Video by Seaman Jalon Lipford | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 09.25.2025
On Sep. 25, 2025, USS Normandy (CG 60), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, held a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.Named after the Allied Invasion of Normandy, also known as Battle of Normandy or D-Day, the warship was commissioned in Newport, Rhode Island on Dec. 9, 1989. After supporting a multitude of humanitarian and operational missions spanning Operation......
Video by Seaman Jalon Lipford | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 09.25.2025
On Sep. 25, 2025, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, held a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.Named after the Battle of Philippine Sea, a decisive World War II naval air engagement near the Mariana Islands, the Philippine Sea was commissioned in Portland, Maine on March 19, 1989. After supporting a multitude of humanitarian and operational......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.27.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2024) -The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) is decommissioned during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adora Okafor | Commander, Submarine Group Nine | 07.21.2023
USS Chicago (SSN 721) holds a decommissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, July 21, 2023. USS Chicago is the U.S. Navy 145th nuclear powered submarine and the 34th of the Los Angeles class. Chicago was commissioned on Sept. 27, 1986 at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adora Okafor)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Navy | 02.07.2017
The final watchstanders of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), stand in formation during the ship's decommissioning ceremony. Enterprise was decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding after 55 years of commissioned service. Enterprise deployed 25 times during its operational career and is the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier decommissioned by the Navy. (U.S. Navy video/Released) ...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jerome Johnson | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 08.14.2014
USS Denver Decommissioning Ceremony. Includes soundbites from: CAPT. Michael P. Donnelly, Commanding Officer of USS Denver, RADM. Hugh D. Wetherald, Commander Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet, Jim Hyden, 1968 USS Denver crew member Hung The Nguyen, Rescued by USS Denver....
Courtesy Video | War.gov | 07.22.2013
2013 - After nearly 30 years of service, USS Reuben James has been decommissioned.
Video by Staff Sgt. Sean Everette | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 10.26.2012
Package story about the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Crommelin's decommissioning ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Veteran crew and Crommelin family members were in attendance. Available in High Definition....