SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2019) Vice Adm. Rich Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet, delivers the welcoming remarks during the commissioning ceremony of USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). DDG 1001 is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer ship to enter the fleet. It is the first Navy combat ship named for fallen Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006.

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