USS Michael Murphy Returns to Oahu After 11-Month Deployment to Northern Arabian Sea

Destroyer In USS Lincoln strike group ends 11 month combat deployment

The USS Michael Murphy was part of the same strike group that saw eight sailors attempt suicide earlier this year.

Navy destroyer returns to Hawaii from Middle East after nearly a year at sea

The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy returned home to Hawaii after an 11-month deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East.

USS Michael Murphy returns to Oahu after 11-month deployment to Northern Arabian Sea

More than 600 sailors aboard the USS Michael Murphy returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after an 11-month deployment. Families gathered to welcome them home after 346 days away, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Destroyer In USS Lincoln Strike Group Ends 11-Month Combat Deployment

A U.S. naval destroyer returned home on Thursday after spending 11 months in combat operations in the Middle East. The USS Michael Murphy set sail on December 1, 2025, and arrived in the North Arabian Sea in late January. It then served on the front lines during Operation Epic Fury, as part of the…

USS Michael Murphy returns to Pearl Harbor after 11 months, with 12 contested Hormuz transits

The U.S. Navy destroyer came home to Hawaii after Operation Epic Fury, a Presidential Unit Citation and 12 contested transits of the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. 3rd Fleet.