June 29, 2002 PCU Pinckney, was christened on Saturday, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Miss. Henrietta Middleton Pinckney served as sponsor for the ship named for her husband. The ship is named for Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney, one of only four African-Americans to earn the Navy Cross in World War II, for his courageous rescue of a fellow crew member aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV 6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz. After the war, Pinckney left the Navy for a 26-year career in the Merchant Marine. After retiring, he and his wife Henrietta returned to Beaufort, where he died July 21, 1976 at the age of 61.

March 15, 2004 Three Sailors were memorialized aboard the guided-missile destroyer PCU Pinckney, after they were killed Mar. 12 when the bus in which they were traveling collided with a truck on U.S. Route 17 about 20 miles North of Beaufort, S.C.

May 29, 2004 USS Pinckney (DDG 91) was commissioned during a 11 a.m. ceremony at the Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Calif.

February 24, 2006 USS Pinckney returned to San Diego after a five-month deployment to western Pacific in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The ship made port visits to Guam, Singapore, Australia (Brisbane Jan. 23rd and Sydney Jan. 30th), Fiji and Hawaii. While in Guam, she became the first guided-missile destroyer to refuel and replenish the Mark Five (MK V), a high-performance combatant craft used by Navy SEALs. It was also the first DDG to embark two HH-60H Seahawk helicopters with their detachment, 20 Marine Corps personnel of a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) detachment and a five-person surgical team, for an exercise simulating an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) in support of the GWOT.

July 25, 28 Ships and submarines, including DDG 91, concluded the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. Eight nations participated in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.

September 30, The Pinckney is currently participating in San Diego Fleet Week Sea and Air Parade.

April 2, 2007 USS Pinckney departed San Diego, with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group, in support of operations in U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

July 2, DDG 91 pulled to Chennai, India, for a scheduled port call.

July 13, USS Pinckney recently arrived in Singapore for a fourth-phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2007 exercise.

August 13, USS Pinckney is currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 2007 off the coast of Guam.

September 30, DDG 91 returned to homeport after a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

March 11, 2008 USS Pinckney, commanded by Cmdr. Dan Brintzinghoffer, hosted seven civilian guests for a day-long embark as part of the Leaders to Sea (LTS) program. The ship will host three additional days of LTS from March 12-14, including two days in coordination with the Navy Office of Community Outreach.

July 8, The guided-missile destroyer departed Naval Station Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 Exercise.

October 12, The Pinckney pulled to San Francisco for the Fleet Week celebration.

July 31, 2009 USS Pinckney, commanded by Cmdr. Errin P. Armstrong, departed San Diego for a western Pacific and Middle East deployment, as part of the Nimitz CSG.

January 31, 2010 DDG 91 arrived in Phuket, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit.

February 7, The guided-missile destroyer pulled to Port Klang, Malaysia, for a goodwill port call.

February 28, The Pinckney arrived in Tokushima, Japan, for a scheduled port visit.

March 8, USS Pinckney joined U.S. Coast Guard-led efforts to monitor and deter illegal fishing in the western and Central Pacific.

March 26, USS Pinckney returned to Naval Base San Diego after an extended eight-month deployment.

October 8, DDG 91 arrived in San Francisco to participate in the city's 30th annual Fleet Week celebration.

May 12, 2011 The Pinckney, commanded by Cmdr. Matthew M. McGonigle, is currently participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California.

July 29, USS Pinckney departed San Diego for a scheduled Middle East deployment, as part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG.

September 7, The guided-missile destroyer recently pulled into Changi Naval Base for a port visit to Singapore.

September 29, USS Pinckney, along with USS Dewey (DDG 105), arrived in Muara, Brunei, for a six-day port visit before participating in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011.

October 17, DDG 91 pulled into Incheon, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit.

October 28, The Pinckney recently arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a routine port call.

November 11, USS Pinckney anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, for a three-day port visit.

December 19, USS Pinckney, currently assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, disrupted a group of suspected pirates close to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), south of Yemen.

January 26, 2012 The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Changi Naval Base for a scheduled port visit to Singapore.

February 27, USS Pinckney returned to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.