Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 14:18:27 GMT -6
Second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer to be christened
Bath Iron Works is gearing up for another massive celebration marking the christening of the world’s second Zumwalt-class guided destroyer.
The future USS Michael Monsoor — registry DDG 1001 — will be christened during ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Bath shipyard
The DDG-1001 is named after Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL who was a Master-at-Arms assigned to SEAL Team 3, Delta Platoon and served as a heavy weapons machine gunner and SEAL communicator. He was deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq where he served as a combat advisor to Iraqi Army troops. His unit came under fire on 75 percent of its missions, and his leadership was credited with saving the lives of his comrades during 11 combat operations.
Monsoor was killed in Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. Monsoor was 25 years old and part of a sniper overwatch security position with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi soldiers. An insurgent threw a hand grenade into their position. The grenade hit Monsoor in the chest and fell to the ground. Positioned near the single exit, Monsoor was the only one who could have escaped harm.
Read more: www.timesrecord.com/news/2016-06-10/Front_Page/Second_Zumwaltclass_guided_missile_destroyer_to_be.html
Bath Iron Works is gearing up for another massive celebration marking the christening of the world’s second Zumwalt-class guided destroyer.
The future USS Michael Monsoor — registry DDG 1001 — will be christened during ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Bath shipyard
The DDG-1001 is named after Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL who was a Master-at-Arms assigned to SEAL Team 3, Delta Platoon and served as a heavy weapons machine gunner and SEAL communicator. He was deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq where he served as a combat advisor to Iraqi Army troops. His unit came under fire on 75 percent of its missions, and his leadership was credited with saving the lives of his comrades during 11 combat operations.
Monsoor was killed in Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. Monsoor was 25 years old and part of a sniper overwatch security position with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi soldiers. An insurgent threw a hand grenade into their position. The grenade hit Monsoor in the chest and fell to the ground. Positioned near the single exit, Monsoor was the only one who could have escaped harm.
Read more: www.timesrecord.com/news/2016-06-10/Front_Page/Second_Zumwaltclass_guided_missile_destroyer_to_be.html