The Honorable congresswoman Nancy Mace, State Representative for South Carolina, addresses the crowd at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, May 14, 2022. The ship was named after the Marine Corps’ first African American general and aviator. The ship is the 71st of its class and will be based out of Hawaii, serving in the Pacific Fleet.

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