The Porter (DDG 78) is the 28th Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer and the fifth United States Navy ship to bear the name of the legendary heroes Commodore David Porter and Vice Admiral Davis Dixon Porter.

November ?, 2000 USS Porter departed Norfolk, Va., for its maiden deployment, as part of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group, in support of Operation Southern Watch. Returned home in May 2001.

January 6, 2003 USS Porter departed homeport for a scheduled deployment as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) CSG. The Strike Group will first participate in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Puerto Rican Operating Area.

March 21, Thirty U.S. Navy and coalition warships, including USS Porter, currently assigned to Naval Forces Central Command launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) during military operations to disarm Iraq.

July 2003, USS Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in the Mediterranean.

May 28, 2005 USS Porter (DDG 78) along with USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Carr (FFG 52) pulled to New York City to participate in the Fleet Week '05.

June 10, Cmdr. Douglas M. Nashold relieved Cmdr. Brad Williamson as the 5th commanding officer of Porter.

November 28, USS Porter departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, as part of the Surface Strike Group (SSG).

February 3, 2006 The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, for a routine port call.

February 15, USS Porter entered the Black Sea in early February to train with the Ukrainian and Romanian navies.

April 1, DDG 78 arrived once again at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay for a brief port visit.

April 7, For the second time this year, USS Porter transited through the Turkish Straits in April to engage with Black Sea navies. Planned engagements with Romania, Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria will directly support the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) strategic priority of strengthening enduring partnerships in the region.

April 10, The guided-missile destroyer departed Poti, Georgia, after a four-day port visit.

April 19, DDG 78 arrived in Varna, Bulgaria, for a scheduled port visit.

May 2?, USS Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment.

August 1, 2007 USS Porter departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment with the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG).

September 21, The guided-missile destroyer is currently in the Indian Ocean conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO).

October 19, USS Porter departed Mombassa, Kenya, after a three-day port call.

December 18, DDG 78 arrived in Victoria, Seychelles, for a scheduled port visit.

January 1, 2008 The destroyer transited the Suez Canal after supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Indian Ocean.

January 8, USS Porter recently arrived in Naples, Italy, for a scheduled port call.

January 25, USS Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment.

June 2, Cmdr. Michael S. Feyedelem relieved Cmdr. Robert A. Hall, Jr., as CO of USS Porter during a port visit to Boston. On June 1, the crew participated in the annual Dorchester Day Parade celebrating the settlement of Dorchester, a historic city eventually annexed to Boston in 1870.

February 5, 2009 DDG 78 is currently off the coast of Virginia participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise with the Bataan (LHD 5) Expeditionary Strike Group.

March 11, USS Porter is currently participating in a group sail activity in the Atlantic Ocean, along with USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), USS Anzio (CG 68) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), to prepare for the upcoming Joint Warrior exercise.

March 24, The Porter returned to homeport after a Friends and Family Tiger Cruise from Naval Station Mayport; Participated in a multinational exercise Joint Warrior, off the coast of Scotland, from May 11-21.

June 8, Sailors assigned to USS Porter took their places alongside veterans and heads of state June 6, during a ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

August 28, DDG 78 arrived in Bodrum, Turkey, for a four-day port visit.

December 2, Cmdr. David D. Peterson relieved Cmdr. Michael S. Feyedelem as the 8th CO of Porter during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

March 1, 2010 USS Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nearly seven-month deployment in support of counter-piracy and maritime security operations. The ship carried an unmanned aerial vehicle, Scan Eagle, that flew 125 sorties looking for pirate activity off the Horn of Africa.

April 26, USS Porter arrived in Port Everglades, Fla., to participate in the Fleet Week 2010.

August 3, The Porter departed St. Jone's, New Foundland, after a four-day port visit to participate in multinational Operation NANOOK 10 that will take place in Canada's Eastern and High Arctic area from August 6 to 26 and will include two major exercises, Exercise NATSIQ, a sovereignty and presence patrolling exercise of military resources, and Exercise TALLURUTIIT a whole-of -government exercise that will focus on environmental containment and remediation resulting from a simulated fuel spill.

August 12, USS Porter, along with HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) and HDMS Vaedderen (F359), arrived in Groennedal, Greenland, for a brief port call.

August 13, The three ships pulled into Nuuk, Greenland, for a three-day port visit.

August 25, 2011 The Porter departed Naval Station Norfolk to avoid the approaching Hurricane Irene.

September 2, Cmdr. Martin F. Arriola relieved Cmdr. David D. Peterson as CO of DDG 78 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Norfolk.

December 5, USS Porter departed homeport to conduct routine training in preparation for the upcoming deployment next year with the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) CSG.

January 13, 2012 The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

March 12, USS Porter departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment.

March 26, The Porter arrived in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a three-day port visit.

April 8, USS Porter arrived in the Gulf of Aden to to join the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 in support of counter-piracy and maritime security operations.

June 22, DDG 78 pulled into Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd, Bahrain, for a three-day port call.

August 12, USS Porter collided with the 160,000-ton Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan, at approximately 1:00 a.m. local time, near the Strait of Hormuz. No personnel on either vessel were injured. The Porter suffered heavy rupture to the starboard side and pulled into Jebel Ali, U.A.E., for damage assessment.

August 30, Rear Adm. David M. Thomas, Jr., Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), relieved Cmdr. Martin Arriola "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command." Cmdr. David K. Richardson assumed command of the Porter.

October 12, USS Porter returned to Mediterranean Sea after transiting Suez Canal. The ship departed Jebel Ali on Oct. 2 or earlier after completing temporary repairs.

October 17, The Porter pulled into Lisbon, Portugal, for a scheduled port visit.

November 4, USS Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nearly eight-month deployment.

April 30, 2013 BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $50 million contract for the USS Porter's Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA). The work is scheduled to be completed by April 2014.

June 24, 2014 USS Porter embarked 17 Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy, while underway off the coast of Virginia, for a four-week CORTRAMID Summer Cruise.

July 11, Cmdr. Blair H. Guy, II relieved Cmdr. David K. Richardson as the 11th CO of DDG 78 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.

September 8, The Porter is currently underway in support of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ARG's MEUEX, in the Cherry Point Op. Area.

February 23, 2015 USS Porter departed Norfolk for Independent Deployer Certification Exercise (IDCERTEX) and in support of Task Force Exercise (TFEX) with the HMCS Athabaskan (DDG 282) and HMCS Montreal (FFH 336).

April 9, The Porter moored at Her Majesty Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a three-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational exercise Joint Warrior 15-1, from April 12-24.

April 30, USS Porter arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, after a 34-day transit from Norfolk, Va.

June 29, USS Porter departed Rota for its first patrol, as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF), in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

July 2, DDG 78 moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief port call; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on July 5.

July 6, The Porter moored at Berth 7, Container Terminal in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, for a two-day port visit before participating in at-sea phase of annual multinational exercise Breeze; Inport Varna again from July 10-13; Participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the ROS Horia Macelariu (F265) on July 14; Departed Black Sea on July 17.

July 26, USS Porter moored at Finger Berth in Haifa, Israel, for a four-day port visit.

August 9, USS Porter moored at Carmel Terminal in Port of Haifa for a two-day visit before participating in at-sea phase of annual search and rescue exercise Reliant Mermaid; Inport Haifa again from Aug. 13-15; Participated in PASSEX with the FS Montcalm (D642) on Aug. 15; Inport Souda Bay from Aug. 17-18; Anchored off Souda Bay on Aug. 23.

August 24, The guided-missile destroyer moored at West Fuel Berth K14 in Souda Bay for a four-day port call.

September 10, USS Porter moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay, Sicily, for the in-port phase of NATO's largest Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Manta 15, in the Ionian Sea; Underway for at-sea phase on Sept. 13; Brief stop off Souda Bay for personnel transfer on Sept. 16.

September 17, The Porter moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay, Greece, for a two-day port call; Inport Augusta Bay from Sept. 23-24; Anchored off Vlore, Albania, from Sept. 25-28; Entered the Black Sea on Oct. 6.

October 9, USS Porter moored at container terminal, Quarantine Mole in Port of Odessa, Ukraine, for a two-day port visit; Brief stop in Constanta, Romania, to refuel on Oct. 12.

From October 13-15, the Porter participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the ROS Regina Maria (F222), ROS Horia Macelariu (F265), BGS Verni (F42), UKRS Hetman Sahaidachny (U130) and TCG Turgutreis (F241).

October 20, USS Porter moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, for a three-day port visit; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Oct. 26.

October 28, USS Porter moored at Lora Naval Base in Split, Croatia, for a three-day port visit; Anchored off Augusta Bay for a brief stop to conduct personnel transfer on Nov. 2.

November 4, The Porter returned to Naval Station Rota afer completing a four-month patrol.

January 28, 2016 Cmdr. Andria L. Slough relieved Cmdr. Blair H. Guy, II as CO of the USS Porter during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Rota.

February 23, The Porter departed homeport for sea trials following a three-and-a-half month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Underway for Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT) from Feb. 25-29; Underway again on March 3.?

March 4, USS Porter successfully conducted the live fire test of a SeaRAM Point-Defense Weapon System (PDWS), the first on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, while underway at the El Arenosillo Test Range in the Gulf of Cadiz.

March 16, USS Porter departed Naval Station Rota for its second patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

March 18, The Porter moored at Milhaud Pier 5E in Toulon Naval Base, France, for a three-day port visit; Moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay for a brief stop to refuel on March 23.

March 30, DDG 78 moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Greece, for the in-port phase of an annual trilateral exercise Noble Dina; Moved to West Berth K14 on March 31; Underway for at-sea phase on April 4; Inport Haiifa, Israel, from April 10-12 and April 14-15; Moored at Berth K14 again from April 16-20.

May 1, USS Porter moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay, Sicily, for a two-day port call; Anchored off Souda Bay for a brief stop on May 6; Transited the Suez Canal southbound, escorting the USS Georgia (SSGN 729), on May 8; Transited northbound on May 10; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for upkeep from May 14-26.

June 1, The Porter moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay for a brief port call; Moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay from June 3-5; Transited the Bosporus Strait on June 6.

June 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 7, Container Terminal in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, for a two-day visit; Inport Constanta, Romania, from June 10-13.

June 13, USS Porter participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the ROS Regina Maria (F222), ROS Horia Macelariu (F265) and ROS Lastunul (F190); Participated in a PASSEX with the TCG Yildirim (F243) and ROS Regina Maria on June 16; Departed Black Sea on June 18; Brief stop at Berth K9 in Souda Bay on June 20.

June 27, The Porter moored at West Berth K14 in Souda Bay for a brief stop to refuel; Brief stop at Berth K10 on June 29.

July 2, USS Porter moored at Cruise Quay 2 in Port of Valencia, Spain, for a three-day liberty visit.

July 9, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Castor R. del Valle seawall in Port of Algeciras, Spain, for a brief stop in support of POTUS security operations.

July 15, USS Porter moored at NATO Pol Pier in Gaeta, Italy, for a scheduled port visit.

July 2?, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a four-month patrol.

September 1?, The Porter departed Rota in support of the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST); Moored at C Buoy in Plymouth Sound, United Kingdom, from Sept. 19-20; Moored again at C Buoy for an overnight stop on Sept. 28.

September 29, DDG 78 moored at Wharf 7, Her Majesty Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth for a four-day port call.

October 7, USS Porter moored at HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a two-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of a biannual multinational exercise Joint Warrior 16-2; Inport Faslane again from Oct. 20-22.

October 23, USS Porter moored at Cobh Cruise Terminal for a three-day port visit to Cork, Ireland; Returned to Naval Station Rota on Oct. 28.

November 30, USS Porter departed homeport for its third patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

December 11, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a brief port call.

December 17, USS Porter moored at Cruise Quay 2 in Port of Valencia, Spain, for a four-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar, escorting the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), on Dec. 22; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota on Dec. 23; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Dec. 24.

December 30, The Porter moored at Intermodal Terminal in Port of Venice, Italy, for a four-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Otranto southbound on Jan. 4.

January 7, 2017 USS Porter anchored in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief stop; Moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf from Jan. 8-9; Moored at Berth K14 on Jan. 23; Moved to Berth K10 for a brief stop on Jan. 27; Moored at Berth K10 again from Jan. 31- Feb. 1; Transited the Bosporus Strait on Feb. 2.

February 3, USS Porter moored at Passenger Terminal in Port of Constanta, Romania, for an extended five-day port call before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational exercise Sea Shield 17; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Feb. 11; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay from Feb. 12-13.

February 17, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota in preparation for Mid-Cycle Inspection (MCI); Day-long underway for MCI assessment on Feb. 22; Resumed patrol on March 7.

March 13, The Porter participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX), while underway off the east coast of Sicily, at the start of NATO's largest anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Manta 17; Moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay from March 25-27.

April 7, USS Porter launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) after 4.40 a.m. local time, on Shayrat Air Base in Syria, while underway in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

April 11, USS Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after completing an extended four-and-a-half month patrol.

April 14, DDG 78 moved from Berth 3 to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway in the Gulf of Cadiz from June 17-19; Day-long underway on June 21, July 5 and July 18.

July 27, Cmdr. John V. Tobin relieved Cmdr. Andria L. Slough as the 13th CO of Porter during a pierside ceremony on Naval Station Rota.

July 31, The Porter moored starboard side at Berth 2, Pier 1 after a turn ship evolution on Naval Station Rota.

August 7, USS Porter departed Rota for its fourth forward-deployed patrol.

August 11, The guided-missile destroyer moored Berth K10 in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief stop to resupply.

August 12, USS Porter moored at Themistokleous Pier in Port of Piraeus, Greece, for a four-day liberty visit to Athens; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Aug. 18.

August 22, The Porter moored at Passenger Berth in Port of Constanta, Romania, for a two-day visit; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the ROS Horia Macelariu (F265) from Aug. 24-28; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Sept. 1.

September 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 27, Poniente Pier in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a three-day liberty port visit.

September 21, USS Porter moored at Pier 2 in Port of Bar, Montenegro, for a four-day liberty visit; Moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay for upkeep on Oct. 6; Moved to Berth K14 on Oct. 7; Departed Crete on Oct. 27; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound at midnight on Oct. 28; Brief stop off Toulon, France, on Oct. 31.

November 2, the Porter participated in a joint training exercise with the FPB Carthage (P 503), off the north coast of Tunisia; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay again on Nov. 7; Moved to Berth K10 for a brief stop before underway on Nov. 14; Brief stop off Souda Bay on Nov. 17.

November 22, DDG 78 moored at South Quay, Container Terminal in Port of Larnaca, Cyprus, for a three-day liberty visit to celebrate the Thanksgiving Day; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound on Nov. 30; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Dec. 3.

December 3, USS Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a four-month patrol.

December 14, The Porter moved from Berth 3 to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota.

March 9, 2018 USS Porter moored port side at Berth 1, Pier 1 after a Turn Ship evolution on Naval Station Rota; Underway in the Gulf of Cadiz from March 19-20; Moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 after underway for a Friends and Family Day Cruise on March 26.

April 2, USS Porter departed Naval Station Rota for its fifth forward-deployed patrol.

April 7, The Porter moored at Jetee du Homet in Port of Cherbourg, France, for a four-day visit; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on April 12; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on April 14; Participated in a gunnery exercise (GUNNEX) with the FNS Hamina (PTG 80) on April 17. 

April 18, USS Porter moored at Melkki Quay, West Harbour in Port of Helsinki, Finland, for a four-day visit; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on April 24; Transited the Dover Strait southbound, just before midnight, on April 25; Transited the English Channel westbound on April 26.

April 28, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound, just after midnight, on April 29.

May 1, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), while underway in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay from May 30- June 4; Brief stop off Augusta Bay, Sicily, on June 11; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound, just after midnight, on June 14.

June 14, DDG 78 moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a 15-day upkeep; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on June 30; Anchored in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief stop on July 4; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on July 6.

July 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 16, Passenger Terminal in Port of Odessa, Ukraine, for the in-port phase of annual NATO exercise Sea Breeze; Underway for at-sea phase on July 11; Moored at Container Terminal, Quarantine Mole in Port of Odessa from July 13-18; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on July 20; Brief stop in Souda Bay on July 22; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on July 26.

July 27, USS Porter moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a four-month patrol.

July 31, The Porter moved from Berth 4 to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Aug. ?; Underway for sea trials on Dec. 4; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Dec. ?.

December 7, Cmdr. Craig M. Trent relieved Cmdr. John V. Tobin as CO of the Porter during a pierside ceremony on Naval Station Rota.

December 20, The Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a five-day underway in the Gulf of Cadiz.

December 27, USS Porter departed Rota for its sixth forward-deployed patrol.

January 1, 2019 The Porter moored at Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey, for a two-day liberty port visit to Marmaris; Participated in a "war-at-sea" exercise with the TCG Gaziantep (F490) and TCG Gemlik (F492) on Jan. 3.

January 6, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189), while underway off the east coast of Sicily; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound on Sunday afternoon; Brief stop off Toulon, France, for personnel transfer on Jan. 9.

January 14, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a one-day port call; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on Friday evening; Transited the Danish Straits on Jan. 20.

January 23, DDG 78 moored at Oil Terminal T2 in Port of Riga, Latvia, for a three-day visit; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound, just before midnight, on Jan. 29.

January 30, USS Porter moored at Ocean Quay Cruise Terminal 4 in Port of Copenhagen, Denmark, for a five-day visit; Transited the Skagerrak Strait westbound on Feb. 4; Transited the Dover Strait southbound, just after midnight, on Feb. 6.

February 6, The Porter moored at Wharf 7, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, England, for an extended five-day port visit.

February 13, USS Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a 19-day upkeep.

March 9, USS Porter moored at Wharf 7, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth in support of the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST); Day-long underway on March 11; Departed Plymouth on March 17; Moored at Wharf 7 again from March 21-25; Transited the St. George's Channel northbound on March 29.

March 29, The Porter moored outboard the USS Carney (DDG 64) on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for the in-port phase of a multinational exercise Joint Warrior 19-1; Underway for at-sea phase on March 31.

April 14, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-and-a-half month patrol.

April 22, The Porter moved from Berth 1 to Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on April 2?; Moved to Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on July 1?.

July 28, DDG 78 moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a six-day underway for sea trials, following a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

August 3, USS Porter departed Naval Station Rota for its seventh forward-deployed patrol; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Saturday afternoon.

August 7, The Porter made a brief stop in Souda Bay, Crete, for personnel transfer; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Aug. 8; Moored at Berth 8 in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, from Aug. 9-11.

August 12, USS Porter moored at Passenger Berth in Port of Constanta, Romania, for a three-day visit; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Aug. 16; Anchored off Golcuk, Turkey, from Aug. 16-18.

August 24, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), while underway in the Ionian Sea; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound on Aug. 26.

August 27, USS Porter moored at Berth 10, Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal in Port of Koper, Slovenia, for a four-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Otranto southbound on Sept. 1; Transited the Strait of Messina on Sept. 2.?

September 4, USS Porter moored at Berth 186, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Marseille, France, for a three-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on early Monday.

September 9, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a four-day port call; Participated in an unmanned underwater vehicle exercise, with the Portuguese Navy, from Sept. 13-14; Participated in a joint exercise Maritime Surveillance with the SPS Alvaro de Bazan (F101), SPS Victoria (F82) and SPS Cantabria (A15), in the Gulf of Cadiz, from Sept. 16-17.

September 17, The Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for an 18-day upkeep; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Saturday evening; Transited the Strait of Sicily on Oct. 8; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Oct. 12.

October 13, USS Porter moored at Container Terminal, Quarantine Mole in Port of Odessa, Ukraine, for a three-day visit; Paticipated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the ROS Horia Macelariu (F265) and UKRS Pryluky (U153) on Oct. 16.

October 22, USS Porter moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, for a three-day visit; Paticipated in a bilateral underway engagement with the TCG Turgutreis (F241) and TCG Atak (P337) on Oct. 28; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Oct. 29.

October 31, DDG 78 moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Greece, for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Nov. 3.

November 3, USS Porter moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-month patrol; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Nov. 12.

February 4, 2020 The Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a three-day underway for sea trials; Day-long underway on Feb. 6; Underway again on Feb. 26; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Feb. 28.

March 23, USS Porter departed Naval Station Rota for its eighth forward-deployed patrol.

March 29, The Porter participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), while underway off the northwest coast of Morocco; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 for a brief stop on March 30 and April 2.

April 4, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys, while underway in the western Mediterranean Sea; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on April 13; Transited southbound on April 20; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) and ITS Federico Martinengo (F596) on April 22; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USNS Supply on April 23.

April 25, USS Porter transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on April 28; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply on April 29; Conducted operations in the Barents Sea, along with the USS Donald Cook, USS Roosevelt and HMS Kent (F78), from May 4-8; Transited the Straits of Moyle southbound on May 13.

May 17, The Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a one-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on late Monday; Transited westbound on June 8; Transited eastbound on June 1?; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on June 17.

From June 19-20, the Porter participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), ROS Regina Maria (F222), BGS Reshitelni (F13) and TCG Kinaliada (F514), in the Black Sea; Conducted exercise with the Georgian Coast Guard ships on June 22; Moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi from June 23-25; Moored at Berth 10 again for a brief stop to refuel on July 1; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on July 7; Transited northbound again on July 19.

July 24, USS Porter participated in a PHOTOEX with the SPS Alvaro de Bazan (F 101), TCG Yildirim (F243), UKRS Hetman Sahaidachny (U130), ROS Regina Maria, ROS Contraamiral Eustatiu Sebastian (F264), BGS Reshitelni and 8 other vessels, while underway off the coast of Ukraine, at the conclusion of annual NATO exercise Sea Breeze; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Aug. 3.

August 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a four-and-a-half month patrol.

August 12, Cmdr. Thomas G. Ralston relieved Cmdr. Craig M. Trent as the 15th CO of Porter during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

August 27, The Porter moved from Berth 2 to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway for sea trials on Nov. 24; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Nov. 25.

December 29, USS Porter departed Rota for its ninth forward-deployed patrol; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 from Jan. 8-12.

From January 13-15, 2021, the Porter participated in exercise Atlas Handshake, off the coast of Morocco, with the RMNS Allal ben Abdellah (F 615); Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Jan. 17-23; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Jan. 24; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Jan. 28.

January 30, USS Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while underway in the Black Sea; Participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) with the ROS Marasesti (F 111) on Feb. 5; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie on Feb. 6; Participated in a PASSEX with the TCG Turgutreis (F241) and TCG Orucreis (F245) on Feb. 9; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Feb. 10.

February 12, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie, while underway in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; Participated in a PASEX with the HS Adrias (F 459) on Feb. 19; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay from Feb. 20-23; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Feb. 27- March 1.

March 3, The Porter arrived off the coast of Agadir, Morocco, to participate in exercise Lightning Handshake 2021, as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie, while underway approximately 80 n.m. southwest of Rota, on March 8; Participated in exercise Atlas Handshake, with the RMNS Mohammed VI (FMMM 701), from March 11-13.

March 14, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a two-and-a-half month patrol.

March 21, The Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a one-day underway in the Gulf of Cadiz; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on March 25; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 1 on April 5; Underway for sea trials, following a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), on July 14; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on July 15; Underway again on July 26; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on July 30; Brief underway on Aug. 6.

September 3, USS Porter departed Rota for its tenth forward-deployed patrol.

September 10, USS Porter moored at Wharf 7 on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, England, for a two-day port visit in support of the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST); Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) on Sept. 17; Moored at Wharf 7 again from Sept. 17-19 and Sept. 24-27.

October 3, The Porter moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Brief underway in the Gulf of Cadiz on Oct. 4.

October 8, Cmdr. Christopher W. Petro relieved Cmdr. Thomas G. Ralston as CO the Porter during a change-of-command ceremony at Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota.

October 11, USS Porter recently departed Rota to participate in NATO exercise Mare Aperto, off the coast of Sardinia; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) on Oct. 17; Transited the Dardanelles Strait northbound, just before midnigh, on Oct. 29; Transited the Bosporus Strait on Oct. 30.

November 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 11, Passenger Terminal in Batumi, Georgia, for a two-day port visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) on Nov. 11; Moored at Berth 4, Ro-Ro Terminal in Port of Constanta, Romania, from Nov. 12-14; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Nov. 16.

November 16, The Porter moored at Sarayburnu Wharf in Istanbul, Turkey, for a three-day port visit; Transited the Dardanelles Strait southbound on Nov. 19; Participated in the French exercise POLARIS 21, in the vicinity of Corsica, from Nov. 23- Dec. 2; Moored at Berth 185, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Marseille from Dec. 5-8.

December 10, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-month patrol.

December 17, The Porter moved from Berth 2 to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Jan. 19; Underway in support of emergent national tasking on Jan. 22; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on Jan. 25; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tiderace (A137), while underway in the North Sea, on Jan. 27; Transited southbound on Feb. 1.

February 3, 2022 DDG 78 conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tiderace, while underway in the Celtic Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while underway in the English Channel, on Feb. 7; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on Feb. 8; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tiderace, while underway in the North Sea, on Feb. 13; Transited the Dover Strait southbound on Feb. 14.

February 15, USS Porter moored at Wharf 7 on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, England, for a nine-day upkeep; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota for a brief stop on Feb. 28; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) on March 7.

March 8, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk for a five-day port call before participating in a Task Force Exercise (TFEX); Brief stop off Jacksonville, Fla., on March 18; Moored at Wharf F1 on Naval Station Mayport from March 31- April 1; Moored at Berth 3 in Nassau Cruise Port, Bahamas, from April 3-7.

April 14, The Porter moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, for a brief stop to refuel; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota on April 17; Moved to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on April 19.

May 10, USS Porter departed Rota for its 11th forward-deployed patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

May 17, The Porter moored at Quay 4, King's Harbour in Port of Runavik, Faroe Islands, for a one-day stop to refuel; Moored at Filipstad Quay in Port of Oslo, Norway, from May 22-25.

June 2, USS Porter moored at Berth 633-634, Frihamnen Port in Stockholm, Sweden, for the in-port phase of annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS); Underway for at-sea phase on June 5; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Patuxent, while underway east of Bornholm Island, on June 10 and 17th.

June 19, The Porter transited the Great Belt Strait northbound; Transited the Dover Strait southbound, just after midnight, on June 21; Moored at Port of Agadir, Morocco, in support of exercise African Lion 22, from June 28-29; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota on July 1; Moved to Pier 3 on July 13; Resumed patrol on July 16.

July 26, USS Porter moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Aug. 1.

August 5, Capt. Edward D. Sundberg relieved Capt. Kyle W. Gantt, Jr., as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Porter.

August 16, USS Porter moved from Pier 1 to Pier 3 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Aug. 18; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Aug. 25; Underway en route to Norfolk, Va., on Sept. 28.

October 9, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 in its new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after forward-deployed to Spain for seven-and-a-half years.

November 8, The Porter moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk after underway for routine operations; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for ammo offload from Nov. 14-18; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Friday afternoon.

January 19, 2023 USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk after a three-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area.

February 2, Cmdr. Joseph S. Hamilton relieved Cmdr. Christopher W. Petro as the 17th CO of Porter during a change-of-command ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk.

February 9, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk after underway for routine operations.

February 15, USS Porter departed Norfolk for a surge deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

February 23, DDG 78 moored at Pontinha Pier in Port of Funchal, Portugal, for a one-day stop at Madeira Island to refuel; Transited the Dover Strait northbound, just after midnight, on Feb. 28; Transited the Skagerrak Strait eastbound on March 1; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound, just after midnight, on March 2.

March 2, USS Porter moored at Berth 60, Ro-Ro Terminal in Port of Rostock, Germany, for a three-day liberty visit; Participated in a PASSEX with the HSwMS Stockholm (P11) on March 9; Participated in a PASSEX with the ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski (F 272) on March 14; Moored at Berth 83-85, Container Terminal in Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, for a brief stop to refuel on March 15.

March 20, USS Porter moored at Cruise Quay 26, Old City Harbour in Tallinn, Estonia, for a three-day liberty port visit; Moored at Berth 18W, New West Port in Kalundborg, Denmark, for upkeep from April 2-12; Moored at French Quay in Port of Gdynia, Poland, for a brief stop to refuel on April 19.

April 26, The Porter moored at Scheer-Mole, Tirpitzhafen Naval Base in Kiel, Germany, for a one-day port call to refuel; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on April 27; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from May 1-2.

May 5, USS Porter moored at minewarfare vessel berth on HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for the in-port phase of NATO exercise Formidable Shield 23; Underway for at-sea phase on May 8; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tidesurge (A138) on May 11; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and 12 other ships, while underway off the north coast of Scotland, on May 15; Moored at minewarfare vessel berth on HMNB Clyde again from May 23-26; Moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, from June 2-6.

June 16, USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk following a four-month deployment.

July 17, The Porter moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo offload; Returned home on July 21; Underway off the coast of Virginia from July 25-26; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 8, outboard the USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), for a brief stop to conduct VLS re-arm demonstration on Aug. 3; Underway in support of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023 on Aug. 10.

August 14, USS Porter rescued four scuba divers, separated from a pleasure craft and who had been reported missing for nearly 14 hours, just after midnight off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina; Returned home on Aug. 17; Underway in support of biennial exercise Cutlass Fury 2023 on Sept. 5.

September 7, USS Porter moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NB1 on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a three-day port visit to participate in International Fleet Week celebration.

September 13, The Porter moored at Berth 5, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway again from Sept. 17-22; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo offload from Sept. 24-26; Returned home on Sept. 26.

October 13, The Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again, following a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV), on Jan. 16; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 1 on Jan. 19; Underway again on Feb. 20.

March 1, 2024 USS Porter moored at Berth 1, Pier 12 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from March 18-22; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on March 22.

April 25, USS Porter departed Norfolk in support of carrier escort duties for the USS George Washington's (CVN 73) Southern Seas 2024 deployment.

April 28, The Porter conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189), while underway off the coast of South Carolina; Moored at Wharf A2 on Naval Station Mayport from April 29- May 1; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again, while underway east of Turks and Caicos Islands, on May 4; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea, while underway off the east coast of Brazil, on May 14 and 19th.

May 20, USS Porter moored at Brazilian naval base on Mocangue Island Large in Niteroi for a four-day liberty port visit to Rio de Janeiro; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall on May 25; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Mar del Plata, Argentina, on May 30; Anchored off Punta Arenas, Chile, for an overnight stop on June 4; Transited the Strait of Magellan westbound on June 5.

June 11, USS Porter moored at Abrigo Pier in Valparaiso Naval Base, Chile, for a one-day port visit; Anchored approx. 2 n.m. off the coast of Callao, Peru, from June 20-24; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Ecuador, on June 26; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall on June 28; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Colombia, on June 29; Transited the Panama Canal northbound on July ?.

July 14, USS Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 11 on Naval Station Norfolk following a two-and-a-half month deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet AoR.

August 6, The Porter returned to Naval Station Norfolk after underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Aug. ?; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Aug. 23; Underway again from Aug. 27-28 and Sept. 4-5.

September 14, The Porter moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Station Norfolk after a four-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo offload from Sept. 23-25; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Sept. 26; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Oct. ?; Underway again from Dec. 6-11.