{"id":137666,"date":"2024-03-15T15:32:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=137666"},"modified":"2024-03-17T07:30:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T07:30:08","slug":"uss-truxtun-pulls-into-boston-for-port-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=137666","title":{"rendered":"USS Truxtun Pulls into Boston for Port Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The visit coincides with the city\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration and provides an opportunity to showcase the Navy\u2019s capabilities and talent of its Sailors, with a goal of increasing awareness and understanding within the local community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to show our Nation\u2019s flag and tell the Navy story,\u201d said Cmdr. Chance Smith, Truxtun\u2019s commanding officer. \u201cOur Navy is doing extremely important work all around the world every day, so it\u2019s an honor for Truxtun to be here, share that story and serve as ambassadors on behalf of our service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A city already steeped in Navy heritage, Boston is home to the world\u2019s oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS Constitution, which sits just across town from where Truxtun is moored. With both vessels in town over the weekend, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see warships reflective of both the Navy\u2019s origins at \u201cOld Ironsides,\u201d or a more modern approach onboard a destroyer.<\/p>\n<p>The history in Boston this week isn\u2019t limited to just ships either, as Truxtun has ten Sailors on board with ties to the Greater Boston area or surrounding parts of the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be back home and bring the Navy with me,\u201d said Lt. Meghan Brooks, operations officer on Truxtun and Pepperell, Mass. native. \u201cThere are so many amazing things this city has to offer and I\u2019m excited for our crew to experience it, and similarly, I\u2019m excited for Boston to interact with the talented men and women making up our force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ship\u2019s crew are scheduled to participate in a number of engagements around the city, ranging form community service projects to veteran events, and will wrap up the visit by taking part in South Boston\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day \/ Evacuation Day parade.<\/p>\n<p>Truxtun was commissioned in 2009 and is named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun, who was one of the first six commanders appointed by George Washington to the newly-formed U.S. Navy. She currently serves as part of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT).<\/p>\n<p>SURFLANT mans, trains and equips assigned surface forces and shore activities, ensuring the capable force for conducting prompt and sustained operations in support of the United States national interests. More than 70 ships and 34 shore commands make up the SURFLANT force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The visit coincides with the city\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration and provides an opportunity to showcase the Navy\u2019s capabilities and talent of its Sailors, with a goal of increasing awareness and understanding within the local community. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to show our Nation\u2019s flag and tell the Navy story,\u201d said Cmdr. Chance Smith, Truxtun\u2019s commanding officer. 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