210029-N-ZZ999-1001 PEARL HARBOR (May 7, 2021) - Cmdr. Kelechi Ndukwe becomes Halsey’s thirteenth commanding officer and the second Nigerian-American to command a Navy guided missile destroyer. The first Nigerian-American to command a destroyer was Capt. Frank Okata who commanded USS Pinckney (DDG 91) from 2013 to 2015.

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