USS NITZE
DDG 94
  
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September 20, 2002 Former Secretary of the U.S. Navy Paul Nitze authenticated the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer named in his honor during a keel laying ceremony held at Bath Iron Works here. Nitze served as Secretary of the Navy from 1963-1967. In addition, he has served as Deputy Secretary of Defense, and President Reagan's chief negotiator of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty (1981-1984). In 1984, he was named special advisor to the president and secretary of State on Arms Control. For more than 40 years, Nitze was one of the chief architects of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union.

April 17, 2004 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Nitze was christened during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Mrs. Leezee Porter served as sponsor of the ship named for her husband. Cmdr. Michael A. Hegarty is the prospective commanding officer. The ship was launched for the first time on April 3.

March 5, 2005 USS Nitze (DDG 94) was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.

May 24, 2006 The Nitze arrived in New York City for a six-day port visit to participate in 19th Navy Fleet Week celebration; Inport Boston, Mass., from June 2-5.

June 15, Cmdr. Robert N. Hein, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Michael A. Hegarty as CO of the Nitze.

October 27, The Nitze is currently underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the USS Bataan (LHD 5) Expeditionary Strike Group Two.

January 5, 2007 USS Nitze departed Naval Station Norfolk for its maiden deployment in support of the ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces.

January 18, DDG 94 moored at Pinto Wharf in Valletta, Malta, for a scheduled port visit.

July 3, USS Nitze returned to homeport after a six-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

December 17, Cmdr. Kenneth S. Long relieved Cmdr. Robert N. Hein, Jr., as commanding officer of the USS Nitze.

March 29, 2008 The guided-missile destroyer is currently participating in a tailored ship's training availability, as part of the Roosevelt CSG, off the coast of Florida.

May 2, DDG 94 is currently in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in preparation for the upcoming deployment later this year.

September 12, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a scheduled underway period with the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Carrier Strike Group.

April 18, 2009 USS Nitze returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month Middle-East deployment.

June 22, Cmdr. Richard D. Brawley relieved Cmdr. Kenneth S. Long as the 4th commanding officer of Nitze.

October 9, The Nitze arrived pierside at the Nauticus pier in downtown Norfolk for Fleet Week Hampton Roads. The last ship to be moored in downtown was USS Mason (DDG 87) in April 2003.

September 21, 2010 USS Nitze departed Norfolk, along with USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), to participate in a two-week multinational exercise Joint Warrior 10-2, off the coast of Scotland.

April 1, 2011 USS Nitze departed homeport to participate in the 52nd multinational exercise UNITAS, off the coast of Brazil; Inport Salvador, Brazil, from April 15-1?.

April 26, USS Nitze, along with USS Boone (FFG 28), USS Thach (FFG 43) and USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), pulled into Rio de Janeiro for a six-day port call after completing the first half of the Atlantic (LANT) phase of UNITAS 52.

May 1, Cmdr. Christopher A. Nerad relieved Cmdr. Richard D. Brawley as CO of the Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

May 8, The Nitze arrived in Rio Grande, Brazil, for a scheduled port visit.

July 1, USS Nitze arrived in Eastport, Maine, to participate in the Independence Day celebrations.

August 1, The Nitze participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX), with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships, off the East Coast.

December 12, The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway conducting preparations for a deployment next year, as part of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) CSG.

January 11, 2012 The Nitze departed homeport for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX); Moored at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., from Jan. 17-1?.

March 12, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

March 26, The Nitze arrived in Villefranche, France, for a three-day port visit; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on April 4; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on May ?; Moored at Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), Bahrain, from May 1?-17; Inport Victoria, Seychelles, from June 24-29.

August 1, DDG 94 recently arrived in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, for a scheduled port visit; Moored at KBSP, Bahrain, in late September; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on Oct. 12; Inport Naples, Italy, from Oct. 16-21.

October 31, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a two-day port call to embark 83 friends and family members for a Tiger Cruise.

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

November 15, Cmdr. John L. Bub, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Christopher Nerad as CO of the USS Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

December 10, The Nitze recently entered the MHI Ship Repair & Services in Norfolk, Va., for a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

June 24, 2013 USS Nitze departed Naval Station Norfolk for a Friends and Family Day Cruise to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for ammo onload.

November 29, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a scheduled independent deployment in support of Operation Ocean Shield.

December 23, The Nitze recently pulled into Naples, Italy, for a liberty port visit and to conduct turnover with the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96).

March 10, 2014 USS Nitze moored at Cruise Jetty in Port Louis, Mauritius, for a week-long liberty port visit.

May 7, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Mahe Quay in Port Victoria, Seychelles, for a five-day port visit.

May 11, Cmdr. Michelle L. Nakamura relieved Cmdr. John L. Bub, Jr., as the 7th CO of Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship in Port Victoria.

June 30, The Nitze returned to Mediterranean Sea after transiting the Suez Canal; Brief stop at Ponta Delgada, Portugal, to refuel on July 8.

July 15, USS Nitze returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-and-a-half month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR.

July 30, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair was awarded a $27,6 million modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Nitze Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). Work is expected to be completed by January 2015.

April 2?, 2015 DDG 94 departed homeport for sea trials following an extended nine-month availability; Underway for routine training on May ?.

May 23, The Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after underway in support of the PCU John Warner (SSN 785) sea trials.

October 2, Cmdr. Paul J. Kaylor relieved Cmdr. Michelle L. Nakamura as CO of USS Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.

October 12, The guided-missile destroyer returned to homeport after a week-long underway for routine training in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway for Group Sail on Oct. 29.

March 12, 2016 USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10.

June 1, USS Nitze departed Berth 3, Pier 14 for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

June 18, The Nitze moored at Berth 57, Ferry Terminal in Port of Trieste, Italy, for a four-day port visit.

July 8, USS Nitze entered the Red Sea after transiting Suez Canal southbound; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on July 21; Transited southbound on Aug. 23.

October 5, USS Nitze, USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) are currently operating in the vicinity of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following a guided-missile attack against a Joint High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), on Saturday early morning by Houthi rebels, off the coast of Mocha, Yemen. The Swift, operated by U.A.E.'s National Marine Dredging Company since 2015, was heavily damaged and is towed to Assab, Eritrea.

October 13, The Nitze launched five Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) around 4 a.m. local time, while underway in the southern Red Sea, destroying three coastal radar sites in Yemen; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on Oct. 30.?

October 31, USS Nitze moored at Berth 6 in Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), Bahrain, for a week-long upkeep after more than 50 consecutive days at sea; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on Nov. 23.

November 26, DDG 94 moored at General Cargo Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, for a three-day port call; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on Dec. 5.

December 16, USS Nitze moored to a buoy off the coast of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, for a five-day liberty visit to Nice; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Dec. 23.

December 30, USS Nitze moored at Berth 2, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment.

February 20, 2017 The Nitze returned to homeport after underway in preparation for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).

April 14, Cmdr. Michael S. Cloud relieved Cmdr. Paul J. Kaylor as the 9th CO of Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk.

May 10, USS Nitze moored at Wharf D1 on Naval Station Mayport for a two-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; Moored at Wharf D1 again from May 13-15.?

May 18, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 2, Pier 9 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway again on May 30; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 9 on June ?.

June 23, USS Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 2 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moved to Midtown Pier, Marine Hydraulics Industries (MHI) Ship Repair & Services shipyard in Norfolk, for a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), on Aug. 30.

February 15, 2018 The Nitze moved "dead-stick" from MHI shipyard to Berth 6, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 7 on March 9; Underway for sea trials on April 26; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on April 30; Underway again on May 14.

May 14, USS Nitze moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo onload; Returned home on May 25.

June 8, The Nitze moored at Berth 2, Pier 9 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 10-day underway for routine training.

August 17, USS Nitze moored at Berth 3, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 28-day underway for Group Sail, in the Jacksonville and Charleston Op. Areas, as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CSG-12; Underway again on Aug. 21; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Aug. 22.

August 24, Cmdr. Zoe B. Arantz relieved Cmdr. Michael S. Cloud as CO of the Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

September 10, USS Nitze emergency sortied from Naval Station Norfolk due to approaching Hurricane Florence; Returned home on Sept. 17; Underway again from Oct. 15-19.

October 25, The Nitze moored at Berth 2, Pier 11 on Naval Station Norfolk after a two-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area.

November 14, USS Nitze moored at Berth 5, Pier 4 after a 12-day underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, in the Cherry Point Op. Area.

November 19, DDG 94 moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway, off the coast of Virginia, for a missile exercise (MISSILEX); Underway again on Dec. 4; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 11 on Dec. ?; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 7 on Dec. 14.

January 7, 2019 The Nitze moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo onload.

February 24, USS Nitze moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after a month-long underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).

April 1, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment.

April 11, The Nitze moored at Pier 3 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound just before midnight on Thursday.

April 15, USS Nitze moored at West Berth K14, NATO Fueling Depot in Souda Bay, Crete, for a five-day liberty port visit; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on April 27.

April 29, USS Nitze moored at Phosphate Terminal in Port of Safaga, Egypt, for a four-day liberty visit; Participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the ENS El Suez (F946) on May 3; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), while underway in the Red Sea, on May 13.

May 25, An MH-60R Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, conducted an emergency medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a Polish merchant mariner from the French-flagged M/V Jules Verne, while the Nitze was underway in the Gulf of Aden. The patient was later transferred to USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) for further medical attention.

June 6, The Nitze conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) on June 12; Moored at Phosphate Terminal in Safaga Mining Port, Egypt, from July 1?-20.

October 20, USS Nitze, along with the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), transited the Suez Canal northbound; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) on Oct. 21; Transted the Strait of Gibraltar westbound, just after midnight, on Oct. 25; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Oct. 25-26.

November 5, USS Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment.

November 21, Cmdr. Donald J. Curran, III relieved Cmdr. Zoe B. Arantz as the 11th CO of Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

December 9, USS Nitze departed Naval Station Norfolk in support of emergent national tasking; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 14 on Jan. 10.

February 12, 2020 The Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk after a 22-day underway in support of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG's COMPTUEX; Underway again on March 23; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on April 24.

May 8, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a surge deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

May 21, The Nitze moored at Wharf B3 on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a four-day port call; Moored at Wharf E3 from May 28-30; Moored at Berth 20 in Port Everglades, Fla., from June ?-10.

June 23, USS Nitze transited nortbound, east of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, on Tuesday evening after conducted a "freedom of navigation operation" off the coast of Venezuela; Transited the Panama Canal southbound on July 6.

July 20, The Nitze rendered assistance and provided food and water to a distressed fishing vessel, while underway approximately 200 n.m. off the coast of Ecuador.

August 4, USS Nitze, with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team, seized 1600 pounds of cocaine and 3200 pounds of marijuana after interdicted a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel, while underway in the eastern Pacific; Transited the Panama Canal northbound from Sept. 5-6.

September 10, The Nitze moored at Wharf B1 on Naval Station Mayport for a three-day port call; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for ammo offload from Sept. 1?-18.

September 18, USS Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after more than a four-month deployment in support of counter-illicit trafficking operations, disrupting approximately 8600 pounds of suspected cocaine and 6100 pounds of marijuana.

December 1, USS Nitze moved "dead-stick" from Naval Station Norfolk to Pier 2S, Earl Industries shipyard in Portsmouth for a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

April 9, 2021 Cmdr. Houssain T. Sareini relieved Cmdr. Donald J. Curran, III as CO of the Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

April 30, The Nitze moved "dead-stick" from Earl Industries shipyard to Berth 1, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway for sea trials on June 3; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on June 26; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from July 26-29 and Aug. 2-4; Returned home on Wednesday afternoon; Underway for routine training from Aug. 9-14.

August 18, USS Nitze moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway for routine training, in the Virginia Capes and Cherry Point Op. Areas, on Oct. 3; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 on Oct. 27; Underway again on Nov. 30.

December 6, The Nitze recently arrived at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) range, off the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas; Transited northbound, east of Great Abaco Island, on Dec. 7; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Dec. 10; Underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area from Jan. 30- Feb. 4.

March 7, 2022 USS Nitze moored at Berth 2, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk after a three-week underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise and Group Sail, as part of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CSG, in the Jacksonville, Charleston, Cherry Point and Virginia Capes Op. Areas; Underway for Task Force Exercise (TFEX) on March 14; Brief stop off Jacksonville, Fla., on March 18 and 22nd.

March 28, The Nitze moored at Wharf F1 on Naval Station Mayport for a brief stop; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on March 31; Underway for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on May 31; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from June 5-11; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on June 30.

July 17, USS Nitze departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

July 26, The Nitze moored at Pier 3 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a one-day port call to refuel; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on Aug. 1; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the INS Eilat (501) and INS Keshet (1973), as part of exercise Noble Rose, on Aug. 2; Moored at Doraleh Oil Terminal in Balbala, Djibouti, for a brief stop to refuel on Aug. 12; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on Aug. 1?.

August 28, The Nitze moored at Tanker Berth 10 in Port of Djibouti for a brief stop to onload supplies; Moored at Doraleh Oil Terminal for a brief stop to refuel on Aug. 29; Transited the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait northbound on Sept. 1; Moored at Aqaba Naval Base, Jordan, from Sept. 4-? and Sept. 7-10; Inport Eilat, Israel, from Sept. 17-20; Moored at Aqaba Naval Base again from Sept. 23-24; Transited the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait southbound on Sept. 26.

September 28, Cmdr. Katie Jacobson relieved Cmdr. Houssain T. Sareini as the 13th CO of Nitze during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship, while underway in the Gulf of Aden.

September 29, DDG 94 moored at Port of Djibouti for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait northbound, escorting the MV Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679), on Sept. 30; Transited southbound on Oct. 2; Moored at Tanker Berth 11 in Port of Djibouti for a brief stop on Oct. 3; Moored at General Cargo Terminal in Port of Salalah, Oman, from Oct. 6-9; Moored at Navy Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, for upkeep from Oct. 13-20.

October 26, USS Nitze, along with the USS Monsoon (PC 4), rescued three civilian mariners from a burning motor vessel, while underway approximately 50 miles off the coast of Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) on Oct. 28.

November 22, The Nitze seized more than 4,800 pounds of hashish and 700 pounds of methamphetamine after interdicted a stateless fishing dhow, while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Inport Salalah, Oman, from Nov. 24-27; Moored at Aqaba Naval Base, Jordan, from Dec. ?-8; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on Dec. 13; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound on Dec. 16.?

December 17, The Nitze conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), while underway approximately 50 n.m. north of Bari, Italy; Transited the Strait of Otranto southbound on Dec. 25; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic, while underway east of Balearic Islands, on Dec. 28.

December 29, USS Nitze moored at Quay 13b in Port of Civitavecchia, Italy, for a five-day liberty visit to Rome to celebrate the New Year's Eve; Transited the Strait of Messina southbound on Jan. 4; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound on Jan. 5; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic on Jan. 6.

January 12, 2023 USS Nitze participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS George H.W. Bush, while underway in the southern Adriatic Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic on Jan. 20; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha, while underway in the eastern Mediterranean, on Jan. 23; Participated in a PHOTOEX, as part of a joint exercise Juniper Oak 23-2, while underway off the coast of Israel on Jan. 24.

January 28, The Nitze conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha, while underway in the Ionian Sea; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound, just before midnight, on Jan. 29; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha again on Jan. 30; Transited southbound on Feb. 1.

February 3, USS Nitze anchored off the coast of Dolmabahce in Istanbul, Turkey, for a brief stop; Anchored off Golcuk, Turkey, from Feb. 4-6; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha, while underway southeast of Rhodes, on Feb. 8; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic, while underway south of Crete, on Feb. 17; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again, while underway in the Ionian Sea, on Feb. 21.

February 17, BAE Systems - Norfolk Ship Repair was awarded a $145,3 million contract for the USS Nitze' Depot Modernization Period (DMP). This contract includes options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $161,5 million and the work is expected to be completed by October 2024.

March 1, The Nitze conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic, while underway in the Ionian Sea; Moored at Berth 3, Pinto Wharf in Port of Valletta, Malta, from March 11-14; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic on March 16; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound on March 21; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic on March 23; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on March 26; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again on March 26.

April 5, USS Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-and-a-half month deployment.

May 3, The Nitze moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 after underway for routine operations; Underway in support of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) ARG's COMPTUEX from May 12- June 3; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo offload from June 9-16; Returned home on Friday afternoon; Moved "dead-stick" to Pier 3S in BAE Systems shipyard on July ?; Entered the Old Dominion Dry Dock on Oct. 18.

March 22, 2024 Cmdr. Joshua H. Tiley relieved Cmdr. Katie Jacobson as CO of the DDG 94 during a change-of-command ceremony at the chapel on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

June 4, USS Nitze recently undocked and moored at Pier 3S on BAE Systems shipyard.