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Destroyer USS Donald Cook Arrives in Florida After 7 Years in Europe
July 19, 2021 11:23 PM
Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Genaro Ortiz, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), picks up his son following the ship’s arrival to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on July 18, 2021. US Navy Photo
Guided-missile destroyer USS
Donald Cook (DDG-75) is back in the U.S. after seven years as one of four forward-deployed ballistic missile defense ships based in Rota, Spain.
Cook came into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Sunday after operating in 6th fleet as part of the U.S. European Phased Adaptive Approach to ballistic missile defense starting in 2014. In conjunction with two Aegis Ashore installations, the four Arleigh Burke destroyers would create a missile defense capability for Europe to protect against rouge missiles targeted at the continent.
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