Commander Roy Joseph Balaconis, commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS MITSCHER (DDG-57), speaks with members of the press during a precommissioning briefing. The ship will be commissioned on December 10th. The Commander is wearing a Khaki ball cap like the one worn by the ship's namesake, Admiral Marc Mitscher, during World War Two. The MITSCHER is the only ship in the Navy authorized to use this as their official headware. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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