Navy

Construction of the third nuclear-powered and second Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69): ARABIAN SEA (March 21, 2007) The aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts its first day of flight operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was underway for a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Baker/Released)

The fourth USS Gridley (DDG-101) is the fifty-first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy is in the Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Naval Base San Diego.

USS Gridley (DDG 101): SAN DIEGO (May 19, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) gets underway to join the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike group for her maiden voyage as part of its scheduled deployment supporting the war on terrorism. More than 7,000 Sailors comprise the USS Ronald Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark A. Leonesio

USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy that is homeported at NS San Diego, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 23.

USS Pinckney (DDG 91): PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 8, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) leaves Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Moriatis

Pinckney was laid down on July 16, 2001 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Miss. and was launched on June 26, 2002 to be commissioned on May 29, 2004 at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme.

USS John S. McCain DDG-56 was named in honor of Admiral John S. McCain Sr. and Admiral John S. McCain Jr., this Arleigh Burke-class, Aegis guided missile destroyer is the third commissioned warship to carry the name "John S. McCain."

USS John S. McCain (DDG 56): At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Jan. 26, 2003 -- The guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approaches the USS Kitty Hawk during a replenishment at sea (RAS). Kitty Hawk is the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan.

John Paul Jones (DDG-53) was ordered 25 September 1987, laid down 8 August 1990 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, ME, launched 26 October 1991 and commissioned 18 December 1993.

USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53): PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) holds position in formation during Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2008 (KR/FE 08). John Paul Jones was deployed with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group participating in KR/FE 08, an annual joint exercise involving forces from the United States and the Republic of Korea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong

USS Barry (DDG-52), named after the "Father of the American Navy" Commodore John Barry (1745-1803), is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1992.

USS Barry (DDG 52): Arabian Gulf (Nov. 18, 2004) - The guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) cruises through smooth seas in the Arabian Sea. Barry is assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10). These fast warships provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities, and can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, expeditionary strike groups, and underway replenishment groups.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Craig R. Spiering