PERSIAN GULF, 9 February 1991 - USS Detroit (AOE-4) conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56) during Operation Desert Storm.

Department of Defense photo #DN-SC-91-05321 by PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer III, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.

24 February 1996 - The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) executes a high-speed turn following replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command Replenishment Oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in the Central Mediterranean, 24 February 1996. USS San Jacinto is part of the battle group assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

U.S. Navy photo #960224-N-3717S-010 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Summerlin.

24 February 1996 - The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) executes a high-speed turn following replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command Replenishment Oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in the Central Mediterranean, 24 February 1996. USS San Jacinto is part of the battle group assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

U.S. Navy photo #960224-N-3717S-009 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Summerlin.

SUEZ CANAL, 16 March 1996 - The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) makes her way southward through the Suez Canal, March 16, 1996. The San Jacinto is accompanying the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to the Arabian Gulf, where they will support UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch.

U.S. Navy photo #960316-N-7340V-001 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Vidrine.

The fleet oiler USS Merrimack (AO 179) (center) provides fuel to guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) (left) and aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) (right) during replenishment at sea operations in the Arabian Gulf on 29 APR 1996. The three U.S. Navy ships were deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.

DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Vidrine, U.S. Navy.

The cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) underway in the Persian Gulf. The USS San Jacinto is forward deployed with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch - 20 MAY 1998.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class James M. Williams.

Atlantic Ocean, July 15, 2005 - The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts a close quarters exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. From left, USS San Jacinto (CG-56), USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79), and the Spanish AEGIS guided missile frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F-101). The strike group was conducting a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).

U.S. Navy photo #050715-N-8163B-028 by Photographer's Mate Airman Eben Boothby.

NEW YORK CITY, 23 May 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) passes alongside the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a parade of ships in the Hudson River. Wasp is visiting New York City in support of Fleet Week 2007. This marks the 20th Anniversary New York has hosted this event.

U.S. Navy photo #070523-N-8923M-287 by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., 28 May 2007 - From left, guided-missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), guided-missile cruisers USS Hue City (CG 66) and USS San Jacinto (CG 56), and guided-missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) are moored as part of Fleet Week. The 20th annual Fleet Week New York City provides an opportunity for citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet more than 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, May 23-31.

U.S. Navy photo #070528-N-5758H-116 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix.

SOUDA BAY, Greece 28 January 2008 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrives in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit. San Jacinto departed Norfolk, Va. in November and is on deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy photo #080128-N-0780F-005 by Paul Farley.

SOUDA BAY, Crete, 14 March 2008 - The guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56), left, and the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) moored side-by-side at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility for a port visit. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers are deployed with the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security coordination efforts.

U.S. Navy photo #080314-N-0780F-010 by Mr. Paul Farley.

Nashold, Douglas Marshall, CAPT