US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Barry M. Costello, Commander 3rd Fleet, addresses the crew and guests during the commissioning ceremony of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY (DDG 97). The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

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US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Barry M. Costello, Commander 3rd Fleet, addresses the crew and guests during the commissioning ceremony of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY (DDG 97). The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

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Base: USS Halsey (DDG 97)

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-96

Scene Camera Operator: Li1 John P. Kass, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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1940
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The U.S. National Archives
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