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USS Forrest Sherman Returns Home to Norfolk Naval Base

Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned home to Norfolk Naval Base Feb. 26 after completing an eight-month deployment to the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility in support of theater security cooperation. The ship and her crew traveled more than 45,000 nautical miles during their deployment to the eastern Mediterranean. Like most [...]

February 28, 2013 | Posted in Americas,Featured,News by topic,Press releases,Regional news,Top Stories,Training & Education | Read More »

DESRON 26, USS Forrest Sherman and USNS Leroy Grumman Begin Joint Warrior 12-1

Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Norfolk-based guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) are participating in a multinational exercise off the coast of Scotland. Exercise Joint Warrior 12-1, which runs April 14 through April 27, is the largest concentration of coalition assets in [...]

April 19, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Europe & Eurasia,Featured,News by topic,Press releases,Regional news,Top Stories,Training & Education | Read More »

USS Forrest Sherman Completes FOST

Guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) completed the royal navy’s flag officer sea training (FOST) ‘Thursday War,’ April 5. The crew more than lived up to the ship’s motto ‘relentless fighting spirit’ during multiple battle situations involving surface, sub-surface, and air attacks during the exercise, which began March 26, just off the coast of [...]

April 11, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Featured,News by topic,Press releases,Regional news,Top Stories,Training & Education | Read More »