PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Oct. 7, 2018) Cmdr. Kevin Louis, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Michael Murphy (DDG 112), welcomes Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray aboard Michael Murphy for a ship tour, signing ceremony and reception. As the first Navy ship to visit Port Moresby since USS Comstock (LSD 45) in 2017, Michael Murphy arrives as the nation prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit for the first time in Nov. 2018. Michael Murphy is forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of


PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Oct. 7, 2018) Cmdr. Kevin Louis, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Michael Murphy (DDG 112), welcomes Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray aboard Michael Murphy for a ship tour, signing ceremony and reception. As the first Navy ship to visit Port Moresby since USS Comstock (LSD 45) in 2017, Michael Murphy arrives as the nation prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit for the first time in Nov. 2018. Michael Murphy is forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.


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