Destroyer Squadron 22
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| unit_name = Destroyer Squadron 22
| image = Destroyer Squadron 22 (United States Navy) insignia, 2013.png
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| start_date = {{start date and age|1943}}
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| type = Destroyer squadron
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| command_structure = Carrier Strike Group Two
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| nickname = DESRON 22
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| motto = Facta Non Verba
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| website = https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/desron22/
| commander1 = Captain Edward J. Pledger
| commander1_label = Commodore
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Destroyer Squadron 22, often abbreviated as DESRON 22, is a squadron of warships of the United States Navy. It is an operational component of Carrier Strike Group Two. The squadron was formed in March 1943,{{Cite web|url=http://destroyerhistory.org/fletcherclass/desron22/|title=Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 22 in World War II}} and later was one of the first two squadrons of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Its unofficial motto is “The Fighting Double Duece.”
Assigned ships
The squadron is currently made up of the following ships:
- {{USS|Mitscher|DDG-57}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2021/02/19/dwight-d-eisenhower-carrier-strike-group-begins-second-deployment-in-a-year|title=Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Begins Second Deployment in a Year|author=Megan Eckstein|work=Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO TWO|date=19 February 2021|accessdate=19 February 2021}}
- {{USS|Laboon|DDG-58}}
- {{USS|Mahan|DDG-72}}
- {{USS|Thomas Hudner|DDG-116}}
- {{USS|Porter|DDG-78}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/desron22/}}
Category:Destroyer squadrons of the United States Navy
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