This Saturday, in Coronado, the newest class of Navy destroyer will be commissioned. The USS Michael Monsoor is named after a fallen Navy SEAL who was awarded the medal of honor, posthumously. Details: https://bit.ly/2Hx6aXz | KUSI News

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. The Zumwalt-class was designed as a multi-mission surface combatant for land attack and littoral operations with a mission of supporting both ground campaigns and the joint/naval battlespace. The main guns are a pair of Advanced Gun Systems (AGS). The Navy cancelled the ammunition procurement program for the only type of ammunition it can use, so the AGS cannot provide naval gunfire su

USS Michael Monsoor - DDG 1001 arrived at her new homeport in San Diego earlier today. Here she is seen steaming past Naval Air Station North Island and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). | Surface Warriors

Check out the Zumwalt-class destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), with its radical, radar-evading tumblehome hull, dwarfing the conventional destroyers nearby. This is the future of naval combat! ⚓️🇺🇸 #USNavy #Zumwalt #StealthShip #NavalTechnology #DDG1001 | Phanith Media