She is the first naval warship to be named, for the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the 17th largest city in the United States and the 5th largest city in Texas. Though the city is landlocked there is a strong Navy connection.
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President Obama nominated Vice Admiral Michelle Howard for a fourth star Friday, becoming the first woman in Navy history to attain the rank—assuming Senate approval—of full admiral. She currently serves as deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and strategy.
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Named to honor Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer. Regarded as the Father of Aegis, he retired from the United States Navy in 1985 as the Deputy Commander for Weapons and Combat Systems Naval Sea Systems Command, and Ordnance Officer of the Navy.
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The US Navy started its own history of the ship name, Boxer, when His Majesty’s Brig Boxer, under the command of Captain Samuel Blyth, encountered and was captured by the U.S. Brig Enterprise, under the command of Lieutenant William Burrows, off the coast of Maine on 5 September 1813.
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Named in honor of Hospitalman 3rd class Edward Clyde Benfold. USS BENFOLD DDG65 is the 15th Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer in the United States Navy. She joined the Pacific Fleet on 30 March 1996 when she was commisioned for duty.
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On 19 December 1944, he was advanced to the newly created rank of Fleet Admiral, and on 1 September 1945, was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
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Immediately thereafter, 54 ships of the Third Fleet, with his four-star flag in USS South Dakota, returned to the United States for annual Navy Day Celebrations in San Francisco on 27 October 1945. He hauled down his flag in November of that year and was assigned special duty in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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By act of Congress approved 14 December 1944, the grade of Fleet Admiral, United States Navy, was established for certain officers on the active list of the Navy. Four officers were nominated by the president for that grade.
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Wisconsin has a long history of shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy. There is a close connection between the ship and the people of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The ship's flight deck is named Lambeau Field after the name of the Packers' stadium.
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In December he was relieved by Fleet Admiral Nimitz. From that time he served in an Advisory Capacity in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, and as President of the Naval Historical Foundation. He died at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 25 June 1956.
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who is the admiral in command of the us navy in the pacific
Wayne E. Meyer is the admiral in command of the United States navy in the pacific. Wayne E. Meyer is the Admiral in Command of the United States Navy in the Pacific.