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US Navy - Guided Missile Destroyer
DDG 79 - USS Oscar Austin
 
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Type, class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke class, Flight IIA
Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
  
STATUS:
 Awarded: July 20, 1994
Laid down: October 9, 1997
Launched: November 7, 1998
Commissioned: August 19, 2000
IN SERVICE
 
Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
 Namesake: PFC Oscar Palmer Austin, USMC (1948-1969)
Ships Motto: HONOR AND SACRIFICE
Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG
 
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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2017

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Brest, France - October 2017

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Eckernforde, Germany - October 2017

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Eckernforde, Germany - October 2017

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shaft control console - Baltic Sea - September 2017

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Baltic Sea - September 2017

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Baltic Sea - September 2017

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Stockholm, Sweden - September 2017

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Danish Straits - September 2017

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Arctic Circle - September 2017

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Mk-45 gun live fire exercise - Arctic Circle - September 2017

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Mk-45 gun control console - Arctic Circle - September 2017

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Mk-38 Mod. 2 machine gun live fire exercise - Arctic Circle - September 2017

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flight deck control - Arctic Circle - September 2017

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Bergen, Norway - August 2017

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Theoule-sur-Mer, France - August 2017

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Theoule-sur-Mer, France - August 2017

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with Bulgarian Navy Frigate Drazki (F 41) - Black Sea - May 2017

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with Bulgarian Navy Frigate Drazki (F 41) - Black Sea - May 2017

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with Romanian Navy Frigate Regele Ferdinand (F 221) - Black Sea - May 2017

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with Romanian Navy Frigate Regele Ferdinand (F 221) - Black Sea - May 2017

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Constanta, Romania - May 2017

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aft Mk-41 vertical launching system (VLS) 64 cells - Bosphorus Strait - May 2017

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Mk-45 gun fire exercise - Black Sea - May 2017

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Mk-32 torpedo tubes exercise - Mediterranean Sea - May 2017

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 2017

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2015

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2015

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replenishment at sea (RAS) - Mediterranean Sea - June 2015

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Arabian Sea - February 2015

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2014

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Mk-45 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - July 2014

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Tallinn, Estonia - June 2014

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Tallinn, Estonia - June 2014

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Mk-45 gun fire exercise - Baltic Sea - June 2014

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2014

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - February 2013

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2012

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Atlantic Ocean - May 2012

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Atlantic Ocean - May 2012

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2007

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2007

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The Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle is recovered from flight aboard USS Oscar Austin - Atlantic Ocean - November 2007

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Fleet Week New York - May 2007

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Mk-45 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - April 2007

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Fleet Week Port Everglades, Florida - May 2006

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Persian Gulf - October 2005

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Persian Gulf - October 2005

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2005

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2005

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2005

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Atlantic Ocean - July 2005

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Atlantic Ocean - July 2005

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with USNS Comfort (T-AH 19) - Strait of Gibraltar - January 2003

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flight deck control - November 2002

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Atlantic Ocean - October 2002

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Electric Plant Control Console in the Central Control Station - Mediterranean Sea - February 2002


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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000

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sea trials - April 2000


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launching ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine - November 7, 1998

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keel laying ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine - October 9, 1997
 
 
USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79):
 
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Private First Class Oscar Palmer Austin, USMC (January 15, 1948 - February 23, 1969):
 
DDG 79 proudly bears the name of Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, United States Marine Corps. Displaying indomitable courage and selfless devotion to duty. PFC Austin was killed near DaNang, Vietnam in February 1969 when he sacrificed his own life to save an injured companion. He has been recognized with numerous medals and decorations, including the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Oscar Austin was born January 15, 1948, In Nacogdoches, Texas and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1967, and enlisted in the United Stated Marine Corps in April the following year. Upon completion of Basic Training, Austin was promoted to Private First Class in October 1968. He was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam where he served as an assistant machine gunner with Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Marine, First Division(Rein), and FMF. During the early morning hours on February 23, 1969, PFC Austin's observation post came under a fierce ground attack by a large North Vietnamese Army force using a heavy volume of hand grenades, satchel charges and small arms fire.

Observing that one of his wounded companions had fallen unconscious in a position dangerously exposed to hostile fire, Austin unhesitatingly left the relative security of his fighting hole and, with complete disregard for his own safety, raced across the fire swept terrain to drag the marine to safety. As he neared his companion, he observed an enemy grenade land nearby. Leaping between the grenade and the injured marine, Austin took the full force of the explosion himself. Although he was badly injured, Austin turned to help his fallen companion and saw a North Vietnamese soldier aiming a weapon at the unconscious man.

With full knowledge of the probable consequences, Austin threw himself between the injured marine and the hostile soldier. In doing so, he was mortally wounded. It is fitting that the first Flight IIA AEGIS Destroyer is named for PFC Oscar Austin, a soldier whose courage and gallantry in the face of certain death exemplified the highest standards of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy.

A complete list of his medals and decorations include: the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Medal of Honor citation:
The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS OSCAR P. AUSTIN
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
for service as set forth in the following CITATION:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an Assistant Machine Gunner with Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division in connection with operations against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam. During the early morning hours of February 23, 1969, Private First Class Austin's observation post was subjected to a fierce ground attack by a large North Vietnamese Army force supported by a heavy volume of hand grenades, satchel charges and small arms fire. Observing that one of his wounded companions had fallen unconscious in a position dangerously exposed to the hostile fire, Private First Class Austin unhesitatingly left the relative security of his fighting hole and, with complete disregard for his own safety, raced across the fire-swept terrain to assist the Marine to a covered location. As he neared the casualty, he observed an enemy grenade land nearby and, reacting instantly, leaped between the injured Marine and the lethal object, absorbing the effect of its detonation. As he ignored his painful injuries and turned to examine the wounded man, he saw a North Vietnamese Army soldier aiming a weapon at his unconscious companion. With full knowledge of the probable consequences and thinking only to protect the Marine, Private First Class Austin resolutely threw himself between the casualty and the hostile soldier and, in so doing, was mortally wounded. Private First Class Austin's indomitable courage, inspiring initiative and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

/S/RICHARD M. NIXON
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