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Caption:
San Diego, Calif. (July 30, 2005) -- The Navy's newest Arleigh
Burke-class destroyer, USS Halsey (DDG 96) is commissioned at Naval
Station North Island. 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 (RELEASED)
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