A toast to my SWO friends-DDG-51 class longest U.S. warship production run (almost)

[HeyJoe]

101120-N-3737T-229 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2010) Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, left, the Honorable Senator Kay Hagan, and Cmdr. Douglas Kunzman, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107), answer questions following the ship's commissioning. The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., who was the first African American to command a warship, USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717); to command a major warship, USS Jouett (DLG/CG-29); to achieve flag rank and eventually vice admiral; and to command a numbered fleet, the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

101120-N-3737T-205 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2010) Sailors man the rails as the ship is brought to life during the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107). The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., who was the first African American to command a warship, USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717); to command a major warship, USS Jouett (DLG/CG-29); to achieve flag rank and eventually vice admiral; and to command a numbered fleet, the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

101120-N-3737T-200 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2010) USS Gravely (DDG 107), the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is brought to life during her commissioning ceremony. The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., who was the first African American to command a warship, USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717); to command a major warship, USS Jouett (DLG/CG-29); to achieve flag rank and eventually vice admiral; and to command a numbered fleet, the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

101120-N-3737T-174 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2010) Sailors man the rails as the ship is brought to life during the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107). The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., who was the first African American to command a warship, USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717); to command a major warship, USS Jouett (DLG/CG-29); to achieve flag rank and eventually vice admiral; and to command a numbered fleet, the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

101120-N-3737T-165 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2010) Sailors man the ship and bring her to life during the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG 107). The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., who was the first African American to command a warship, USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717); to command a major warship, USS Jouett (DLG/CG-29); to achieve flag rank and eventually vice admiral; and to command a numbered fleet, the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Lets see some more SWO-tivating pictures!

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Lets see some more SWO-tivating pictures!

I'll see what I can do over the next 11 days that I'm off. :icon_wink

 

[HAL Pilot]

Lets see some more SWO-tivating pictures!

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

^Good one!

101210-N-8824M-268 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2010) USS Halsey (DDG 97) assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, sails in a formation with the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) during a photo exercise. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Mickler/Released)