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==Following 9/11 attack== | ==Following 9/11 attack== | ||
Immediately before the [[9/11]] attack, the German [[destroyer]] ''Lutjens'', named for [[Gunther Lutjens|the admiral]] who commanded the ''[[KMS Bismarck]]'' on its final voyage against Britain, had been doing exercises, in the UK, with ''Churchill''. | Immediately before the [[9/11 Attack|9/11]] attack, the German [[destroyer]] ''Lutjens'', named for [[Gunther Lutjens|the admiral]] who commanded the ''[[KMS Bismarck]]'' on its final voyage against Britain, had been doing exercises, in the UK, with ''Churchill''. | ||
As ''Churchill'' got underway for emergency response, the ''Lutjens'' crew manned the rails, a naval custom showing respect. The white banner, held by the sailors on the upper deck, reads "we stand with you." | As ''Churchill'' got underway for emergency response, the ''Lutjens'' crew manned the rails, a naval custom showing respect. The white banner, held by the sailors on the upper deck, reads "we stand with you." | ||
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==Current operations== | ==Current operations== | ||
[[Image:USS Churchill (DDG-81) UNREP.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Night [[underway replenishment]] Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T AOE 8) in the [[Persian Gulf]]]] | [[Image:USS Churchill (DDG-81) UNREP.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Night [[underway replenishment]] Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T AOE 8) in the [[Persian Gulf]]]] | ||
She is operating in the [[Persian Gulf]] as part of [[carrier strike group|Carrier Strike Group 10]], part of the [[United States Fifth Fleet]], the naval component of | She is operating in the [[Persian Gulf]] as part of [[carrier strike group|Carrier Strike Group 10]], part of the [[United States Fifth Fleet]], the naval component of United States Central Command. Strike Group 10 is centered on the [[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)|''USS Harry S. Truman'' (CVN-75)]]. Her administrative command, responsible for training and readiness, is Destroyer Squadron 26. |
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![]() The fourth US warship named after an Briton, the USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is a Flight IIA Burke-class destroyer. She is homeported at the Norfolk Naval Station. As a courtesy to the United Kingdom, a member of the Royal Navy is assigned to the ship's crew at all times. Her current captain is Commander J.J. Orozco, succeeding Fred I. Pyle. Following 9/11 attackImmediately before the 9/11 attack, the German destroyer Lutjens, named for the admiral who commanded the KMS Bismarck on its final voyage against Britain, had been doing exercises, in the UK, with Churchill. As Churchill got underway for emergency response, the Lutjens crew manned the rails, a naval custom showing respect. The white banner, held by the sailors on the upper deck, reads "we stand with you." In an email confirmed by the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, an officer of the Churchill described the incident:
Current operations![]() Night underway replenishment Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T AOE 8) in the Persian Gulf She is operating in the Persian Gulf as part of Carrier Strike Group 10, part of the United States Fifth Fleet, the naval component of United States Central Command. Strike Group 10 is centered on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Her administrative command, responsible for training and readiness, is Destroyer Squadron 26. |