The Donald Cook (DDG 75) is the U.S. Navy's 25th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and was named in honor of Marine Corps Vietnam War hero, Col. Donald G. Cook, who was awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for his extraordinary courage while a prisoner of war.

The keel was laid down on July 9, 1996, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine; The ship was launched and christened on May 3, 1997. Mrs. Laurette Cook, the widow of Col. Donald Cook, served as sponsor of the ship. Cmdr. James F. McCarthy, Jr., is the prospective commanding officer.

June 27, 1998 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Donald Cook underway for the first time to conduct Builder's (Alpha) trials en route to Portland, Maine; Underway for Bravo trials from June 29- July 2; Underway for "C" trials from July 14-15.

November 6, The guided-missile destroyer departed Bath, Maine, for the last time, for a Dependent's Day Cruise to Portland; Underway in the Gulf of Maine from Nov. 9-10; Underway in the Boston OPAREA from Nov. 12-13.

November 23, PCU Donald Cook arrived at Naval Station Newport, R.I., for a four-day visit to conduct school ship training with the Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS).

December 4, USS Donald Cook was officialy commissioned in a ceremony at Penn's Landing Pier in Philadelphia, Penn.

December 14, DDG 75 moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for its initial ammunition onload.

December 16, USS Donald Cook arrived at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for the first time.

February 1, 1999 The guided-missile destroyer departed Norfolk for a Post Delivery Tests and Trials (PDT&T) and Combat Systems Ship's Qualifications Trials (CSSQT); Port call to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, from Feb. 6-8.

February 21, USS Donald Cook anchored off the coast of Bermuda for a four-day liberty visit.

March 15, The Donald Cook returned to homeport after participating in a three-week complex Joint Air Defence exercise ASCIET '99.

May 27, DDG 75 arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a four-day port visit.

June 1, USS Donald Cook entered the Bath Iron Works facility in Portland, Maine, for a three-month Post Shakedown Availability (PSA).

August 26, The Donald Cook pulled into Boston, Mass., for a six-day port visit.

From September 13 through Nov. 19, the guided-missile destroyer was underway again for CSSQT in the Puerto Rican Op. Area. USS Donald Cook made visits to Saint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles; Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; and several port calls to Roosevelt Roads.

February 4, 2000 Cmdr. Matthew M. Sharpe relieved Cmdr. James F. McCarthy, Jr., as CO of DDG 75 during a change-of-command ceremony at the Nauticus museum in downtown Norfolk. Ammo onload at NWS Yorktown from Feb. 7-10.

March 13, USS Donad Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX); Port call to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., from March 18-21; Returned home on April 7; Underway for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) from May 9-22.

June 21, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk for its maiden deployment, as part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group, in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR.

From June 23-27, the guided-missile destroyer was underway off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, for MISSILEX and Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) qualification.

July 6, The Donald Cook arrived in Cartagena, Spain, for a five-day port call; Port visits to Villefranche, France, (July 13-17); Naples, Italy, (July 19-24); Venice, Italy, (July 28- Aug. 2) and Haifa, Israel, (Aug. 8-15); Supported Operation Deliberate Guard from July 24-28, in the Adriatic Sea; Transited Suez Canal on Aug. 16; Brief stop at Aden, Yemen, on Aug. 20 for refuel.

August 24, USS Donald Cook pulled into Manama, Bahrain, for a four-day port visit; Port call to Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., from Sept. 9-13.

September 29, DDG 75 arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for a five-day port call.

From Oct. 13-29, the Donald Cook supported Operation Determined Response in the Gulf of Aden, after a terrorist attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden on Oct. 12; Provided escort duties to the M/V Blue Marlin and Cole while on a long transit to United States.

December 12, USS Donald Cook returned to homeport after a nearly six-month deployment in support of Maritime Interception Operations (MIO).

July 13, 2001 The guided-missile destroyer departed Norfolk for sea trials after completing its pierside Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

In August, the Donald Cook participated in the Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) for the USS Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group as part of the opposition forces.

December 5, 2002 USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment, with the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group, in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

January 10, 2003 DDG 75 departed Valletta, Malta, after an extended port call for gas turbine main engine change out, after a crack was discovered.

January 30, The Donald Cook arrived in Triste, Italy, for a five-day port visit; Port calls to Rota, Spain, from Feb. 10-12 and Feb. 13-16.

February 20, USS Donald Cook pulled into Augusta Bay, Sicily, for a four-day port call; Transited the Suez Canal on March 16.

March 20, USS Donald Cook launched first Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs), in the early morning hours, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operated in the Arabian Gulf from April 2-21; Returned to Mediterranean on April 27; Port visit to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from May 5-9.

May 20, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief port call to embark "Tigers."

May 23, USS Donald Cook returned to homeport after a six-month combat deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

May 30, Cmdr. Mark T. Sedlacek relieved Cmdr. John J. Costello as commanding officer of Donald Cook.

July 19, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, after a four-day ammo offload, for a Friends and Family Day Cruise en route to Naval Station Norfolk.

July 28, DDG 75 entered the MHI Ship Repair & Services in Norfolk, Va., for a two-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Underway for sea trials from Oct. 15-17; Underway for routine training from Nov. 6-9 and 15-19th.

December 5, The Donald Cook arrived in Naval Station Mayport for a two-day port call; Brief visit to Port Everglades, Fla., from Dec. 8-9; Underway in VACAPES Op. Area from Dec. 15-19.

September 1, 2005 USS Donald Cook departed Norfolk for a sheduled deployment, with the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Carrier Strike Group, in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

March 9, The Donald Cook returned to homeport after a six-month deployment.

January 17, 2007 A test of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was conducted from the USS Donald Cook, commanded by Cmdr. John M. Esposito, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Tomahawk missile flew a fully guided 645-nautical mile test flight using global positioning satellite and digital scene matching area correlator navigation. The one-hour, 30-minute flight concluded at a target and recovery site on Eglin Air Force Base land range.

March 7, The guided-missile destroyer is currently in the Atlantic Ocean conducting trainings in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.

March 21, DDG 75 recently departed Boston, Mass., after a four-day port visit.

May 19, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk for a six-month deployment, as part of Surface Strike Group (SSG) 07-2, along with USS De Wert (FFG 45).

June 21, The Donald Cook pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, for a routine port call.

July 12, USS Donald Cook recently arrived in Odessa, Ukraine, to participate in exercise Sea Breeze 2007, a two-week joint invitational and combined maritime exercise held annually in the Black Sea and at various land-based Ukrainian training facilities with the goals of enhancing multinational interoperability, developing Black Sea-nation maritime security capabilities, and improving involvement in Navy Europe’s larger Black Sea Theater Security Cooperation strategy.

July 24, The Donald Cook departed Istanbul, Turkey, after a scheduled port visit; Inport Valletta, Malta, from Aug. 4-?; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Sept. 1.

November 16, USS Donald Cook, commanded by Cmdr. William J. Parker, III, completed interoperability exercises with the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed V (FFL 611) Nov. 5, conducting helicopter operations between the two ships during the ship's six-day visit to the country. This Moroccan engagement capped a highly successful deployment for Donald Cook, including 26 port visits to 13 countries and 17 underway exercises.

April 7, 2008 The guided-missile destroyer is currently transiting the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the Joint Warrior 081, a United Kingdom-led multi-national warfare exercise, off the coast of Scotland, from April 19- May 2; Inport Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from May 20-2?.

April 29, 2009 The Donald Cook is currently underway for exercise UNITAS Gold in the Atlantic Ocean.

July 20, USS Donald Cook, commanded by Cmdr. Derek B. Granger, departed Norfolk for a scheduled Mediterranean deployment.

January 29, 2010 DDG 75 recently pulled into Barcelona, Spain, for a liberty port visit.

February 18, USS Donald Cook returned to homeport after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility in support of anti-piracy and maritime security missions.

September 19, 2011 USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk for an independent deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR.

October 22, Cmdr. James R. Kenny relieved Cmdr. J. Lee Bennett as CO of Donald Cook during a ceremony aboard the ship in Red Sea.

December 24, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Port Louis, Mauritius, for a four-day port visit.

April 19, 2012 USS Donald Cook returned to homeport after a seven-month deployment.

May 23, The Donald Cook moored at Homeport Pier in Staten Island to participate in the 25th Fleet Week New York, one of the signature events around the country commemorating OpSail 2012, the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner, from May 23-30.

June 13, DDG 75 pulled into Baltimore Harbor for a six-day port visit to participate in Baltimore Fleet Week.

June 29, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair was awarded a $20 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for USS Donald Cook fiscal 2012 Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA); In dry-dock from July 18- Oct. 16; Departed for sea trials in January 2013.

May 10, Cmdr. Cmdr. Scott A. Jones relived Cmdr. James R. Kenny as the 12th CO of Donald Cook during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.

October 23, The Donald Cook is currently underway in support of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) ARG's COMPTUEX as part of opposition forces; Underway for local operations from Jan. 13-17, 2014.

February 7, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, for a two-day port call.

February 11, USS Donald Cook arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, after an 11-day transit from Norfolk, Virginia. According to a plan announced in October 2011, three other guided-missile destroyers will be also forward-deployed to Rota by the end of 2015.

March 14, The Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for its first patrol as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF), in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility, as part of the U.S. President's Phased Adaptive Approach to European ballistic missile defense.

March 18, DDG 75 moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Greece, for a two-day port call.

March 23, USS Donald Cook departed Augusta Bay, Sicily, after a brief port call for turnover with the USS Stout (DDG 55).

March 26, The Donald Cook pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, for a three-day port call before participating in a trilateral exercise Noble Dina 2014; Inport Souda Bay again from April 6-8; Transited the Bosporus Strait on April 10.

April 14, USS Donald Cook moored at Passenger Terminal in Port of Constanta, Romania, for a three-day port visit; Departed Black Sea on April 24.

April 27, The guided-missile destroyer moored outboard the USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) at Finger Berth in Haifa, Israel, for a four-day port call.

May 6, USS Donald Cook moored at Akantia Harbour in Rhodes, Greece, for a four-day port visit.

June 26, The Donald Cook pulled into Durres, Albania, for a three-day port visit; Participated in a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) off the coast of Cyprus on July 16; Inport Augusta Bay for turnover with the USS Ross (DDG 71) from July 22-23.

July 25, USS Donald Cook returned to Rota after more than a four-month Mediterranean patrol.

October 17, Cmdr. Charles E. Hampton relieved Cmdr. Scott A. Jones as CO of DDG 75 during a changeof-command ceremony at Naval Station Rota.

November 12, The Donald Cook returned to Rota after a brief underway for sea trials, following a seven-week Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

November 21, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for a routine Mediterranean patrol.

December 7, USS Donald Cook moored at Finger Berth in Port of Haifa, Israel, for a four-day liberty visit; Inport Augusta Bay, Sicily, from Dec. 20-24; Transited the Bosporus Strait on Dec. 26; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the TCG Fatih (F242) on Dec. 28.

December 30, The Donald Cook moored at Passenger Terminal in Port of Constanta, Romania, for a four-day liberty visit.

January 8, 2015 The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 7, Container Terminal in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, for a two-day port call; Participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the UKRS Hetman Sahaidachny (U130) on Jan. 11; Departed Black Sea on Jan. 14.

January 16, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay for a two-day port call; Anchored off Souda Bay, Crete, on Jan. 21; Moored at Naval Station Rota for upkeep from Jan. 25- Feb. 5; Participated in PASSEX with the FS La Fayette (F710) on Feb. 26.

March 17, DDG 75 departed Rota to resume its patrol after a 10-day upkeep.

March 22, USS Donald Cook moored at C Buoy in Plymouth Sound, United Kingdom, in preparation for the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) that will be held in and out of Plymouth Sound from March 23 through April 9.

April 2, The Donald Cook moored at Jetty #1, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport for a four-day liberty port visit to Plymouth.

April 10, USS Donald Cook anchored off Greenock, Scotland, for a two-day visit to HMNB Clyde in Faslane before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational exercise Joint Warrior 15-1; Returned to Naval Station Rota on April 27.

July 22, USS Donald Cook departed Rota for its third patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR, in support of Operation Active Endeavour as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2.

July 27, The Donald Cook arrived in Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, for a three-day port call.

August 13, USS Donald Cook anchored off Theoule-sur-Mer, France, for a four-day visit in conjunction with the anniversary of allied troops landing in Provence during World War II.

August 23, DDG 75 moored at Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay, Sicily, for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Aug. 28; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the ROS Contraamiral Eustatiu Sebastian (F264) on Aug. 30.

August 31, USS Donald Cook moored at the newly-constructed container terminal at Quarantine Mole in Port of Odessa, Ukraine, for the in-port phase of annual NATO exercise Sea Breeze; Underway for at-sea phase from Sept. 8-11; Inport Odessa again from Sept. 11-12; Departed Black Sea on Sept. 13; Inport Souda Bay from Sept. 15-16.

September 20, The Donald Cook moored at Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a 10-day upkeep.

October 13, USS Donald Cook moored at South Quay, Container Terminal in Port of Larnaca, Cyprus, for a three-day port visit; Participated in a search-and-rescue exercise (SAREX) on Oct. 17; Brief stop at Augusta Bay on Oct. 27.

October 30, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey, for the in-port phase of a biennial multinational training exercise Dogu Akdeniz 2015; Underway for at-sea phase on Nov. 2; Anchored off Antalya on Nov. 6; Moored at West Fuel Berth K14 in Souda Bay from Nov. 7-8; Underway for a Mid-Cycle Inspection (MCI) assessment with the INSURV on Nov. 8.

November 9, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay, Greece, for a four-day port call.

November 20, USS Donald Cook returned to Rota, Spain, after completing a four-month patrol.

March 14, 2016 The Donald Cook departed Rota for a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

March 19, USS Donald Cook anchored off the coast of Corfu, Greece, for a three-day liberty port visit; Moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay from March 23-25; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from March 28-31; Transited the English Channel on April 2; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on April 4.

April 8, DDG 75 moored at Romanian Quay in Port of Gdynia, Poland, for a three-day port visit.

April 14, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 80a, Passenger and Cargo Terminal in Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, for a four-day port visit; Moored at Bulk Terminal in Port of Riga, Latvia, from April 19-21.

April 23, USS Donald Cook moored at northern Scheer-Mole, Tirpitzhafen Naval Base in Kiel, Germany, for a brief port call; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on April 24.

April 28, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for an 11-day upkeep.

May 5, Cmdr. Timothy C. Moore, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Charles E. Hampton as the 14th commanding officer of Donald Cook.

From May 9-10, USS Donald Cook conducted routine training in the Gulf of Cadiz; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on May 11; Moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay from May 24-25.

May 27, USS Donald Cook moored at NATO Pol Pier in Gaeta, Italy, for a five-day port visit; Transited the Strait of Messina southbound on June 2.

June 19, The Donald Cook moored at Western Terminal in Haifa, Israel, for a four-day port visit; Participated in PASSEX with the FS Forbin (D620) on June 24; Participated in anti-submarine warfare exercise (ASWEX) and air defense exercise (ADEX), with the USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Nitze (DDG 94) and Turkish navy frigates, on June 25.

June 28, DDG 75 moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief port call.

July 1, USS Donald Cook moored at Themistokleous Pier in Port of Piraeus, Greece, for a four-day liberty visit to Athens.

July 12, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after completing a four-month patrol.

November 18, The Donald Cook moved from Berth 1 to Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway for sea trials, following a four-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), on Nov. 28; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Nov. 29.

December 3, USS Donald Cook departed homeport for its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

December 17, USS Donald Cook moored at NATO Pol Pier in Gaeta, Italy, for a 10-day port call; Transited the Strait of Messina southbound on Dec. 30; Transited northbound on Jan. 1.

January 23, 2017 The Donald Cook moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay for a brief port call; Moored at Berth K14 for upkeep on Jan. 28; Moved to Berth K12 on Feb. 3; Departed Souda Bay on Feb. 8; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Feb. 13-17.

February 22, DDG 75 moored at Jetty #1, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, England, for a three-day port call in support of the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST); Moored at C Buoy in Plymouth Sound for a brief stop on Feb. 27.

February 28, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf 6, HMNB Devonport for an overnight stop; Moored at C Buoy for an overnight stop on March 2; Moored at Wharf 6 again from March 3-5; Moored at C Buoy for an overnight stop on March 8; Anchored in Plymouth Sound for an overnight stop on March 10; Moored at Wharf 6S again from March 11-12 and March 16-19.

March 21, The Donald Cook moored at Deep Water Quay in Cobh, Ireland, for a four-day liberty port visit to Cork; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota for a brief stop on March 29.

March 30, USS Donald Cook, along with the USS Ross (DDG 71), completed the final live-fire tests of the newly installed SeaRAM systems, successfully intercepting anti-ship cruise missile target drones, launched from the El Arenosillo Test Range, while underway in the Gulf of Cadiz.

March 30, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after completing a four-month patrol.

April 3, The guided-missile destroyer moved from Berth 3 to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moored port side at Berth 2, Pier 1 after a turn ship evolution on April 10; Moored outboard the USS Porter (DDG 78) at Berth 1 on June 9; Moved to Berth 2 on June 12; Underway in the Gulf of Cadiz from June 15-16; Moved to Berth 3, Pier 1 on July 24.

July 26, USS Donald Cook departed Rota for its sixth forward-deployed patrol.

July 29, DDG 75 moored outboard the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) at Victory Jetty on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth, England, for a three-day port visit before participating in a multinational exercise Saxon Warrior 17.

August 8, The Donald Cook participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in the Outer Moray Firth, off the northeast coast of Scotland; Transited the Dover Strait southbound on Aug. 11; Brief stop in Plymouth Sound for personnel transfer on Aug. 12.

August 16, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway for engineering demonstration in the Gulf of Cadiz on Aug. 17; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 again for upkeep on Aug. 18; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Sept. 1; Resumed patrol on Sept. 18.

September 21, USS Donald Cook moored at Carrier Pier 4E in Arsenal de Brest, France, for a two-day port visit; Tansited the Irish Sea northbound, to participate in NATO exercise Formidable Shield, on Sept. 24.

September 29, USS Donald Cook moored at oil depot jetty on HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for the in-port phase of exercise Joint Warrior 17-2; Underway for at-sea phase on Oct. 1; Transited the St. George's Channel southbound on Oct. 14.

October 15, The Donald Cook fired an SM-3 Block IB missile that successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target, launched from Hebrides Range, United Kingdom, as part of exercise Formidable Shield; Transited the Straits of Moyle southbound on Oct. 16.?

October 18, DDG 75 moored at Jetee du Homet in Port of Cherbourg, France, for a four-day visit; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota from Oct. 25-31.

October 27, Cmdr. Matthew J. Powel relieved Cmdr. Timothy C. Moore, Jr., as CO of the USS Donald Cook, during a change-of-command ceremony at the fleet landing on Naval Station Rota.

October 31, The Donald Cook moored again at Berth 3, Pier 1, on late Tuesday night, after a day-long underway for INSURV assessment; Departed Rota on Nov. 2; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Nov. 3.

November 7, USS Donald Cook moored at Pier 1 on Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey, for the in-port phase of a biennial multinational training exercise Dogu Akdeniz 2017; Underway for at-sea phase on Nov. 9; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound on Nov. 15; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Nov. 17.

November 17, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota, on Friday evening, after completing a four-month patrol.

November 22, The guided-missile destroyer moved from Berth 3 to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota.

February 8, 2018 USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 1, Pier 1, on Thursday evening, after a one-day underway in the Gulf of Cadiz; Moved to Berth 4, Pier 1 on Feb. 26.

March 12, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for its seventh forward-deployed patrol; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Monday evening.

March 19, The Donald Cook made a brief stop off Souda Bay, Crete, for personnel transfer; Moored at Western Terminal in Haifa, Israel, from March 22-27; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), while underway south of Cyprus, on March 31.

April 5, USS Donald Cook moored at South Quay, Container Terminal in Port of Larnaca, Cyprus, for a four-day visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Patuxent, while underway southeast of Crete, on April 15; Transited the Suez Canal southbound, to conduct escort duties for USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), on April 17; Transited northbound on April 23.

May 6, The Donald Cook moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Greece, for upkeep; Moved to Berth K14 on May 7; Moved to Berth K12 for a brief stop before departed Crete on May 20; Participated in a search and rescue exercise Argonaut, off the south coast of Cyprus, from May 25-26; Moored at NATO Fuel Pier in Augusta Bay, Sicily, for a brief stop to refuel on June 5.

June 13, USS Donald Cook anchored off the coast of Mahon, Spain, for a four-day visit to Menorca Island in conjunction with the 150-year legacy of Adm. David Farragut; Transited the Strait of Sicily eastbound on June 18.

June 21, DDG 75 moored at Carmel Terminal in Port of Haifa, Israel, for a four-day liberty visit; Moored at Eastern Terminal from June 29- July 1.

July 10, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a four-month patrol.

July 20, The Donald Cook moved from Berth 2 to Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Aug. ?.

November 1, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a one-day underway for sea trials, following a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Underway again on Nov. 10; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Nov. 1?.

November 19, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for its eighth forward-deployed patrol.

November 19; The Donald Cook transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Monday afternoon; Transited the Strait of Otranto northbound, just after midnight, on Nov. 27; Transited southbound, just after midnight, on Dec. 1; Transited the Strait of Sicily eastbound on Dec. 6.

December 9, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief stop to refuel; Brief stop off Souda Bay on Dec. 13; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while underway approximately 30 n.m. southeast of Gavdos, Greece, on Dec. 18; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Dec. 21.

December 22, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a three-week upkeep; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Jan. 12.

January 17, 2019 The Donald Cook moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay for a brief stop to refuel; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Saturday evening.

January 21, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, for a four-day visit; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Jan. 28; Transited the Strait of Messina northbound on Tuesday late evening.

January 31, DDG 75 moored at Milhaud Pier 5E in Toulon Naval Base, France, for a three-day port visit before participating in exercise FANAL 19, off the coast of Sardinia, with the FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) CSG.

February 10, USS Donald Cook transited the Strait of Bonifacio eastbound on Sunday evening; Participated in a PHOTOEX on Feb. 11; Transited eastbound again on Feb. 13; Transited the Strait of Messina southbound on Feb. 14.

February 16, The Donald Cook moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Crete, for a two-day port call; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Feb. 19; Participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the TCG Fatih (F242) on Feb. 22.

February 25, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 16, Passenger Terminal in Port of Odessa, Ukraine, for a two-day visit; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on March 1; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on March 4.

March 5, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 1, Quay 9 in Port of Algiers, Algeria, for a two-day visit; Participated in a PASSEX with the MRA El Fateh (921) on March 7; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on March 8.

March 8, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-and-a-half month patrol.

March 14, The Donald Cook recently moved from Berth 4 to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota.

May 3, Cmdr. Kelley T. Jones relieved Cmdr. Matthew J. Powel as the 16th CO of DDG 75, during a change-of-command ceremony at the fleet landing on Naval Station Rota.

June 27, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 after a two-day underway for sea trials, following a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Moved to Berth 4, Pier 1 on July 8.

July 19, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for its ninth forward-deployed patrol.

July 25, The guided-missile destroyer transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound; Moored outboard the USS Carney (DDG 64) at Berth 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from July 25-29; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on July 30.

August 4, USS Donald Cook moored at Eastern Terminal in Port of Haifa, Israel, for a one-day visit before participating in a disaster response exercise Mighty Waves; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), while underway northeast of Crete, on Aug. 8; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay for a brief stop on Aug. 9.

August 10, USS Donald Cook transited the Strait of Messina northbound, just before midnight; Transited the Strait of Bonifacio westbound on Aug. 11.

August 14, USS Donald Cook anchored off the coast of Theoule-sur-Mer, France, for a two-day visit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of allied troops landing in Provence during World War II; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound, just before midnight, on Aug. 18.

August 20, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a 20-day upkeep; Brief stop off Plymouth, England, in support of the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) on Sept. 13.

September 14, DDG 75 moored at Wharf 7, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth, on Saturday evening, for a one-day port call; Moored at Wharf 7 again from Sept. 19-22, 24-25, 26-29 and Oct. 3-7; Transited the Dover Strait northbound on Oct. 8.

October 10, USS Donald Cook moored at Kongshavn Quay in Port of Runavik, Faroe Islands, for a two-day visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) on Oct. 13; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tidesurge (A138) on Oct. 17 and 18th.

October 27, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a five-day port call; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS William McLean on Nov. 1.

November 3, The Donald Cook moored at Eastern Quay in Port of Agadir, Morocco, for a one-day visit before participating in exercise Atlas Handshake.

November 8, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-and-a-half month patrol; Underway again on Nov. 19; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Nov. 21.

January 8, 2020 USS Donald Cook moved from Berth 1/2 to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway again on Jan. 2?; Moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Jan. 23.

January 28, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a one-day underway in the Gulf of Cadiz; Day-long underway for Mid-Cycle Inspection (MCI) rehearsal on Jan. 29; Underway for MCI assessment with the INSURV on Feb. 3; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1, just after midnight, on Feb. 4; Underway again on March 10; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on March 11.

March 22, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Rota for its tenth forward-deployed patrol.

March 29, The Donald Cook participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Porter (DDG 78), while underway off the northwest coast of Morocco.

April 5, The Donald Cook conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tideforce (A139), while underway off the northwest coast of Scotland; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on April 12.

April 14, USS Donald Cook moored at Scheer-Mole, Tirpitzhafen Naval Base in Kiel, Germany, for a brief stop to refuel; Brief stop at Scheer-Mole again on April 20 and April 26-27; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on April 27; Transited the Skagerrak Strait westbound on early Tuesday.

April 29, The Donald Cook conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), while underway in the North Sea; Participated in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the USS Porter (DDG 78) and HMS Kent (F78), while underway in the Norwegian Sea, on May 1; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway in the Barents Sea, on May 5.

May 21, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a two-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Saturday evening; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply, while underway in the eastern Mediterranean, on May 26; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on May 29; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar, just before midnight, on May 31.

June 2, USS Donald Cook, along with the USNS Supply, transited northbound, off the west coast of Iberian Peninsula, en route to Baltic Sea to participate in annual multinational exercise BALTOPS; Transited the Dover Strait on Thursday evening; Transited the Skagerrak Strait eastbound on June 6; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on Saturday afternoon.

June 8, USS Donald Cook participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), FGS Luebeck (F214), HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (F312), USNS Supply and FGS Rhoen (A1443), while underway southeast of Fehmarn Island, Germany; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the FGS Rhoen, while underway northeast of Bornholm Island, on June 11 and 15th; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Supply on June 16.

June 17, The guided-missile destroyer transited the Great Belt Strait northbound; Entered the North Sea, just after midnight, on June 18; Transited the Dover Strait southbound, just before midnight, on June 18.

June 23, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a three-month patrol.

July 19, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 1, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota after a week-long underway for routine operations; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Sept. ?.

September 28, USS Donald Cook departed Rota for its 11th forward-deployed patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

October 2, The Donald Cook transited the St. George's Channel northbound on Friday afternoon; Transited the North Channel, to participate in a biannual exercise Joint Warrior 20-2, on Oct. 4; Transited the North Channel southbound, just before midnight, on Oct. 15.

October 19, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway in the Gulf of Cadiz from Oct. 24-25; Underway again on Oct. 30; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Oct. 31; Transited the Strait of Sicily, just after midnight, on Nov. 3.

November 4, USS Donald Cook participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) with the Italian AV-8B Harrier II squadron from NAS Sigonella, while underway in the Gulf of Taranto; Moored at Berth K12 in Souda Bay, Crete, from Nov. 8-9; Moored at Berth K10 from Nov. 1?-16; Brief stop in Souda Bay for personnel transfer on Nov. 17; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on Nov. 23.

November 25, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 7, Container Terminal in Port of Varna East, Bulgaria, for a two-day port call to celebrate the Thanksgiving Day; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Dec. 2; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay from Dec. 4-6.

December 7, The Donald Cook made a brief stop off the coast of Augusta Bay, Sicily, for personnel transfer; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on Dec. 8; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar, just after midnight, on Dec. 12; Participated in a PASSEX with the SPS Cristobal Colon (F 105) on Dec. 14.

December 14, Cmdr. Matthew E. Curnen relieved Cmdr. Kelley T. Jones as CO of the Donald Cook during a brief ceremony on board the ship, while underway in the Gulf of Cadiz.

December 15, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a 15-day upkeep; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 from Jan. 6-10; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Jan. 12; Transited the Strait of Sicily on Jan. 15.

January 16, 2021 The Donald Cook participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) with the ITS Carlo Margottini (F 592), while underway in the Ionian Sea; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay, Crete, to refuel from Jan. 18-19; Transited the Dardanelles Strait northbound on Jan. 23; Transited the Bosporus Strait on Saturday evening.

January 29, USS Donald Cook conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while underway in the Black Sea; Moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, from Feb. 5-6; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie on Feb. 7; Participated in a PASSEX with the TCG Turgutreis (F241) and TCG Orucreis (F245) on Feb. 9; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on Feb. 10.

February 12, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth K10, East Refueling Wharf in Souda Bay, Greece, for an eight-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on Feb. 24; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota for a brief stop on Feb. 25; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on late Thursday night.

February 28, The Donald Cook participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), FS Chevalier Paul (D621), FS Provence (D652), ITS Carlo Margottini (F 592), BS Leopold I (F930) and HS Kanaris (F464), while underway in the Tyrrhenian Sea; Transited the Strait of Messina southbound on Sunday afternoon; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay from March 5-10; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on March 15.

March 15, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota following a five-and-a-half month patrol.

March 19, The Donald Cook moved from Berth 3 to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway in support of emergent national tasking on April 9; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on late Friday afternoon.

April 14, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth K14, NATO Fuel Depot in Souda Bay, Greece, for a brief stop to refuel; Moored at Berth K12, East Refueling Wharf for a brief stop on April 18; Transited the Kafireas Strait northbound on April 19; Moored at Berth K12 again for a brief stop on April 24; Transited the Strait of Sicily westbound on April 26; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on April 28; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota on Wednesday afternoon.

May 3, The Donald Cook moved from Berth 2 to Berth 1/2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota; Underway en route to Mayport, Fla., on June 30; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for ammo offload from July 11-16.

July 18, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf D1 in its new homeport of Naval Station Mayport after forward-deployed to Spain for seven-and-a-half years; Underway again on Sept. 15.

September 16, The Donald Cook moored at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral, Florida; Brief underway on Sept. 17; Departed Port Canaveral on Sept. 18; Returned home on Sept. 23; Underway again on Sept. 27; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk from Oct. 1-4.

October 17, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf B3 on Naval Station Mayport; Underway again from Oct. 27-31; Underway for Submarine Commander's Course (SCC) on Nov. 5; Arrived at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) range, off the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas, on Nov. 7; Transited northbound, west of Grand Bahama Island, on Nov. 11.

November 12, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf B1 on Naval Station Mayport; Underway again on Dec. 13; Moored at Wharf D1 on Dec. 15.

January 21, 2022 USS Donald Cook departed Mayport for a surge deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from Jan. 24-28; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk from Jan. 28-31; Conducted operations off the coast of Virginia from Jan. 31- Feb. 2.

February 11, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for a one-day port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on early Sunday; Transited westbound on Feb. 1?.

February 22, USS Donald Cook conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the FGS Berlin (A1411), while underway off the south coast of Norway in support of NATO exercise Dynamic Guard 22-1; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again on Feb. 24; Transited the Dover Strait southbound, just before midnight, on March 1; Moored at Outer Coaling Pier in Port of Portland, England, to refuel from March 2-4.

March 7, USS Donald Cook transited the Danish Straits southbound; Participated in a "maneuvering drills" with the USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski (F 272) and ORP Slazak (214), while underway off the coast of Poland, on March 10; Moored at Berth 60, Ro-Ro Terminal in Port of Rostock, Germany, from March 17-20.

March 21, USS Donald Cook moored at Berth C333, Ocean Quay Cruise Terminal in Port of Copenhagen, Denmark, for a three-day liberty visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), while underway in the North Sea, on March 25; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), while underway in the Celtic Sea, on April 5.?

April 13, The Donald Cook moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk for a five-day port call; Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo offload from April 18-22.

April 24, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf A2 on Naval Station Mayport following a three-month deployment.

June 3, Cmdr. Kurt C. Astroth relieved Cmdr. Matthew E. Curnen as the 18th CO of Donald Cook during a change-of-command ceremony at Alpha Wharf.

July 1, The Donald Cook moored at Wharf D1 on Naval Station Mayport after a 16-day underway in support of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CSG's COMPTUEX; Underway again from July 12-19; Moved "dead-stick" to BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair facility on July 2?.

January 18, 2023 USS Donald Cook undocked and moored at Wharf F2 on Naval Station Mayport; Underway for sea trials, following an 11-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA), on June 18; Moored at Wharf B1 on June 19; Moved to Wharf C2 for ammo onload on July 24; Underway again on July 26; Moored at Wharf B1 on July 27.

August 11, The Donald Cook moored at Wharf C1 on Naval Station Mayport after a four-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area from Aug. 21-25; Emergency sortied due to approaching Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 29; Returned home on Sept. 1.

September 22, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf B3 on Naval Station Mayport after a 10-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Moved to Wharf D1 on Sept. 25; Moved to Wharf C2 on Nov. 20; Underway again on Nov. 27; Conducted operations at the AUTEC range, off the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas, from Nov. 28-30.

December 1, USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf A2 on Naval Station Mayport; Underway again on Dec. 5; Moored at Wharf D1 on Dec. 6; Underway again on Dec. 8; Moored at Wharf B3 on Dec. 9.

December 13, Cmdr. Roosevelt White, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Kurt C. Astroth as CO of the DDG 75 during a change-of-command ceremony at Bravo Wharf.

January 11, 2024 USS Donald Cook moored at Wharf B3 on Naval Station Mayport after a day-long underway for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) rehearsal; Underway again on Jan. 17; Moored at Wharf B1, just after midnight, on Jan. 18; Underway for INSURV assessment on Jan. 23; Moored at Wharf B2, just after midnight, on Jan. 24.

February 2, Capt. Bryan S. Gallo relieved Capt. Meger D. Chappell as Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 40 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Donald Cook.

February 5, USS Donald Cook departed Naval Station Mayport en route to Mobile, Ala., to participate in annual Mardi Gras festivities; Moored at Container Berth, Alabama State Docks Pier 2 in Port of Mobile from Feb. 9-14; Brief stop off Mayport on Feb. 18.

February 19, The Donald Cook moored outboard the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) at Wharf B1 on Naval Station Mayport; Moved to Wharf F2 on Feb. 28; Moved to Wharf C2 on April 1; Underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, as part of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CSG on April 7; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk from April 11-14.