Destroyer Squadron 28

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Destroyer Squadron 28

Active	1951 – 1971 1995 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Destroyer Squadron
Part of	Carrier Strike Group Eight Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic
Motto(s)	Readiness through Training^[1]
Commanders
Commodore	CAPT Scott Rosetti
Deputy Commodore	CAPT Nathan Rowan
Command Master Chief	CMDCM Nakisha Joseph

Destroyer Squadron 28 (DESRON 28), is a squadron of warships of the United States Navy. It is an operational component of Carrier Strike Group Eight. The squadron was formed in 1951. DESRON 28 was re-established on 1 September 1995, during the most recent reorganization of the Atlantic Fleet surface force.^[2] The mission of DESRON 28 is to provide a fully trained, combat ready force of surface combatants.^[1]

Destroyer Squadron 28 is a squadron of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. As of January 2024^[update] it was composed of the following ships:^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "DESRON 28". www.surflant.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "History". COMDESRON TWO EIGHT. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Destroyer Squadron 28 - Our Ships". United States Navy. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

External links

Official DESRON 28 website

United States Navy

Leadership

Structure

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command Commander Pacific Fleet Commander Naval Forces Europe and Africa Naval Forces Central Command Naval Forces Southern Command Naval Special Warfare Command Navy Reserve Operational Test and Evaluation Force Naval Network Warfare Command Military Sealift Command
Shore	Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Naval Supply Systems Command Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Fleet Cyber Command Naval Academy Naval Education and Training Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Naval Intelligence Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center Naval Legal Service Command Naval Observatory Naval Safety Command Bureau of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Personnel Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Navy Installations Command Navy Working Capital Fund
Fleets	Second Fleet Third Fleet Fourth Fleet Fifth Fleet Sixth Fleet Seventh Fleet Tenth Fleet
Ships	A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Escort carriers Frigates Mine warfare vessels Monitors Patrol vessels Registered civilian vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats Torpedo retrievers Unclassified miscellaneous vessels Yard and district craft