Sailors assigned to the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Halsey (DDG 96) run to man the ship as they bring the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony.
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San Diego, Calif. (Jul. 30, 2005) Sailors assigned to the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Halsey (DDG 97) run to man the ship as they bring the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship was named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II. Halsey is capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously and the ship contains a number of offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century. U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer's Mate 1st Class John P. Kass File# 050730-N-3672K-297
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