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 USS Preble

 
USS Preble wins RIMPAC 2018 Basketball Tournament
Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) won the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) basketball tournament finals with a score of 54 to 43 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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USS Preble returns home from deployment
PEARL HARBOR - The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) returns to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 27, after more than six months on a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.
 

 USS Ralph Johnson

 
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USS Ralph Johnson Holds Change of Command Ceremony
EVERETT, Wash. (NNS) –USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) held a change of command ceremony July 3 at Naval Station Everett.
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USS Ralph Johnson set to arrive at Everett homeport
EVERETT, Wash. - The newly commissioned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is scheduled to arrive at its homeport of Naval Station Everett, April 27.
 

 USS Russell

 
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USS Russell Ends SRA Period Completes Sea Trials
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- For the first time in nearly two years, USS Russell (DDG 59) departed Naval Base San Diego under her own power.
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USS Russell Holds Change of Command
Commander Matthew Foster relieved Cmdr. Richard Robbins as commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) during a change of command ceremony held April 6 on board Russell in San Diego.
 

 USS Sampson

 
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USS Sampson returns home from deployment
EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) is returned home to Naval Station Everett May 9, completing a seven-month deployment.
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USS Sampson departs for deployment with Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group
EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed its homeport of Naval Station Everett for a scheduled deployment, Oct. 3.
 

 USS Halsey

 
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USS Halsey returns to Pearl Harbor after deployment
PEARL HARBOR - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 14, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.
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USS Halsey visits Guam during 7th Fleet operations
The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) completed a scheduled port visit to Guam, Nov. 13.
 

 USS Higgins

 
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USS Higgins Returns to San Diego After Deployment
SAN DIEGO– The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) returned to its homeport of San Diego following a successful seven-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility June 21.
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Higgins Arrives in Hawaii
Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke- class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) arrived in Hawaii for the first port visit during its scheduled deployment, November 28.
 

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