USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. [6] The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr. [7] the first African-American Marine Corps aviator [8] and the first African-American Marine ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 5, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Areligh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Peterson, Jr. (DDG 121) use a rigid inflatable boat to aid a stranded mariner off...

Feb 21, 2017 · (DDG 121) is to be prepared to conduct prompt, sustained, combat operations at sea in support of national policy. Meeting this mission requires focus on four priorities: Safety,...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- The construction of future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) is officially underway at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard. The milestone, which signifies the first 100 tons of steel being cut, was marked with a ceremony held in …

Mar 4, 2022 · SAN DIEGO – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), will be commissioned, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dec 1, 2021 · DDG 121 is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer equipped with the Aegis Baseline 9C2 Combat System, which includes Integrated Air and Missile Defense...

The Frank E. Petersen, Jr., (DDG 121) is the 71st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the first ship in the United States Navy named in honor of USMC Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr., (1932-2015), the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and general.

May 16, 2022 · -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended...

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class (Flight-IIA) destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Aug 28, 2021 · DDG 121 is named for Frank E. Petersen Jr., who was the U.S. Marine Corps’ first African American aviator and general officer. After entering the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1950, Petersen would go on to fly more than 350 combat …