USS Milius (DDG-69)

Milius at sea in 2003
History
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 Myself"
Status: in active service, as of 2016
Badge:
General characteristics
Class & type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • Light: approx. 6,800 long tons (6,900 t)
  • Full: approx. 8,900 long tons (9,000 t)
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)
Range:
Complement:
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopter 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

USS Milius, May 2007

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

Awards

USS Milius has been awarded the Navy Battle "E" two times

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
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.

  1. ↑ http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/CDS21/Pages/Ourship.aspx
  2. ↑ "Navy posts successful test of Raytheon's Block IV Tomahawk cruise missile", Aerotech News and Review, 2006-12-22
  3. ↑ Inquirer.net, US warships arrive in RP
  4. ↑
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 http://www.milius.navy.mil/

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