USS Russell (DDG-59)
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USS Russell (DDG-59) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Arleigh Burke class destroyer
The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers is the United States Navy's first class of destroyer built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke, the most famous American destroyer officer of...

 in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

. She is the second ship of the USN to carry the name Russell and is named for Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...

 John Henry Russell
John Henry Russell
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell was an officer of the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...

 and his son, Commandant of the Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps
The Commandant of the Marine Corps is normally the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

 John Henry Russell, Jr.
John H. Russell, Jr.
John Henry Russell, Jr. was a major general and 16th Commandant of the Marine Corps. His only child was Brooke Astor, a noted philanthropist.-Biography:...

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In May 2004, Russell departed for a four-month deployment along with several ships including USCGC Mellon
USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717)
USCGC Mellon is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Seattle, Washington. Laid down July 25, 1966 at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans, Louisiana. Named for Andrew W. Mellon the 49th Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932 and launched February 11, 1967 by Mrs. John W. Warner,...

 (WHEC-717), USS Salvor
USS Salvor (ARS-52)
USS Salvor is a , the second United States Navy ship of that name.Salvor was laid down on 16 September 1983 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 28 July 1984; and commissioned on 14 June 1986....

 (ARS-52), USS Fort McHenry
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, the 1814 defense of which inspired The Star-Spangled Banner....

 (LSD-43) & USS McCampbell
USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
USS McCampbell is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Captain David McCampbell , the Navy's leading ace in World War II...

 (DDG-85). The deployment was centered around an annual exercise called Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2004.

On 16 February 2007, Russell was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.

On 21 February 2008, Russell participated with the and the in the interception and destruction of the dying US satellite US 193.

On 25 March 2008 an official blog of life on the Russell was started, entitled The Destroyermen. It included everyday info about the life of a sailor on board a US Navy destroyer, only included information that would normally be available through official channels. As of Augst 2011, the last update was posted August 2009.

In June 2008, Russell rescued about 70 people from a disabled boat in the Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide....

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