January 28, 2006 USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) was commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. The ship is named after Adm. Forrest Sherman, the 12th Chief of Naval Operations, and the youngest man to serve in that position. He held the office from November 1949 until July 1951.

February 3, The Forrest Sherman arrived at its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

January 19, 2007 USS Forrest Sherman returned to its homeport after completing a successful 10-day work up and training period in preparation for its upcoming deployment.

February 16, Cmdr. Dean M. Vesely relieved Cmdr. Michael Van Durick as CO of the Forrest Sherman during a change-of-command ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station.

April 30, The guided-missile destroyer pulled to Port Everglades, Fla., for Fleet Week South 2007.

July 9, USS Forrest Sherman departed Norfolk for a maiden deployment with the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group.

July 26, DDG 98 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece for a routine port call.

In August, while the Forrest Sherman was visiting Sevastopol to conduct drills with the Ukrainian navy, a 1,100 pound mine from World War II was discovered 500 yards from the vessel. The mine was discovered and secured before it could damage the ship.

September 5, The Forrest Sherman pulled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the country in more than 40 years.

September 12, USS Forrest Sherman arrived off the coast of Moroni, Comoros, as the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the island nation after 33 years. Sailing as part of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa's newly established Southeast Africa Task Group CTG 60.5.

September 17, The guided-missile destroyer pulled to Maputo, Mazambique, for a scheduled port call.

September 26, DDG 98 departed Durban with South African navy frigate SAS Amatola (F 145) for coordinated at sea operations and transition to Cape Town. The ship departed Cape Town on Oct. 5th.

October 26, The Forrest Sherman recently departed Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo.

December ?, USS Forrest Sherman returned to homeport after a five-month underway period.

June 1, 2008 USS Forrest Sherman departed Norfolk in support of U.S. Southern Command's Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08) operation.

June 11, The guided-missile destroyer pulled to Callao, Peru, to begin a series of exercises with the Peruvian Navy. The Sherman's crew provided food, fuel and water to a stranded fishing vessel 20 miles off Peru's port city of Paita, June 10.

August 10, DDG 98 recently departed Acajutla, El Salvador, after a scheduled port visit.

August 29, USS Forrest Sherman returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a three-month deployment.

April 24, 2009 The Forrest Sherman, commanded by Cmdr. Wyatt N. Chidester, conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX), with French ship FS Forbin (D 620), off the coast of Virginia April 20-21.

April 27, USS Forrest Sherman, USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Toledo (SSN 769), USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) and HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) arrived in Port Everglades, Fla., for an annual Broward Navy Days Fleet Week celebration from April 27 - May 2.

May 8, The guided-missile destroyer returned home after completing the three-week underway period.

June 6, DDG 98 recently arrived in Karlskrona, Sweden, to participate in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2009 exercise.

February 21, 2010 USS Forrest Sherman, commanded by Cmdr. Andrew Arnold, is currently conducting anti-piracy and maritime security operations (MSO), in the Gulf of Aden, as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151.

August 1, USS Forrest Sherman returned to Norfolk after a seven-month deployment.

April 1, 2011 The Forrest Sherman, commanded by Cmdr. Luis E. Sanchez, Jr., arrived in Faslane naval base to participate in multinational exercise Joint Warrior 2011-1, off the coast of Scotland, April 2-15.

April 18, USS Forrest Sherman, along with USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), arrived in Portsmouth, England, for a four-day port call.

May ?, The guided missile destroyer departed homeport for a Friends and Family Day Cruise.

July 11, DDG 98 is currently undergoing a Ship's Restricted Availability (SRA) at the MHI Ship Repair & Services in Norfolk.

February 8, 2012 USS Forrest Sherman pulled into Mayport Naval Station for a brief port call. The ship is currently conducting routine training off the East Coast.

March 12, The Forrest Sherman departed Naval Station Norfolk in preparation for the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), March 26- April 5.

March 19, USS Forrest Sherman pulled into Ponta Delgada, Portugal, for a brief visit to Azores to take on fuel.

March 23, DDG 98 arrived in HMNB Devonport for a three-day port visit to Plymouth, England. The ship returned to Devonport on March 30.

April 6, USS Forrest Sherman arrived in Brest, France, for a four-day port visit.

April 13, The guided-missile destroyer arrived at HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a three-day port call before participating in the multinational exercise Joint Warrior 2012, off the coast of Scotland, April 16-26. Pulled again into Faslane on April 27.