4 East Coast Destroyers Deploy to Europe Joining U.S. Naval Buildup
By: Sam LaGrone
February 10, 2022 2:28 PM • Updated: February 10, 2022 8:54 PM
The four ships, the Navy deployed from the East Coast to US 6th Fleet. US Navy Photos
This post has been updated to correct the homeports for USS Mitscher (DDG-57) and USS The Sullivans (DDG-68).
The Navy sortied four East Coast guided-missile destroyers as the U.S. and NATO have massed naval forces in the region, USNI News has learned.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) USS Mitscher (DDG-57) USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) left the U.S. last month as independent deployers for U.S. 6th Fleet.
“Throughout their deployment, they will participate in a range of maritime activities in support of the U.S. 6th Fleet and our NATO allies,” Navy spokesman Cmdr. Arlo Abrahamson told USNI News on Thursday
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/10/4-east-coast-destroyers-deploy-to-europe-joining-u-s-naval-build-up
