singapore (Feb. 18, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) makes a brief stop for logistics in Singapore. Fitzgerald is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy/Leslie Hull-Ryde)

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USS Fitzgerald and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft VP-47, joined with ships, aircraft and personnel from India and other navies to begin Exercise Milan 2022.

The Naval Oceanographic Anti-Submarine Warfare Center (NOAC) embarked a team of Aerographer’s Mates to lend expertise onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) as it participated in a bilateral training exercises, Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measuring (SHAREM) program, with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 26–31.

USS Fitzgerald conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan

220131-N-CE463-1034 Chief Fire Controlman (AEGIS) Travis Taylor, from Newport News, Va., tracks contacts in the combat information center onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). during the bilateral training exercise Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measuring (SHAREM) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.Fitzgerald is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Catie Coyle)

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Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Catie Coyle

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2.

‘Fighting Fitz’ Gains Valuable Training and Lidar Scans During Recent Visit

Tug boats guide USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) into port past the Surface Warfare Engineering Facility as she arrives at NSWC PHD on Sept. 20. Commissioned in 1995, this Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is designed to operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready groups and underway replenishment groups. (U.S. Navy Photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

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Between an innovative virtual training session for the crew and lidar scans that helped the ship receive updates of significant components, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)’s recent visit to NSWC PHD was not the average ship groom.

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 31, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) successfully completes a five-day Re-Integration Material Inspection with the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Sept. 3, 2021. INSURV covered functional areas across all departments including deck, habitability, supply, damage control, navigation, engineering, weapons, and combat systems. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Daniel McDonough)

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SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is one step closer to operational tasking, after successfully completing a five-day Re-Integration Material Inspection with the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Sept. 3, 2021.

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SAN DIEGO – The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived at its homeport in San

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PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is underway to conduct