The Laboon (DDG 58) is named for Father John Francis Laboon (1921-1988), a Captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving on USS Peto (SS 265). The ship's keel was laid down on March 23, 1992, at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. It was christened and launched on February 20, 1993. Sister Marry de Lellis Laboon, Sister Rosemary Laboon and Sister Joan Laboon served as sponsors of the ship, named for their late brother. Cmdr. Douglas D. McDonald is the prospective commanding officer.

March 18, 1995 USS Laboon was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va.

September 3, 1996 USS Laboon launched Tomahawk Missiles on selected air defense targets in Iraq, becaming the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to engage in combat. During its deployment to the Arabian Gulf, the ship also conducted Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) to help stem the flow of U.N. embargoed goods into and out of Iraq. Also participated in exercises Rugged Nautilus and Neon Falcon.

February 26, 1998 USS Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for its second deployment, as part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Battle Group (BG). After a port calls to Augusta Bay, Sicily; and Corfu, Greece, the guided-missile destroyer participated in exercise Dynamic Response, in the Adriatic Sea. After two weeks at sea, the Laboon anchored off Aksaz Karaagac for a port visit to Marmaris, Turkey. Port calls to Rhodes, Greece; and Izmir, Turkey, before participating in exercise Distant Thunder, in the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean. After that, DDG 58 visited Naples, Italy; Cannes, France; Villefranche, France; Ibiza, Spain; and Rota, Spain. Returned to homeport in early July.

From April 6-23, 1999, the Laboon was underway in the Puerto Rican Op. Area for Group-Sail with Destroyer Squadron 26. Port call to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

May 28, The guided-missile destroyer departed Norfolk for a Family Day Cruise.

June 18, USS Laboon arrived in Baltimore, Md., for a two-day port visit.

July 16, Cmdr. Eugene F. Moran, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Michael K. Mahon as commanding officer of DDG 58 during a ceremony while pierside at Nauticus in downtown Norfolk.

From September 27 through Oct. 28, the Laboon was underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) BG; Port call to St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Underway for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) from Dec. 3-16.

January 19, 2000 The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for a Family Day Cruise.

February 18, USS Laboon departed homeport for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

March 10, The Laboon arrived in Dubrovnik, Croatia, for a three-day port visit; Port call to Souda Bay, Greece, from March 15-17.

March 29, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Manama, Bahrain, for a six-day port call; Port visit to Dubai, U.A.E., from April 11-13.

May 14, USS Laboon arrived in Aqaba, Jordan, for a five-day port call.

May 25, DDG 58 arrived in Mehon, Spain, for a four-day visit to Menorca Island; Port call to Trieste, Italy, from June 2-6.

June 12, USS Laboon arrived in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a three-day visit before participating in anti-submarine warfare exercise SHAREM 133; Port calls to Valencia, Spain, (June 26-29); Sainte-Maxime, France, (July 3-7); and Civitavecchia, Italy, (July 10-14).

July 17, The Laboon arrived at Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, Italy, for a week-long maintenance availability with USS Emory S. Land (AS 39).

July 28, USS Laboon arrived in Split, Croatia, for a three-day port visit; Port call to Gibraltar, British overseas territory, from Aug. 4-7.

August 15, The guided-missile destroyer arrived at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, for a brief port call to embark "Tigers."

August 18, USS Laboon returned to Norfolk after a six-month deployment.

In October, the Laboon entered the NORSHIPCO shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., for a four-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

March 22, 2002 USS Laboon departed homeport for a COMPTUEX, in the Puerto Rican OPAREA, as part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) BG.

April 22, DDG 58 pulled into Naval Station Roosevelt Roads for a three-day port call before commencing a JTFEX; Returned to Norfolk on May 6.

June 6, The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for a Friends and Family Day Cruise.

June 20, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled Arabian Gulf deployment.

July 5, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Split, Croatia, for a four-day port visit.

July 11, The Laboon pulled into Aksaz Naval Base for a four-day visit to Marmaris, Turkey; Inport Souda Bay, Crete, from July 16-20; Transited the Suez Canal on July 22; Participated in exercise Eagle Salute off Safaga, Egypt, from July 24-27; Inport Manama, Bahrain, from Sept. 16-19.

October 5, USS Laboon pulled into Victoria, Seychelles, for a four-day port visit; Returned to Mediterranean on Oct. 15; Port call to Souda Bay from Oct. 19-22.

November 5, The Laboon pulled into Palma, Spain, for an eight-day port visit to participate in exercise Pioner IV with the German Navy.

November 17, Cmdr. Michael G. Graham relieved Cmdr. Philip C. Pardue as CO of the Laboon during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Toulon Naval Base, France.

November 21, The Laboon departed Toulon after a four-day port call; Inport Koper, Slovenia, from Nov. 22-26.

December 20, USS Laboon returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment in support of Operation Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom and Maritime Security Operations (MSO).

March 14?, 2003 The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Philadelphia, Pa., for a five-day port visit to celebrate the St. Patrick's Day; Underway for SINKEX from April 1-12.

April 21, USS Laboon entered the NORSHIPCO shipyard for a three-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA); Returned to Naval Station Norfolk on July 8; Underway for sea trials from July 21-22; Ammo onload at NWS Yorktown from July 23-25.

September 15, The Laboon emergency sortied from Norfolk to evade the Hurricane Isabel.

June 30, 2004 DDG 58 moored at Penn's Landing Pier in Philadelphia to take part in the city's "Let Freedom Ring" Fourth of July celebration.

May 1, 2005 USS Laboon departed the South Florida region after participating in the 2005 Fleet Week USA festivities and the Air and Sea Show held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 25- May 1.

July 17, USS Laboon, operating in the Atlantic in support of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Carrier Strike Group's JTFEX, assisted a stranded civilian sailboat Long Wei, about 125 miles off the coast of Georgia.

September 22, The Laboon joined USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 8, for their Certification Exercise (CERTEX), off the East Coast. The Laboon will not deploy with ESG-8 next month.

April 19, 2007 USS Laboon moored outboard the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) at HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, to participate in exercise Neptune Warrior.

June 21, The guided-missile destroyer is currently in the Atlantic Ocean participating in exercise FRUKUS 2007 along with ships from United Kingdom, France and Russia. The five-day exercise are taking place at Naval Station Norfolk and in the waters off the Virginia and North Carolina coast.

January 9, 2008 USS Laboon pulled to Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, for a routine port call. The ship is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and is conducting operations in support of Operation Active Endeavour.

January 29, 2009 USS Laboon departed Norfolk to the Mediterranean Sea, as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Groups.

February 27, The Laboon completed its participation in the annual anti-submarine warfare exercise Noble Manta 09, in the Ionian Sea, off the eastern coast of Sicily. The exercise was conducted from Feb. 13-27 and was a cooperative effort facilitated by NATO assets in conjunction with Command Task Force 67 and included six submarines, 10 surface ships and 13 aircraft from countries including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Canada.

April 25, DDG 58 recently pulled into Malaga, Spain, for a scheduled port visit; Inport Lisbon, Portugal, from May 26-31.

June 6, USS Laboon anchored off the coast of Split, Croatia, for a four-day port visit.

June 29, Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2, under the command of Commodore Steve Chick, assumed responsibility from SNMG1, at a ceremony in Red Sea, for conducting counter piracy operations off Somalia as part of the ongoing Operation Allied Protector. Currently SNMG2 consists of USS Laboon, HMS Cornwall (F 99), HS Navarinon (F 461), ITS Libeccio (F 572) and TCG Gediz (F 495).

August 28, USS Laboon, commanded by Cmdr. Donald J. Donegan, returned to homeport after a seven-month deployment.

March 28, 2010 The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk to participate in the multinational exercise Joint Warrior 10-1, off the coast of Scotland, from April 10-23. USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Vicksburg (CG 69), USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) and USS Kauffman (FFG 59) are also participating.

April 25, DDG 58 departed HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, after a two-day port call.

April 30, USS Laboon arrived in Tallinn, Estonia, for a three-day port visit.

May 5, The guided-missile destroyer departed Helsinki, Finland, after a two-day port call.

August 17, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled Mediterranean deployment as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.

September 1, The Laboon pulled into Grand Harbour for a brief port visit to Valletta, Malta.

September 10, DDG 58 recently arrived in the Gulf of Aden to take part in Operation Ocean Shield - NATO’s counter piracy mission off the Horn of Africa.

January 28, 2011 USS Laboon pulled into Souda Bay, Greece, for a routine port call.

February 2, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Cartagena, Spain, for a scheduled port visit.

February 16, USS Laboon returned to homeport after a six-month deployment.

June 30, The Laboon recently returned to Naval Station Norfolk after completing sea trials, following a three-month shipyard availability at the BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.

August 25, DDG 58 departed Norfolk for several days at sea to avoid the approaching Cat. 3 Hurricane Irene.

March 12, 2012 USS Laboon is currently underway for a Group Sail operations as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG.

March 15, The Laboon moored at the Massport Black Falcon Cruise Ship Terminal in South Boston to participate in St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

May 10, The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.

May 25, USS Laboon arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, for a four-day port visit to participate in the commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

June 1, The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for a Friends and Family Day Cruise.

July 11, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR with the primary focus on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) operations.

July 28, DDG 58 departed Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, after a routine port call.

August 23, Cmdr. Christopher F. Cigna relieved Cmdr. James L. Storm as CO of the Laboon during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Haifa, Israel.

September 6, USS Laboon recently arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for another port visit.

September 12, The Laboon arrived off the coast of Libya after four U.S. diplomats, including ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, were killed in Benghazi during a heavily armed and possibly planned assault on a flimsily protected consulate facility on the Sept. 11.

October 6, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Karakoy Pier in Istanbul, Turkey, for a port visit. Two suspects in the killing of ambassador Stevens have been detained at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Oct. 5.

October 29, USS Laboon departed Naval Support Activity Souda Bay after a routine port call.

November 12, The Laboon recently arrived in Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a routine port call.?

January 11, 2013 USS Laboon, along with USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the French Marine Nationale anti-air frigate FS Jean Bart (D615), while underway in the Mediterranean Sea.

February 3, The Laboon arrived in Kusadasi, Turkey, for a three-day port visit; Inport Souda Bay, Greece, from Feb. 13-1?.

March 11, USS Laboon returned to Naval Station Norfolk after an eight-month deployment.

May 3, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair was awarded a $48.6 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Laboon's Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA). Work is expected to be completed by December.

January 2?, 2014 Cmdr. Christopher M. McCallum relieved Cmdr. Christopher F. Cigna as the 15th CO of USS Laboon.

February 28, The Laboon recently returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a brief underway for sea trials.

June 6, USS Laboon, along with the USS Cole (DDG 67), participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX), off the coast of Virginia, with the French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) and FS La Fayette (F710).

August 8, The guided-missile destroyer departed homeport for a Friends and Family Day Cruise.

November 4, USS Laboon departed Norfolk in support of a multinational amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Underway for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment on Dec. 3.

January 6, 2015 The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for a month-long underway for Independent Deployer Certification Exercise (IDCERTEX) and in support of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) CSG's COMPTUEX as part of opposition forces.

February 13, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for an independent Mediterranean deployment, one day later than scheduled due to a bad weather.

February 23, DDG 58 moored at Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a 10-day port call to conduct emergent repairs and turnover with the USS Cole (DDG 67).

March 8, The Laboon moored at NATO Pol Pier on Naval Support Activity Gaeta, Italy, for a four-day port visit; Transited the Strait of Messina on March 13; Brief stop off Souda Bay, Crete, for personnel transfer on March 17.

March 29, USS Laboon moored at Finger Berth in Port of Haifa, Israel, for a four-day liberty visit; Participated in PASSEX with the USS Ross (DDG 71) and FS Cassard (D614) on April 4.

April 8, The guided-missile destroyer moored at West Berth K14, NATO Fuel Depot in Souda Bay, Crete, for a three-day port call; Participated in PASSEX with the FS Forbin (D620) on April 26.

April 29, USS Laboon moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay for a five-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of annual trilateral exercise Noble Dina, in the eastern Mediterranean; Inport Haifa, Israel, from May 7-10.

May 24, The Laboon moored again at Berth 14 in Souda Bay, Greece, for a 10-day upkeep; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on June 21; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the ROS Contraamiral Eustatiu Sebastian (F264) from June 22-23.

June 24, Marine Hydraulics International Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, was awarded an $11,1 million modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4405) for the USS Laboons's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by December.

June 27, USS Laboon moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, for a two-day port visit; Participated in PASSEX with the TCG Yildirim (F234) on June 30; Departed Black Sea on July 1; Inport Souda Bay from July 2-3.

July 24, USS Laboon returned to homeport after more than a five-month deployment in support of Operations Sharp Sentry and Active Endeavour.

July 27, Cmdr. Gary M. Chase relieved Cmdr. Christopher M. McCallum as commanding officer of the Laboon.

December 15, The Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk for sea trials after a three-month SRA.

May 23, 2016 The guided-missile destroyer is currently moored at Berth 2, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk.

June 27, DDG 58 departed Norfolk for Group Sail operations, with Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22, in the Jacksonville Op. Area.

September 16, USS Laboon is currently moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway for a Missile Exercise (MISSILEX), as part of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CSG, on Sept. 26.

November ?, Cmdr. Jason Labott relieved Cmdr. Gary M. Chase as commanding officer of the Laboon.

December 21, The Laboon moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 23-day underway for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).

January 21, 2017 USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment.

February 2, The Labon entered the Mediterranean Sea after transiting Strait of Gibraltar; Moored at Cruise Terminal B in Port of Piraeus, Greece, to refuel from Feb. 5-6; Transited the Suez Canal on Feb. 12.

March 13, USS Laboon seized nearly 600 pounds of heroine from a small stateless dhow while underway in the North Arabian Sea, in support of Maritime Interception Operations (MIO), as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150.

March 2?, USS Laboon moored in Port Victoria, Seychelles, for a liberty visit; Moored at Berth 5, Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) in Hidd, Bahrain, from April 2?-25.

May 19, DDG 58 recently moored at Quay 9 in Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, for a liberty visit to Dubai; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on May 2?; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on June ?.

June 7, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a routine port call; Moved to Pier 4 on June 8; Departed Rota on June 9; Transited the English Channel on June 12.

June 13, USS Laboon moored at Vlothaven Quay in Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a three-day liberty visit; Inport Tromso, Norway, from June 2?-26.

July 4, USS Laboon moored at west sea lock on Wilhelmshaven Naval Base, Germany, for a four-day liberty port visit to celebrate the Independence Day; Transited the English Channel westbound on July 9.

July 20, USS Laboon moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk following a six-month deployment.

September 13, The Laboon moored at Berth 2, Pier 11 after a two-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 after underway for a Friends and Family Day Cruise on Sept. 29.

October 18, USS Laboon moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk after a two-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway in support of a multinational amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 17 from Oct. 21-29; Underway again on Nov. 1.

November 3, DDG 58 moored at Wharf D1 on Naval Station Mayport for a four-day port call before participating in Submarine Commander's Course (SCC) at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) range off Andros Island, Bahamas; Brief stop in Naval Station Mayport on Nov. 14; Returned home on Nov. 17.

January 16, 2018 USS Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk to onload ammunition; Moored at the NWS Yorktown from Jan. 16-19; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Friday evening.

January 25, The Laboon moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after a three-day underway, in support of national tasking, off the coast of Virginia; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 4 on Feb. 8.

February 23, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a surge independent deployment.

March 6, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a one-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on March 7; Commenced its participation in NATO anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Manta 18, off the east coast of Sicily, on March 11.

March 15, Cmdr. Robert W. Lightfoot relieved Cmdr. Jason Labott as CO of the Laboon during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

March 18, USS Laboon transited the Suez Canal southbound, escorting the USS Florida (SSGN 728); Transited northbound, escorting the USS Georgia (SSGN 729), on March 20; Transited southbound (#3) again on March 22.

April 1, USS Laboon transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound, escorting the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).

April 14, The Laboon launched seven Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) on Syrian "chemical weapons facilities," early Saturday morning, while underway in the Red Sea. The strike was retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons last week.

May ?, The Laboon moored at General Cargo Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, for a routine visit; Underway on May 7.

June 3, USS Laboon is currently underway in the northern Red Sea, conducting escort duties for USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7); Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on June 7; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on June 13; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on June 27.

June 28, The Laboon moored at Alexandria Naval Base, Egypt, for a four-day liberty port visit; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on July 7; Moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota from July 7-11.

July 20, USS Laboon moored at Berth 2, Pier 11 on Naval Station Norfolk following a five-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

July 23, The Laboon moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo offload; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on July 27; Emergency sortied due to approaching Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 1 on Sept. 17; Moved "dead-stick" to NASSCO shipyard, for a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), on Sept. 24.

May 17, 2019 USS Laboon moved "dead-stick" from NASSCO shipyard to Berth 5, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk.

July 3, Cmdr. Thomas E. Cunningham, III relieved Cmdr. Robert W. Lightfoot as the 19th CO of DDG 58 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

August 2, USS Laboon moved from Pier 4 to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 2 on Aug. ?.

May 18, 2020 The Laboon moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk after a three-day underway for sea trials, following an extended 20-month availability; Underway again on June 16.

June 17, USS Laboon anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage A, approximately 1 n.m. off the coast of Cape Henry, Va., for a brief stop; Moored at Wharf B1 in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief stop on June 23; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for ammo onload from June 29- July 2.

July 3, The Laboon moored to a buoy at Explosives Anchorage G2, off Naval Station Norfolk, for a brief stop before moored at Berth 5, Pier 4; Underway again on July 7; Moored at Wharf D1 in Naval Station Mayport for a brief stop on July 10; Moored at Wharf D1 again from July 15-16.?

August 3, USS Laboon moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway again on Aug. 26; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Sept. ?.

October 11, The Laboon moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 10-day underway in the Virginia Capes and Cherry Point Op. Areas; Underway again from Oct. 12-13; Underway in support of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ARG's SWATT exercise on Oct. 14; Arrived off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Oct. 16; Returned home on Oct. 19.

December 23, Cmdr. Charles C. Spivey relieved Cmdr. Thomas E. Cunningham, III as CO of the Laboon during a short ceremony in the ship's pilot house.

January 12, 2021 USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment, as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG-10.

February 12, The Laboon moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for four-day ammo onload after participated in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Cherry Point, Charleston and Jacksonville Op. Areas; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) on Feb. 17.

February 26, DDG 58 moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a two-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on March 1; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) on March 2; Moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay, Crete, from March 4-5; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on March ?; Anchored off Djibouti for a brief stop on March 13; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on March 23.

March 30, USS Laboon conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway in the Arabian Gulf; Moored at Berth 7, Deep Water Jetty in Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, from April 13-16; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on April 20.

April 21, The Laboon conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), while underway in the North Arabian Sea; Participated in a PHOTOEX on April 24; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again on April 28; Participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) and PNS Saif (F253) on May 2; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic on May 7 and 8th.

May 14, The Laboon conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra, while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on May 19; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay from May 22-26; Anchored in Souda Bay from June 3-4; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on June 11.

June 17, USS Laboon participated in a PHOTOEX with the HMS Defender (D36) and HNLMS Evertsen (F805), while underway in the northern Black Sea; Moored at Passenger Berth in Port of Constanta, Romania, from June 18-20; Participated in PASSEX with the ROS Marasesti (F111) on June 23; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on June 25; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay from June 26-27.

June 30, The Laboon transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Wednesday evening; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from July 1-2; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) on July 9; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo offload from July 11-16.

July 16, USS Laboon moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk following a six-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR.

August 17, The Laboon moved "dead-stick" from Naval Station Norfolk to Berth 6, Midtown Pier at Marine Hydraulics Industries (MHI) Ship Repair & Services shipyard; Moved "dead-stick" to Berth 5, Pier 4 in Naval Station Norfolk on April 12, 2022; Moved to Berth 5, Pier 10 on April ?.

July 15, Cmdr. Henry P. Eshenour relieved Cmdr. Charles C. Spivey as the 21st CO of Laboon during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

August 3, USS Laboon moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway for sea trials, following a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Underway again from Sept. 8-9 and Sept. 19; Brief stop at Explosives Anchorage G3 before moored at Berth 6, Pier 1 on Sept. 23.

October 1, The Laboon moored at Berth 1, Pier 14 on Naval Station Norfolk after a five-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Oct. 5; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Oct. 7; Moved to Berth 6, Pier 2 on Nov. ?.

December 9, USS Laboon moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-day underway for routine training; Entered the Speede Dry Dock at NASSCO shipyard, for emergent repairs, on Jan. ?.

March 9, 2023 USS Laboon moved "dead-stick" from NASSCO shipyard to Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway for sea trials from March 18-19; Underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, in the Virginia Capes and Cherry Point Op. Areas, on March 25; Brief stop off Mayport, Fla., on April 4; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on April 6.

May 3, The Laboon moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on May 22; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on May 23; Underway again from May 31- June 1; Underway for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on June 15; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on July 25; Underway again from July 31- Aug. 2.

October 10, USS Laboon departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment, as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG-2; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from Oct. 10-14; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 for emergent repairs on Oct. 17.

November 2?, Cmdr. Eric J. Blomberg relieved Cmdr. Henry P. Eshenour as CO of the Laboon during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

November 27, USS Laboon departed Naval Station Norfolk; Moored at West Dock, Santa Catalina Pier in Port of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, for a brief stop to refuel on Dec. 5; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Dec. 8-11; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Dec. 11.

December 15, The Laboon moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay, Greece, for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on Dec. 18; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) on Dec. 25; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Dec. 27 and 30th.

January 3, 2024 USS Laboon moored at Doraleh Oil Terminal in Balbala, Djibouti, for a brief stop to refuel; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), while underway in the Gulf of Aden in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian, on Jan. 10; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) on Jan. 12; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha on Jan. 17, 25 and Feb. 1.

February 28, USS Laboon moored at Navy Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, for a routine visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha, while underway in the Gulf of Aden, on March 7.