14 March 2023 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Receives Service Life Extension OPNAV N96 recently approved a five-year service life extension for USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). First-in-class Arleigh Burke’s estimated service life was 35 years, expected to expire in FY 2026, but efforts began early last year to request additional service time for the ship. The approval...
15 June 2022 USS Arleigh Burke begins second Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe patrol Forward-deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin its second (FDNF-E) patrol, June 1, 2022...