The Jason Dunham (DDG 109) is the U.S. Navy's 59th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and is named after Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom. On April 14, 2004, Dunham’s squad was conducting a reconnaissance mission in Karabilah, Iraq, when his battalion commander’s convoy was ambushed. When Dunham’s squad approached to provide fire support, an Iraqi insurgent leapt out of a vehicle and attacked Dunham. As Dunham wrestled the insurgent to the ground, he noticed that the enemy fighter had a grenade in his hand and immediately alerted his fellow Marines. When the enemy dropped the live grenade, Dunham took off his Kevlar helmet, covered the grenade, and threw himself on top to smother the blast. In an ultimate selfless act of courage, in which he was mortally wounded, he saved the lives of two fellow Marines.

August 1, 2009 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jason Dunham was christened during a 10 a.m. ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Mrs. Debra Dunham served as sponsor of the ship named for her late son. Cmdr. M. Scott Sciretta is the prospective commanding officer.

May 20, 2010 DDG 109 successfully completed a four-days combined builder's and acceptance "super trial" in the Atlantic Ocean.

June 4, U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the Jason Dunham from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, during a ceremony in Bath, Maine.

October 8, PCU Jason Dunham arrived in Naval Station Newport, R.I., for a week-long port call.

November 13, USS Jason Dunham is commissioned during a 1000 a.m. EST ceremony at Port Everglades, Fla.

November 23, The Dunham arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., for the first time.

March 25, 2011 USS Jason Dunham and USS Gravely (DDG 107) completed Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT) in the Atlantic Ocean March 17, with technical support for the ships' live-fire missile exercises from NAVSEA warfare centers.

June 17, Cmdr. David A. Bretz relieved Cmdr. M. Scott Sciretta as CO of the Jason Dunham.

August 25, DDG 109 emergency sortied from Naval Station Norfolk to avoid the approaching Category 3 Hurricane Irene.

March 19, 2012 USS Jason Dunham is currently underway for a Group Sail operations as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG.

April 24, The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

June 20, USS Jason Dunham departed Norfolk for its maiden deployment, as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.

July 6, The Jason Dunham departed Souda Bay, Crete, Grece, after a routine port call.

July 7, USS Jason Dunham arrived in Odessa, Ukraine, for a five-day port visit before participating in at sea-phase of a multi-national exercise Sea Breeze 2012. USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) is also participating; Anchored off Odessa from July 14-15 and July 19-22.

August 12, DDG 109 pulled into Haifa, Israel, for a three-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of exercise Reliant Mermaid 2012, from Aug. 15-16; Inport again from Aug. 16-17.

August 22, The guided-missile destroyer departed Naval Support Activity Souda Bay after a four-day port call.

September 3, USS Jason Dunham departed Haifa, Israel, after a four-day port visit; Transited the Suez Canal on Sept. 26; Entered the Arabian Gulf on Oct. 12.

October 18, The Jason Dunham departed Kingdom of Bahrain after a routine port visit.

November 30, Cmdr. Michael W. Meredith relieved Cmdr. David A. Bretz as CO of DDG 109 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship in Jebel Ali.

December 1, USS Jason Dunham departed Jebel Ali, U.A.E., after a four-day visit to Dubai.

December 26, USS Jason Dunham departed Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Hidd, Bahrain, after a routine port call.

March 6, 2013 The guided-missile destroyer departed KBSP afte a 10-day upkeep; Returned to Mediterranean Sea on March 16.

March 22, The Jason Dunham recently pulled into Naples, Italy, for a routine port call; Brief stop at Funchal, Portugal, to refuel on March 27.

April 5, USS Jason Dunham returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-and-a-half month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

August 28, The Jason Dunham commenced a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk.

December 20, Capt. John F.G. Wade, Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, relieved of duties the XO Cmdr. Kenneth W. Rice and Command Master Chief Petty Officer Stephen Vandergrifft, as a result of their inappropriate responses to reports of hazing conduct, including failure to inform the commanding officer regarding the alleged hazing.

March 12, 2014 DDG 109 returned to homeport after underway for routine training in the Cherry Point Op. Area.

May 12, USS Jason Dunham recently departed Norfolk to participate in Submarine Commander's Course (SCC) 40, at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) range off Andros Island, Bahamas, from May 19-21; Inport Naval Station Mayport, Fla., from May 23-25.

June 9, The Jason Dunham departed Naval Station Norfolk for a four-day Midshipmen CORTRAMID Cruise.

September 1, The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway for Independent Deployer Certification Exercise (IDCERTEX) off the coast of Florida.

September 12, An MH-60R Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 Detachment, performed the at-sea rescue of an USS New York (LPD 21) Sailor, after he(she) went missing on late Friday evening. USS Jason Dunham is currently underway off the coast of South Carolina, in support of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ARG's MEUEX.

September 15, USS Jason Dunham moored at Pier 2 in Naval Station Newport, R.I., for a four-day port call in conjuction with the 21st Chief of Naval Operation's International Seapower Symposium, hosted by the Naval War College.

October 2, The Jason Dunham moored outboard the USS Vicksburg (CG 69) at HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a four-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational exercise Joint Warrior 14-2.

October 18, DDG 109 moored at Middle Slip Jetty (MSJ) South in HMNB Portsmouth, England, for a five-day port visit.

December 16, The MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) conducted its first sea-based flight, while operating from the USS Jason Dunham, in the Virginia Capes Op. Area.

January 27, 2015 USS Jason Dunham, with an embarked HSM-46 Det. 3, departed homeport for a scheduled independent deployment.

February 2, The Jason Dunham moored at Bravo Wharf in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for emergent repairs to its #2 and #3 gas turbine generators; Moved to Pier A on Feb. ?; Underway in support of Operation Martillo on Feb. 12.

March 7, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Pontinha Pier in Port of Funchal, Portugal, for a brief stop at Madeira Island to refuel; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on March 9.

March 13, USS Jason Dunham moored at General Cargo Terminal, Pier 2 in Port of Bar, Montenegro, for a three-day port visit; Inport Augusta Bay, Italy, from March 2?-25; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on April 3.

April 4, DDG 109 moored at Berth 7, Container Terminal in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, for a brief port call to refuel; Participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the ROS Sebastian (F264) on April 5.

April 11, USS Jason Dunham moored at Passenger Berth in Port of Constanta, Romania, for a brief stop to refuel; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the TCG Turgutreis (F241) and TCG Yildiray (S350) on April 12 and 13th; Departed Black Sea on April 14.

April 20, The Jason Dunham moored at Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a nine-day upkeep; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on May 4.

May 6, USS Jason Dunham moored at French Quay, Baltic General Cargo Terminal in Port of Gdynia, Poland, for a three-day port visit.

May 13, The guided-missile destroyer moored outboard the HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311) at Haakonsvern Naval Base for a five-day port visit to Bergen, Norway, before participating in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Shark Hunt.

June 4, USS Jason Dunham moored outboard the USS Vicksburg (CG 69) at French Quay in Port of Gdynia for a four-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2015, from June 8-18.

June 19, DDG 109 moored outboard the USS Vicksburg at Tirpitzhafen Naval Base for a five-day port visit to Kiel, Germany, in conjunction with the city's annual Kieler Woche celebration, the largest sailing event in the world.

June 28, USS Jason Dunham anchored off Karlskrona, Sweden, for a three-day port visit.

July 3, The Jason Dunham moored at the newly-constructed Jatkasaari Quay LJ7, West Harbour in Port of Helsinki, Finland, for a three-day liberty visit.

July 7, USS Jason Dunham moored at Cruise Quay 26, Old City Harbour in Tallinn, Estonia, for a two-day port visit; Inport Riga, Latvia, from July 12-15.

July 17, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 80a, Passenger and Cargo Terminal in Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, for a three-day port call; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on July 28.

July 31, DDG 109 moored at Wharf 5, Her Majesty Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, England, for a five-day port visit; Inport Rota, Spain, from Aug. 8-?.

August 15, USS Jason Dunham moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, for a brief stop to refuel.

August 26, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth D1 on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief stop to embark friends and family members for a Tiger Cruise.

August 28, USS Jason Dunham returned to Norfolk after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 4th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

December 11, Cmdr. Kevin J. Hoffman relieved Cmdr. Darren T. Dugan as the 5th CO of Jason Dunham during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Midtown Pier, Marine Hydraulics Industries (MHI) Ship Repair & Services shipyard in Norfolk, Va.

June 13, 2016 The Jason Dunham is currently moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on June 2?.

September 18, USS Jason Dunham is currently underway in the Gulf of Mexico in support of the live-fire, counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technology demonstration Black Dart, with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) personnel.

October 12, USS Jason Dunham moored at Pier 3 South, North Locust Point Marine Terminal in Port of Baltimore, Md., for a five-day visit to participate in the inaugural Maryland Fleet Week celebration.

November 28, DDG 109 departed Berth 5, Pier 7 in support of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CSG's Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of opposition forces.

February 2, 2017 USS Jason Dunham is currently moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on March ?.

April 4, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 1, Pier 9 on Naval Station Norfolk after underway for routine training.

May 3, USS Jason Dunham moored at Berth 2, Pier 7 after a day-long underway for INSURV assessment; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on May 1?.

June 30, Cmdr. John Hamilton relieved Cmdr. Kevin J. Hoffman as CO of the Jason Dunham during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Pier 4.

July 3, USS Jason Dunham moored at Nauticus Pier in downtown Norfolk for a two-day visit; Held an "Open House" on July 4; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on July ?; Underway again on July 10; Moored at HMC Dockyard on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Nova Scotia, from July 13-15.

July 18, USS Jason Dunham moored at Wharf 26 in Port of Quebec, Canada, for a five-day visit in conjunction with the Rendez-vous 2017, the flagship event of the 150th anniversary of Canada.

August 7, The Jason Dunham departed Naval Station Norfolk for routine training in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 11 on Aug. 21; Moved to Berth 5, Pier 6 on Oct. ?.

October 11, The Jason Dunham departed homeport in support of a multinational amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 17 and Group Sail, as part of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CSG.

November 1, USS Jason Dunham, along with the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) and USS Normandy (CG 60), participated in a Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) off the coast of North Carolina; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 1 on Nov. 4; Underway for routine training from Dec. 4-8.

March 1, 2018 The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 2, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 28-day in support of the USS Harry S. Truman CSG's COMPTUEX; Underway again on March 8.

March 13, DDG 109 moored at Berth 1, Delta Wharf on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief stop; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 9 on March 15; Underway again on March 19.

March 19, The Jason Dunham moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on March 23; Underway again on April 9.

April 12, The Jason Dunham moored at Wharf D1 on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief stop; Transited westbound, off the southern coast of Florida, on April 16; Cancelled the scheduled port visit to New Orleans, La., on April 17; Transited eastbound on early Wednesday.

April 19, The Jason Dunham conducted a replenishment-at-sea, with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while underway off the coast of Virginia; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on April 20.

June 2, USS Jason Dunham departed Norfolk for an independent Middle East deployment.

June 12, The guided-missile destroyer moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Ponta Delgada, Azores, for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound, just before midnight, on June 14; Transited the Strait of Sicily on June 16.

June 19, USS Jason Dunham moored at Eastern Terminal in Port of Haifa, Israel, for a five-day liberty visit; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on June 28; Participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the ENS Najm al Zafer (F951) on July 1; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on July 4; Transited northbound on July 5.

July 8, Ensign Sarah Mitchell was injured during small boat operations, while the Jason Dunham was underway in the northern Red Sea. She was medically evacuated to a hospital in Aqaba, Jordan, and pronounced dead at 12.45 p.m. local time.

July 10, USS Jason Dunham transited the Strait of Tiran northbound on early Tuesday; Moored at Berth 3, Container Terminal in Port of Eilat, Israel, from July 10-13; Conducted operations approximately 30 n.m. south of Tiran Island from July 14-16; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on July 19.

July 21, DDG 109 conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on July 23.?

July 27, The Jason Dunham moored at Phosphate Terminal in Port of Safaga, Egypt, for the in-port phase of annual joint exercise Eagle Salute; Underway for at-sea phase on July 30.

August 2, USS Jason Dunham participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the ENS Sharm El Sheikh (F 901), ENS Halayeb (A231), United Arab Emirates corvette Al Jahili (P175) and two Egiptian Tiger-class missile boats; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on Aug. 7.

August 7, The Jason Dunham moored at Tanker Berth 10 in Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, for a one-day stop to refuel; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound, escorting the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), on Aug. 15; Moored at General Cargo Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, from Aug. 24-25.?

August 28, USS Jason Dunham seized 2,521 AK-47 automatic rifles from a small stateless skiff, in the Gulf of Aden, while conducting Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound, escorting the FS Dupuy De Lome (A759), on Sept. 1.

September 10, The guided-missile destroyer recently transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), in the Gulf of Aden, on Sept. 11 and 19th; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on Sept. 2?; Transited southbound on Oct. 7.

October 22, USS Jason Dunham transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound, escorting the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) and USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24); Moored at Berth 4, Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) in Hidd, Bahrain, for upkeep from Oct. 24-31.

November 7, The Jason Dunham conducted deck landing qualifications with two U.S. Army's UH-60 Black Hawks, assigned to the 1-108th Aviation Regiment, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), while underway off the coast of Kuwait; Participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the FS Courbet (F 712) on Nov. 8.

November 9, USS Jason Dunham moored outboard the USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) at Berth 58, Quay 9 in Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, for a four-day liberty visit to Dubai; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound, escorting the USNS Invincible, on Nov. 14.

November 19, The Jason Dunham conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie, while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) on Nov. 26; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on Nov. 27; Transited the Suez Canal on Dec. 1; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Dec. 6; Moored at Pontinha Pier in Funchal, Portugal, from Dec. 8-11.

December 21, USS Jason Dunham moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk following a nearly seven-month deployment.

January 11, 2019 Cmdr. Morgan D. Roberts relieved Cmdr. John Hamilton as the 7th CO of DDG 109 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

February 22, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 1, Pier 9 on Naval Station Norfolk after a two-week underway in support of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CSG's COMPTUEX, as part of opposition forces; Underway again from Feb. 27- March 1 and March 4.

March 4, USS Jason Dunham moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo offload; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on March 8; Underway again on March 12.

March 14, USS Jason Dunham moored at Berth 7, Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in South Boston, Mass., for a four-day port visit to participate in St. Patrick's Day festivities.

March 20, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway again on April 4.

April 7, USS Jason Dunham moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NB3 on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax for a two-day port call; Participated in exercise Frontier Sentinel 19 with the HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) and USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909), off the coast of Nova Scotia, from April 9-11.

April 19, USS Jason Dunham moored at Pier 2S on Naval Station Newport, R.I., for a two-day port visit after conducting operations in the Narragansett Op. Area; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 4 in Naval Station Norfolk on April 22.

May 17, DDG 109 moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on May 20.

May 22, USS Jason Dunham moored at Homeport Pier in Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y., for a six-day port visit to participate in the annual Fleet Week New York City.

May 30, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway in support of emergent national tasking on June 11; Moored at Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport from June 13-14 and June 15-16; Transited southbound, off the east coast of Florida, on June 18.

From June 20-22, the Jason Dunham conducted operations approximately 25 n.m. southwest of Key West, Florida; Transited eastbound approximately 20 n.m. off the western coast of Cuba, monitoring the RFS Admiral Gorshkov (FFG 454) en route to Havana, from June 23-24; Arrived in the vicinity of Haiti on June 28; Transited northbound, off the east coast of Florida, from June 29-30; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), while underway approximately 50 n.m. east of Cape Hatteras, N.C., on July 1.

July 3, USS Jason Dunham moored at Breakwater Pier in Eastport, Maine, for a three-day liberty port visit to participate in Independence Day and Old Home Week festivities.

July 8, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway again on Sept. 2.

September 5, USS Jason Dunham moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NF on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the in-port phase of NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise Cutlass Fury 2019; Emergency sortied due to Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6; Underway off the coast of Maine from Sept. 7-8; Participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX), while underway off the coast of Halifax, on Sept. 11.

September 20, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 2, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway in support of the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) CSG's WESTLANT 19, in the Jacksonville Op. Area, on Sept. 30; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Oct. 8; Underway again on Oct. 15.

October 15, USS Jason Dunham moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a three-day ammo offload; Returned home on Oct. 18.

November ?, USS Jason Dunham entered the Titan Dry Dock at the BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA); Undocked and moored at Pier 3S on April ?.

May 8, 2020 Cmdr. Steven C. Puskas relieved Cmdr. Morgan D. Roberts as CO of the Jason Dunham during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship on BAE Systems shipyard.

July 6, The Jason Dunham departed BAE Systems shipyard for sea trials following an eight-month availability; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on July 8.

September 18, USS Jason Dunham moored at Berth 5, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-day underway for routine training, in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Sept. 23; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Sept. 28.

October 5, The Jason Dunham moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a three-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 14 on Oct. 8; Underway again on Nov. 3; Moored to a buoy at Explosives Anchorage G2 for a brief stop before moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 on Nov. 6; Underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area from Dec. 1-3.

January 15, 2021 USS Jason Dunham departed homeport in support of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG's COMPTUEX, in the Cherry Point, Charleston and Jacksonville Op. Areas; Brief stop off Mayport, Fla., on Feb. 1.

February 13, USS Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B3 in its new homeport of Naval Station Mayport; Underway again on March 15; Moored at Wharf C2 on March 19.

March 26, The Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B3 after a four-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Underway again on April 5; Conducted operations at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) range, off the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas, from April 6-7; Returned home on April 8; Moved to Wharf C2 for a brief stop to onload ammo on April 20; Day-long underway on April 28; Underway again on May 12.

May 13, The Jason Dunham transited southbound, east of Great Abaco Island; Participated in a Submarine Commander's Course (SCC), at the AUTEC range, from May 14-17; Transited northbound, off the southeast coast of Florida, on May 18; Moored at Wharf D1 in Naval Station Mayport for a brief stop on May 19; Moored at Wharf C1 on May 20; Underway again on May 21.

May 28, The Jason Dunham moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway for Group Sail, as part of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CSG, on June 7; Moored at Wharf B1 on June 30; Underway again on July 19; Moored at Wharf B2 on July 24.

August 14, USS Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B1 on Naval Station Mayport after a two-week underway in support of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, in the Cherry Point and Virginia Capes Op. Areas; Underway again on Sept. 10; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from Sept. 12-18; Moored at Wharf B2 on Sept. 19.

September 24, Cmdr. Michael S. Kiser relieved Cmdr. Steven C. Puskas as the 9th CO of Jason Dunham during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

September 30, USS Jason Dunham departed homeport for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in the Cherry Point, Charleston and Jacksonville Op. Areas; Moored at Wharf A2 for a brief stop on Oct. 11; Moored at Wharf B2 on Oct. 28.

December 1, USS Jason Dunham departed Mayport for a scheduled deployment, as part of the USS Harry S. Truman CSG-8.

December 11, The Jason Dunham conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6); Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Dec. 14.

December 24, USS Jason Dunham moored at Cruise Terminal B in Port of Piraeus, Greece, for a four-day liberty visit to Athens to celebrate the Christmas Day; Participated in a PHOTOEX on Jan. 2; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on Jan. 4; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on Jan. 8.

January 9, 2022 USS Jason Dunham conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Transited northbound on Jan. 10; Moored at Southern General Cargo Terminal in Jeddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia, from Jan. 16-18; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound, just before midnight, on Jan. 19; Transited northbound on Jan. 20.

January 24, USS Jason Dunham moored at Aqaba Naval Base, Jordan, for a scheduled port call; Moored at Doraleh Oil Terminal in Balbala, Djibouti, for a brief stop to refuel on Feb. 2; Moored at Berenice Naval Base, Egypt, from Feb. 5-7; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on Feb. 9.

February 10, USS Jason Dunham moored at Central Terminal in Haifa, Israel, for a three-day port visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply, while underway in the Ionian Sea, on Feb. 15 and 19th; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) on Feb. 20; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay, Crete, from March 7-13.

March 23, The Jason Dunham conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the ITS Vulcano (A5335), while underway in the eastern Mediterranean; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) on March 27.

April 17, USS Jason Dunham moored at Kolossos Berth, Akantia Harbour in Rhodes, Greece, for a four-day liberty port visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie on April 26; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on May 3; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply on May 6; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie, while underway in the Ionian Sea, on May 12.

May 14, DDG 109 transited the Strait of Messina northbound on Saturday evening; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply, while underway in the western Mediterranean, on May 17 and 21st; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound on May 26.

May 29, USS Jason Dunham anchored approximately 3 n.m. off the coast of Durres, Albania, for a three-day liberty port visit; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on June 5; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on June 7; Moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, from June 7-8; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for ammo offload from June 20-24.

June 26, USS Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B2 on Naval Station Mayport following a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

August 6, The Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B2 after an eight-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Moved to Wharf B1 on Aug. 16; Moved to Wharf B3 on Sept. 27; Moved back to Wharf B1 on Oct. 1; Moved to Wharf F1 on Oct. 2.?

October 6, The Jason Dunham moored at Wharf F1 on Naval Station Mayport, just before midnight, after a brief underway off the coast of Jacksonville; Moved to Wharf B1 on Oct. 7.?

March 2, 2023 USS Jason Dunham moored at Wharf B1 on Naval Station Mayport after a one-day underway for sea trials, following a five-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).