commissionings

Veteran receives ceremonial item from sailor.

Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship Indianapolis

BURNS HARBOR, Ind. (Oct. 26, 2019) Dick Thelen, a veteran seaman 2nd class and a...
Medal of Honor recipient saluting.

Woody Williams (ESB 4) Commissioned

Hershel Woodrow Williams, Retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as...
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 117)

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life

The crew of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117),...
Navy honor guard with US flag.

USS Billings (LCS 15) Commissioned

KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2019) Naval Air Station Key West color guard parades the...
USS Sioux City LCS-11 launching ceremony.

Navy Commissions USS Sioux City

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 17, 2018) The crew stand watch during the commissioning ceremony of USS...
USS Thomas Hudner commissioning ceremony.

Thomas Hudner Commissioned

BOSTON (Dec. 1, 2018) Crewmembers of USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) man the rails as the ship...
US Navy littoral combat ship commissioning.

Navy Commissions USS Wichita (LCS 13)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS...
Sailors on USS Michael Monsoor.

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Commissioned

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2019) Former members of SEAL Team Three join the ship’s crew...
Navy ceremony with South Dakota governor

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioned

(Article originally appears courtesy of Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic) GROTON, Conn., (Feb. 2, 2019) The honorable...
Navy officers at USS Indiana commissioning.

USS Indiana (SSN 789) Commissioned in Port Canaveral, Florida

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2018) USS Indiana’s (SSN 789) chief of the boat, Senior...