USS Milius
Milius at sea in 2003 | |
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United States | |
Name: | USS Milius |
Namesake: | Commander Paul L. Milius VO-67 |
Ordered: | 8 April 1992 |
Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down: | 8 August 1994 |
Launched: | 1 August 1995 |
Sponsored by: | Annette Milius |
Christened: | 28 October 1995 |
Commissioned: | 23 November 1996 |
Homeport: | Naval Base San Diego |
Motto: | Alii Prae Me - "Others Before Me" |
Status: | in active service |
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Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
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Length: | 505 ft (154 m) |
Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draft: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Propulsion: | 4 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW) |
Speed: | >30 knots (56 km/h) |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters can be embarked |
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. Her namesake is Commander Paul L. Milius (1928-1968) of U.S. Navy squadron VO-67. His OP-2E aircraft, callsign Sophomore 50, was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Laos on 27 February 1968 and he ordered his crew to bail out. Seven of the nine men aboard were rescued. The remains of the eighth crewmember, ATN2 John Hartzeim, who was wounded in the attack, were identified on 19 February 1999. Although he exited his aircraft, Commander Milius was never recovered. Commander Milius received the Navy Cross in 1968.
The motto of the ship is "Alii Prae Me" (Others before me). As of February 2016, the ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 21.[1]
Ships history
In January 2005, Milius participated in Operation Unified Assistance. On 6 December 2006, the ship successfully launched a Block IV Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time in a test of the Block IV configuration. The launch took place in the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range off of California. The missile flew 869 miles before impacting its target on the land range at China Lake, California.[2]
On 12 September 2007, the Embassy of the United States, Manila stated that the arrival of the destroyers USS Chung-Hoon and USS Milius was a goodwill visit to strengthen Philippines–United States relations.[3]
Deployments
- May 26, 1998-September 1998 Maiden deployment
- June 22, 2000-December 2000 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
- November 2, 2002 – June 2, 2003 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
- December 6, 2004 – June 6, 2005 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
- April 10, 2007 – October 8, 2007 Scheduled Deployment with BHR ESG
- December 2008-July 2009 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
- May 18, 2010 – December 16, 2010 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
- January 11, 2012 – September 11, 2012 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
Awards
USS Milius has been awarded the Navy Battle "E" three times
- 01-Jan-2002 31-Dec-2002
- 01-Jan-2012 31-Dec-2012 [4]
- 01-Jan-2015 31-Dec-2015
- PACFLT 2003 Retention Excellence Award Winner
- PACFLT 2002 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award
Ship awards
Ribbon | Description | Notes |
Navy "E" Ribbon | with three Battle E devices | |
National Defense Service Medal | ||
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | ||
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | ||
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon | with one silver service star |
Commanding Officers
The commanding officer (CO) of USS Milius is the United States Navy officer who is the most senior officer on ship. The CO is the ultimate authority over operations of Milius and her crew.
List of commanding officers
# | Name | Start of tenure | End of tenure |
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13 | CDR Gilbert Ayan[5] | 20 November 2015 | Present |
12 | CDR Michael J. Rak[5] | 2 May 2014 | 2015 |
11 | CDR Stephen F. Shedd[5] | 2 November 2012 | 2 May 2014 |
10 | CDR Nicholie Tanya Bufkin[5] | 15 April 2011 | 2 November 2012 |
9 | CDR Robert Trevor King[5] | 5 November 2009 | 15 April 2011 |
8 | CDR Kendall Gennick[5] | 30 May 2008 | 5 November 2009 |
7 | CDR Edmund Burguillos Hernandez[5] | 7 November 2006 | 30 May 2008 |
6 | CDR David James Sheridan[5] | 12 May 2005 | 7 November 2006 |
5 | CDR John Stewart Mitchell III[5] | 15 April 2003 | 12 May 2005 |
4 | CDR Jeffrey Allan Harley[5] | 11 May 2001 | 15 April 2003 |
3 | CDR Thomas Sumner Rowden[5] | 29 October 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
2 | CDR James Patrick (Jim) McManamon[5] | 27 February 1998 | 29 October 1999 |
1 | CDR Daine E. Eisold[5] | 23 November 1996 | 27 February 1998 |
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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