Destroyer Squadron 28
Active1951 – 1971
1995 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeDestroyer Squadron
Part ofCarrier Strike Group Eight
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
Motto(s)Readiness through Training[1]
Commanders
CommodoreCAPT Todd C. Zenner
Deputy CommodoreCAPT Blair Guy
Command Master ChiefCMDCM Jay'e Jerrod'e Bell

Destroyer Squadron 28 (DESRON 28), is a squadron of warships of the United States Navy. It is an operational component of Carrier Strike Group Eight. The squadron was formed in 1951. DESRON 28 was re-established on 1 September 1995, during the most recent reorganization of the Atlantic Fleet surface force.[2] The mission of DESRON 28 is to provide a fully trained, combat ready force of surface combatants.[1]

Destroyer Squadron 28 is a squadron of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. As of December 2021 it was composed of the following ships:[3]

USS Ramage and USS Ross in 2004

References

  1. 1 2 "DESRON 28". www.surflant.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "History". COMDESRON TWO EIGHT. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment". United States Navy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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