USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is named for Lieutenant Robert G. Bradley (1921–1944), who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism on USS Princeton (CVL-23) during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 4, 2005 USS Robert G. Bradley returned to Naval Station Mayport after a six-month underway period. She has been deployed to the eastern Pacific and Caribbean since early April conducting Counter Narco-Terrorist Operations (CNTOPS), In August, the guided-missile frigate offloaded 14 tons of cocaine confiscated during the deployment as a result of several operations closely coordinated between Coast Guard District 11 and JIATF-S. It also made port visits to Acapulco, Mexico; Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; Acajulta, El Salvador; Panama City, Panama; San Juan, Puerto Rico and, most recently, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Following a monthlong leave period, the Bradley will begin an extended selected restricted availability (ESRA) followed by unit level training (ULT) in preparation for her next Fleet Response Plan mission.

December 2, 2006 USS Robert G. Bradley is currently deployed to the eastern Pacific area of responsibility in support of Counter-Narcoterrorism Operations (CNTOPS). The ship visited Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Panama, in mid-November.

January 5, 2007 FFG 49 unloaded the nine tons of cocaine after a recent drug seizure onto a pier at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla.

January 12, USS Robert G. Bradley, commanded by Cmdr. James Cody, offloaded 23 tons of illegal drugs, in Naval Station Mayport, seized in a multi-national and interagency effort to interdict the flow of narcotics into the United States. The ship deployed in October to patrol the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific. The guided-missile frigate will return to sea after the maintenance period to complete its interdiction mission.

April 5, USS Robert G. Bradley returned to homeport after a six-month deployment. She was independently deployed to the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of operations to conduct Counter-Narco Terrorism operations. The ship conducted six port visits, participating in a variety of community relations' projects, and transited the Panama Canal four times.

October 9, FFG 49 departed Boston, Mass., after a four-day port visit.

January 9, 2009 The guided-missile frigate departed Cotonou, Benin, after a goodwill port call. The Bradley is on a scheduled deployment, since Nov. 21, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of Africa Partnership Station.

January 13, USS Robert G. Bradley, commanded by Cmdr. Clinton Carroll, recently pulled to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, for a rare port visit to the island of Macias Nguema.

January 15, FFG 49 became the first U.S. Navy ship to anchor in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

February 7, The Bradley recently arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, for a port call as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiative in East Africa.

February 21, The frigate arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for a goodwill port call.

March 10, USS Robert G. Bradley recently pulled to Djibouti, Djibouti, after completing the first Africa Partnership Station visit to East Africa, participating in training exercises with Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

March 24, The Robert G. Bradley arrived in Casablanca, Morocco, for a scheduled port visit.

April 9, FFG 49 pulled to Valletta, Malta, for a theater-security-cooperation mission to strengthen the maritime partnership between the U.S. and Malta.

April 20, The guided-missile frigate departed Algiers, Algeria, after a two-day port call.

May 4, USS Robert G. Bradley departed Souda Bay, Crete, for the underway portion of the two-week multinational exercise Phoenix Express 2009.

May 23, USS Robert G. Bradley returned to Mayport after a six-month deployment.

December 7, FFG 49 entered the Atlantic Marine Florida dry dock facility for a two-month overhaul. Instead of being raised on a floating dry dock, the Bradley was pulled out of the water on the wooden trolley along a railway. This procedure has not been performed to an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate since USS De Wert (FFG 45) was dry-docked on the same railway in 2002.

June 6, 2010 The guided-missile frigate is currently participating in the Southeast Anti-Submarine Warfare Integration Training Initiative (SEASWITI) exercise 10-3, off the coast of Florida.

June 25, USS Robert G. Bradley arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the Canadian Naval Centennial and International Fleet Review.