The United States Navy has commissioned a new Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer, USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), during a formal ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. Sailors ceremonially ran aboard the warship as the vessel was brought to life during commissioning event, officially marking its transition into active service. The destroyer is named in honor of a Medal of Honor recipient and retired Marine Corps colonel, and is the first ship to bear Barnum’s name. Notably, he is among the few individuals to have witnessed the commissioning of a vessel named in their honor. Secretary of the US Navy John C. Phelan stated, “This ship is not symbolic, it is combat power, and today she joins something bigger. The ship and her crew join the President’s Golden Fleet, the Fleet of the future – rebuilding American maritime dominance by putting more capable ships in the water, strength

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