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USS Mahan (DDG-72)
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USS Mahan (DDG-72) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
currently in service with the United States Navy
.
, and is one of the ships of the United States Fleet Forces Command
.
, a naval theorist on seapower. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name.
to conduct operations in Libya. Insitu Inc. announced that its ScanEagle
been assisting U.S. and NATO Forces in their mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to Libya. During a 72-hour counter-terrorism surge supporting Operation Unified Protector
(OUP), the ScanEagle UAS was operated organically aboard the USS Mahan (DDG-72) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support. In strong winds, ScanEagle performed cooperatively with a host of U.S. and NATO participating forces. On this deployment ScanEagles second aboard the USS Mahan, the team achieved a 100 percent mission readiness rate, accruing 1,154 flight hours and 167 sorties.
) Angelina Colon-Franceschi, a sailor attached to the USS Mahan, wrote the first children's illustrated book about a US Navy female sailor deploying entitled Mommy The Sailor. LS3 Colon-Franceschi read to the children of the Willoughby Child Development Center located in Norfolk
, VA
. After reading to the children, an event that was covered by local media and the Navy Flagship papers, LS3 donated 100 copies to be distributed amongst the daycares in the Hampton Roads
area. There has never been a book created that depicted women in the US Navy deploying, which made LS3 Colon-Franceschi spearhead creating this project. .
A website was created in dedication to all the women of the armed forces, and an area to gather more information about the book. . LS3 also created a facebook webpage that would allow new users to follow up on all upcoming events.
Arleigh Burke class destroyer
The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers is the United States Navy's first class of destroyer built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke, the most famous American destroyer officer of...
currently in service with the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Overview
The USS Mahan is homeported in Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, and is one of the ships of the United States Fleet Forces Command
United States Fleet Forces Command
The United States Fleet Forces Command is an Atlantic Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources that are under the operational control of the United States Northern Command...
.
Namesake
Like her predecessors, the USS Mahan is named after Alfred Thayer MahanAlfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide...
, a naval theorist on seapower. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name.
2011s
During a 2011 Maritime Security Operation (MSO) deployment, the USS Mahan was dispatched to the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
to conduct operations in Libya. Insitu Inc. announced that its ScanEagle
ScanEagle
ScanEagle is a small, low-cost, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing. The ScanEagle was designed by Insitu and continues to be upgraded with improved technology and designed-in reliability improvements....
been assisting U.S. and NATO Forces in their mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to Libya. During a 72-hour counter-terrorism surge supporting Operation Unified Protector
Operation Unified Protector
Operation Unified Protector was an NATO operation enforcing United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 concerning the 2011 Libyan civil war and adopted on 17 February and 17 March respectively...
(OUP), the ScanEagle UAS was operated organically aboard the USS Mahan (DDG-72) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support. In strong winds, ScanEagle performed cooperatively with a host of U.S. and NATO participating forces. On this deployment ScanEagles second aboard the USS Mahan, the team achieved a 100 percent mission readiness rate, accruing 1,154 flight hours and 167 sorties.
Mahan Sailor Writes Children's Book
On October 28th 2011, LS3 (SCWSCW
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) Angelina Colon-Franceschi, a sailor attached to the USS Mahan, wrote the first children's illustrated book about a US Navy female sailor deploying entitled Mommy The Sailor. LS3 Colon-Franceschi read to the children of the Willoughby Child Development Center located in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, VA
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. After reading to the children, an event that was covered by local media and the Navy Flagship papers, LS3 donated 100 copies to be distributed amongst the daycares in the Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
area. There has never been a book created that depicted women in the US Navy deploying, which made LS3 Colon-Franceschi spearhead creating this project. .
A website was created in dedication to all the women of the armed forces, and an area to gather more information about the book. . LS3 also created a facebook webpage that would allow new users to follow up on all upcoming events.