Carrier Strike Group Ten Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
Garrison/HQ
Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, US
Motto(s)
Par Excellence
Engagements
Korean War Vietnam War Global War on Terrorism
Operation Enduring Freedom
War in Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation New Dawn
Website
Official website
Commanders
Commodore
CAPT Stephen Aldridge, USN[1]
Deputy commodore
CAPT Peter Halvorsen, USN[2]
Senior enlisted adviser
CMDCM Damien Williams, USN[3]
Military unit
Destroyer Squadron 26 (DESRON-26) is a destroyer squadron of the United States Navy. It was first created in 1950. It has seen action in the Korean War, service in the Atlantic, in the Vietnam War. From 1974 for a period it became the 'Mod Squad', trialling ships commanded by officers one rank junior to the usual appointment rank.
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