USS Halyburton is named for the late Pharmacist's Mate Second Class William David Halyburton, Jr., who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroic action on the Island of Okinawa in World War II.

November 7,2004 FFG 40, commanded by Cmdr. Harbert Hadley, pulled into Manta, Ecuador, for a three day scheduled port visit, more than a month after setting sail from Mayport, FL., marking an end to a successful first month of a scheduled six-month deployment. The guided missile frigate deployed in early October to participate in Operation Caper Focus, an interagency counter-narcotics operation designed to curb the influx of illegal narcotics coming into America.

April 8, 2005 USS Halyburton returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a highy successful counter narco-terrorism deployment in the U.S. Central Command AoR. Along with USS Boone (FFG 28), she seized nearly eight metric tons of cocaine with a street value of $249 millions.

July 20, 2006 Ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron 40 completed a highly successful multinational submarine and surface ship exercise with the Peruvian and Spanish navies in Peruvian coastal waters, July 12-14. Known as Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX), this year's event included USS Halyburton, USS Carney (DDG 64) and an SH-60B from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 44 Detachment (Det) 5. Carney and Halyburton began their deployment in support of NAVSO at the end of June and will continue with various operations and exercises through the summer.

July 23, FFG 40 is currently off the coast of Antofagasta, Chile, to begin a UNITAS 47-06 Pacific Phase exercise. UNITAS is an annual exercise in the South American region. This year’s Pacific phase, hosted by Chile, includes navies from seven countries: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the United States.

August 18, USS Halyburton is currently participating in the multinational exercise PANAMAX (Panama Exercise) 2006, tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal, involving civil and military forces from the region.

August 25, Sailors from USS Halyburton and USS Carney completed a community relations project during their recent visit to Manta, Ecuador, Aug. 14. The guided-missile frigate completed its participation in PANAMAX '06 Aug. 30 in the Caribbean Sea.

December 8, FFG 40 returned to its homeport after completing a variety of different missions on a five-month deployment. USS Halyburton, commanded by Cmdr. Bill Byrne, steamed more than 20,000 miles and visited nine countries during a deployment that included multiple joint exercises and a variety of opportunities to put the crew’s skills to work in multiwarfare scenarios. The ship departed Mayport June 30 for a three-month southern Command surge deployment, which included exercise UNITAS 2006, a passing exercise with Ecuador, Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX) and exercise PANAMAX 2006. After heading back through the Panama Canal, Halyburton bypassed Mayport and spent two weeks in and around Norfolk, Va., preparing for their next phase of deployment, the British-led joint training exercise, Neptune Warrior. The Halyburton returned to Mayport Sept. 20 for a brief two-week mid-deployment maintenance availability. It sailed again Oct. 6 with USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) to join up with various Norfolk-based ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean for waters in and around Scotland in preparation for Neptune Warrior. The Halyburton enjoyed a brief port visit to Rotterdam, Netherlands, following Neptune Warrior prior to the two week transit back across the Atlantic. Halyburton’s efforts were rewarded with a well-deserved high-visibility port visit to Philadelphia in support of the 107th Army-Navy Football Game. On their final trek home from Philadelphia, the frigate participated in one last exercise: Southeast Anti-Submarine Warfare Integrated Training Initiative (SEASWITI) in the Jacksonville, Fla., operating area.

September 3, 2007 FFG 40 is currently in the Pacific Ocean conducting counter-narcotics trafficking operations.

October 11, The guided-missile frigate departed Salaverry, Peru, after a three-day port visit.

November 30, USS Halyburton, commanded by Cmdr. Scott Pratt, returned to Mayport after a five-month deployment to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

February 21, 2009 USS Halyburton, commanded by Cmdr. Michael P. Huck, departed homeport for a scheduled underway period with the Eisenhower CSG.

March 12, FFG 40 pulled to Souda Bay, Crete, for a routine port visit.

April 11, The Halyburton joined USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), off the coast of Somalia, to resolve the hostage situation. Capt. Richard Phillips is being held by four gunmen in the covered, fiberglass lifeboat. His ship, the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, was on its way to Mombasa, Kenya, with a cargo of food aid when it was attacked Wednesday.

July 16, The guided-missile frigate pulled to London, United Kingdom, for a three-day port call.

July 31, USS Halyburton returned to Mayport Naval Station after a five-month deployment in support of maritime security operations.

March 12, 2010 FFG 40 pulled to Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston to participate in the St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities.

April 26, The Halyburton arrived in Port Everglades, Fla., for the start of the annual Broward Navy Days Fleet Week.

January 11, 2011 USS Halyburton pulled into Funchal, Portugal, for a brief port visit to Madeira Island. The guided-missile frigate recently departed Mayport for a scheduled deployment in support of counter-piracy and maritime security operations. This is first time that a Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV will be used in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoO.

January 28, FFG 40 provided assistance to a Yemeni fishing dhow that had been adrift for 10 days in the Gulf of Aden.

March 19, The Halyburton, part of NATO's counter-piracy Task Force (TF) 508, rescued 13 people from the Greek flagged merchant vessel Irene SL, in the Indian Ocean.

April 7, USS Halyburton recently arrived in Muscat, Oman, for a scheduled port visit.

June 21, An MQ-8B Fire Scout was lost near Zliten, Libya, around 9.20 a.m. local time, while conducting a targeting mission. At the time of the crash, the aircraft was delivering intelligence data from about 5,000-7,000 ft. as expected, and there was no immediate sign of a command and control problem or mechanical malfunction.

August 2, Cmdr. Bertram C. Hodge relieved Cmdr. John R. Schmidt as CO of the Halyburton during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

August 3, USS Halyburton returned to homeport after a seven-month deployment.