170408-N-ES994-572 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (April 8, 2017) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson joins former secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius and his wife Nancy for the christening of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117). The ship is named for former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1967 to 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio/Released)

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