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 "Im extremely proud of this crew of Champions for the execution of a very successful patrol," said Cmdr. Thomas Ralston, commanding officer of Porter.  "We worked hard together as a team, flexed to overcome many obstacles, and accomplished the mission.  We strengthened relationships with our partners and allies to increase interoperability, regional stability and maritime security throughout the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.  We are excited for our return home and the opportunit...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on its ninth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, Jan. 12. Porter is scheduled to work alongside regional partners in various training exercises and conduct maritime security operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. “Porter is more than ready to make this patrol a success,” said Cmdr. Thomas Ralston, ...

 1. CAPT Wayne P. Hughes Jr. and ADM Robert Girrier, USN (Ret.), Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, 3rd ed. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2018), 194. 2. Sam LaGrone, “SNA: Navy Surface Leaders Pitch More Lethal Ships, Surface Action Groups,” USNI News, 15 January 2015, https://news.usni.org/2015/01/14/sna-navy-surface-leaders-pitch-lethal-ships-surface-action-groups. 3. VADM Thomas Rowden, RADM Peter Gumataotao, and RADM Peter Fanta, USN, “Distributed Lethality,” U.S. Naval...