The vessel, DDG 122, will be named after enlisted marine John Basilone. The US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 122, has been commissioned as the USS John Basilone.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article was published on Feb. 19, 2015. Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and ...
John Basilone. Appropriately, the ship was commissioned on the weekend of the 249th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps and two days before Veterans Day. Basilone is a legend in military history.
The US Navy has officially announced that the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Basilone (DDG 122 ...
Its arrival came just one day after the USS John Basilone, another new addition to the base. USS Nantucket officially joins USS John Basilone in Mayport (WJXT) USS Nantucket officially joins USS ...
The United States Navy will introduce its newest destroyer class warship, USS John Basilone (DDG 122), on Sunday, November 24. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax ...
Naval Station Mayport has welcomed a new addition. One of the Navy’s latest guided missile destroyers, USS John Basilone arrived at its new homeport on Sunday afternoon. The ship’s arrival was ...