Two Destroyers in San Diego

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The USS Decatur, San Diego, Oct 12, 2004. It's an Arleigh Burke class Aegis destroyer, commissioned in 1998.
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The USS O'Kane is an Arleigh Burke class Aegis destroyer, commissioned in 1999.  (Oct 12, 2004)
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The USS O'Kane (Oct 12, 2004)
USS O'Kane (DDG 77)
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI (Jul. 5, 2002) -- Guided missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) navigates through heavy seas during exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002. RIMPAC 2002 is designed to improve tactical proficiency in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while building cooperation and fostering mutual understanding between participating nations. Countries participating this year are: Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ted Banks.


USS O'Kane (DDG 77)
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI (Jul. 5, 2002) -- Guided missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) launches an SM-2 standard missile from its forward Vertical Launch System (VLS) during exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002. The guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) (right) and Spruance-class destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) (center) follow in formation. RIMPAC 2002 is designed to improve tactical proficiency in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while building cooperation and fostering mutual understanding between participating nations. Countries participating this year are: Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Chris Desmond.


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(Mar. 29, 2003) -- The Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) conducts underway operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. O'Kane was one of many U.S. Navy surface combatants to fire Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Alan J. Baribeau.

USS Decatur (DDG 73)
Arabian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2003) - A U.S. Navy boarding team operation from the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) discovered an estimated two tons of narcotics with a street value of around eight to ten million dollars aboard a 40-foot dhow intercepted in the Arabian Gulf. The dhow's 12 crewmembers were taken into custody and transferred to USS Decatur, and Decatur sailors are in control of the dhow. The smuggling routes are known to be used by Al-Qaida and three of the 12-crew members are believed to have links to the organization. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg.
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Arabian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2003) - A U.S. Navy boarding team operation from the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) discovered an estimated two tons of narcotics with a street value of around eight to ten million dollars aboard a 40-foot dhow intercepted in the Arabian Gulf. The dhow's 12 crewmembers were taken into custody and transferred to USS Decatur, and Decatur sailors are in control of the dhow. The smuggling routes are known to be used by Al-Qaida and three of the 12-crew members are believed to have links to the organization. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg.