The guided‑missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy arrived in Suva this morning for a routine port visit.
She is a multi-mission guided missile destroyer designed to defend against air, surface and subsurface threats, and conduct strike operations.
The ship and crew of more than 300 sailors departed from Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam on January 13 for a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment.
While in the Pacific, the USS Michael Murphy will conduct Oceania Maritime Security Initiative activities in support of Pacific Island nations’ maritime law enforcement operations.
The vessel is named after Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan, June 28, 2005.
Murphy was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan and was the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War.
