EventThe U.S. Navy formally commissioned the Arleigh‑Burke‑class destroyer, USS Ted Stevens, in Whittier on Oct 3 2026. Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, the 9700‑ton vessel is the second Flight III destroyer, equipped with AN/SPY‑6(V)1 radar and Aegis Baseline 10. The ceremony followed its delivery in December 2025, a rapid trans‑Atlantic trip to Norfolk, and a route through the Panama Canal to Alaska.
USS Ted Stevens, a 9,700‑ton Arleigh‑Burke‑class destroyer, was commissioned in Whittier, Alaska on October 3, 2026, adding advanced radar and missile‑defense systems to the U.S. fleet.
A 510‑ft Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens, will be commissioned in Whittier, Alaska, on Saturday in a ceremony set to draw about 3,000 attendees and feature 19 rounds of ceremonial cannon fire, after which the ship will briefly stop in Juneau before heading back through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic.
