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USS Paul Ignatius Arrives in New Homeport of Rota

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 admin

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in her new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022. Prior to arriving in Rota, Paul Ignatius operated alongside British, Canadian, French, German, and Norwegian allies as part of exercises Cable Car and Green Light. The ship also…

USS Paul Ignatius Departs Mayport for New Homeport of Rota

May 4, 2022 admin

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) departed Naval Station Mayport, April 27, for a routine patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Rota, Spain. After completing the ship’s inaugural patrol, Paul Ignatius will join destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Porter (DDG 78) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) as…

Several Successful Firsts at Exercise Formidable Shield

July 27, 2021 admin

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and it’s White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Detachment in New Mexico successfully participated in several missions during the multi-nation At Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021 (ASD/FS21) exercise, which took place from May 15 to June 3 at the Hebrides Range off Scotland’s coast and also Andøya Space Defense in western Norway. ASD/FS21…

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Targets

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 admin

June 1, 2021 – As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May 26 and May 30, 2021. “Today marks the dawn of a new day for maritime Ballistic Missile Defense and the seamless integration of combatant…