Mission/Vision Statement
Command Philosophy
"Excellence through Effort and Teamwork."
Excellence: To strive to be the best, meet all standards, and exceed expectations.
Effort: The discipline to work hard to achieve excellence.
Teamwork: The ability to work with others to accomplish a shared goal.
Command Guidance
Teammate Mentality: We treat every Sailor with dignity and respect, and we put the needs of others before our individual desires.
Ownership: Do not be afraid of responsibility as life is more meaningful when you are a warrior in the arena than a critic in the stands.
Toughness: Mental, Physical and Spiritual readiness will make us a more combat effective fighting force. We will do hard things in peacetime to prepare our mind, body and soul for battle.
General Characteristics, Arleigh Burke class
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Builder: Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Combat System Integrator: Lockheed-Martin
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Date Deployed: July 4, 1991 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)
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Propulsion: Four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts,
100,000 total shaft horsepower
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Length: Flights I and II (DDG 51-78): 505 feet (153.92 meters); Flight IIA
and III (DDG 79 AF): 509 1/2 feet (155.29 meters)
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Beam: 59 feet (18 meters)
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Displacement: 8,230 - 9,700 Ltons
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Speed: In excess of 30 knots
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Crew: 329 Total (32 Officer, 27 CPO, 270 Enlisted)
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Armament: Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missiles;
Tomahawk; six MK-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts);
Close In Weapon System (CIWS), 5-in. MK 45 Gun, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
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Aircraft: (Flight IIA and III (DDG 79 AF)) Two LAMPS MK III MH-60 B/R helicopters with
Penguin/Hellfire missiles and MK 46/MK 50 torpedoes