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| 51k | Bath Iron Works' fifteenth ARLEIGH BURKE Class Destroyer is named in honor of Marine Corps Vietnam War hero, Colonel Donald G. Cook. Col. Cook was awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for his extraordinary courage while a prisoner of war. Col. (then Captain) Cook volunteered for a temporary 30 day tour in Vietnam as an observer from Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. Accompanying elements of the 4th Vietnamese Marines, Col. Cook was wounded and captured by a vastly superior Viet Cong force on New Year's Eve 1964 near Binh Gia, Phouc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, while on a search and recovery mission for a downed American helicopter crew. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 73k | The launching ceremony phamphlet. | Chester O. Morris | |
| 151k | Scenes from the launching, May 3, 1997. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 141k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 120k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 56k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 131k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 115k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
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| 187k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 40k | Cover of the Commissioning pamphlet. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 21k | Summer 1999 arriving in Halifax for a port visit | Peter Wilson | |
| 90k | Boston, Aug.28, 1999. | Marc Piché | |
| 34k | Norfolk February 27 2000. | Marc Piché | |
| 68k | USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) and USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) at Brest, France, Feb.27, 2002. Notice the differences between Flight IIa and Flight II types. | Marc Piché | |
| 59k | Brest, France, Feb.27, 2002. | Marc Piché | |
| 39k | Norfolk March 3 2000. | Marc Piché | |
| 116k | The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook DDG-75 underway in the Mediterranean sea December 19, 2002 The Donald Cook is part of the USS Harry S.Truman (CVN-75) Battle Group currently on a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 95k | As above. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 83k | USS Donald Cook DDG-75 on her first visit to Valletta Port, Malta on 30th December 2002. The Cook is being handled by local tugs on her way for urgent repairs at Malta Drydocks. | Anthony Vella of Senglea, Malta | |
| 77k | Mediterranean Sea, Jan 13 2003, the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) underway conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of a scheduled six month deployment order. U.S. Navy photo | Fred Weiss | |
| 113k | The Guided Missile Destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) underway conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The USS Donald Cook is part of the USS Harry S.Truman Battle Group, January 14, 2003. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 78k | Mediterranean Sea, Jan 17 2003, an SA-330 Puma helicopter approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) follows close behind. U.S. Navy photo. | Fred Weiss | |
| 76k | The Red Sea March 19 2003, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) launches one of its Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) at military targets in Iraq. | Fred Weiss | |
| 72k | Central Command Area of Operation March 21 2003, the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) underway. Donald Cook was the first surface combatant to fire Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) in the liberation of Iraq. Donald Cook is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Fred Weiss | |
| 109k | Central Command Area of Operation March 21 2003, the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) underway. Donald Cook was the first surface combatant to fire Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) in the liberation of Iraq. Donald Cook is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Fred Weiss | |
| 122k | 030420-N-6141B-009. Central Command Area of Responsibility April 20 2003, the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts a high-speed maneuver after an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). Donald Cook is one of the many warships in the Central Command's area of responsibility, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Mate Alan J. Baribeau. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 118k | 030423-N-6141B-004. Guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) crewmembers fire a recoverable exercise torpedo towards an expendable mobile anti-surface warfare target. Donald Cook is deployed conducting underway operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (All Hands magazine photo by: by Chief Journalist Alan J. Baribeau, January 2004, pg. 55.) | Bill Gonyo | |
| 118k | 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 by Photographer's Mate Airman Eben Boothby (# 050715-N-8163B-028). | USN | |
| 148k | 051211-N-0000L-001. Persian Gulf, December 11 2005, Gas Turbine System Technician 2nd Class Leslie V. Cachero stands watch at the Propulsion Auxiliary Control Console aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Operations Specialist Morris Lowery, Jr. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 125k | The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on January 31 2006. The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. DoD photo by Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird, U.S. Navy, ID# 060131-N-7241L-004. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 90k | A bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) undergoing overhaul in the floating dry dock on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia on June 21, 2006. Photo by Diana. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 100k | Norfolk, VA, September 12 2006, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as she sits moored pier side in Naval Station Norfolk. Copyright by terms of Creative Commons. Photo provided by T.M. Wolf. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 95k | Norfolk, VA April 20 2007. | Wendell McLaughlin | |
| 67k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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