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USS ''Donald Cook'' (DDG-75) is an guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Named for Donald Cook, a Vietnam War prisoner of war who died in captivity, the destroyer was commissioned in 1998. It was one of the first U.S. warships to come to the aid of after it was damaged by suicide bombers on 12 October 2000. In 2003, the ship fired Tomahawk missiles during Operation Iraqi Freedom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Command History Report 2003 from Commander USS ''Donald Cook'' to Director of Naval History, Department of the Navy )〕 On 16 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced ''Donald Cook'' will be one of four ships to be homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain. == Service history == On 24 February 2012, ''Donald Cook'' was awarded the 2011 Battle Efficiency "E" award. On 8 April 2014, U.S. military officials confirmed the deployment of ''Donald Cook'' to the Black Sea as part of the latest U.S. military effort to demonstrate support for Eastern European allies concerned about Russia's troop buildup along its border with Ukraine. On 12 April 2014, an unarmed Russian Su-24 "Fencer" fighter jet made twelve close-range passes of the USS Cook during a patrol of the western Black Sea. According to a Pentagon spokesman, "The aircraft did not respond to multiple queries and warnings from Donald Cook, and the event ended without incident after approximately 90 minutes." In an unfounded report on the event, state-run Voice of Russia falsely claimed that the Su-24 disabled the ship's Aegis combat systems and caused the demoralized resignations of 27 crew members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Russian Su-24 scores off against-the American USS Donald Cook )〕 Retired US Navy officer and Defense analyst Christopher Hammer described the event as the "standard harassment package" and "about as tame a flyby as you can get." On 14 April 2014, ''Donald Cook'' visited Constanta, Romania. The President of Romania, Traian Băsescu, toured the ship during the visit. ''Donald Cook'' then conducted various exercises in concert with the Romanian Navy before departing the Black Sea on 24 April, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= USS Donald Cook Departs Black Sea )〕 On 26 December 2014, for the second time, according to the US Navy, the destroyer entered the Black Sea in order to reassure and demonstrate US commitment to work closely with NATO allies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US Naval Forces Europe – Africa/US 6th fleet: USS Donald Cook to enter Black Sea )〕 ''Donald Cook'' participated in exercises with the Turkish Navy including an underway replenishment and other exercises with TCG ''Fatih'' on 28 December 2014. The ship visited Constanta, Romania on 30 December and Varna, Bulgaria on 8 January 2015. ''Donald Cook'' participated in exercises with Ukrainian Navy ship on 11 January 2015. ''Donald Cook'' departed the Black Sea on 14 January 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Donald Cook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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