Destroyer USS Mitscher Returns Home From 11-month Deployment

Destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57) returned Tuesday to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., following a historic 11-month deployment. During Mitscher’s 327-day deployment, the destroyer integrated with the Gerald R. Ford and Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups, as well as the U.K. Prince of Wales strike group, in U.S. 5th and 6th fleets. Mitscher conducted its pre-deployment certification with the Ford CSG but departed on July 25, 2025, as an independent deployer. Equipped with the Aegis combat system, Mitscher was capable of providing multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities to conduct anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and ballistic missile defense, the U.S. Navy news release