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USS ''McFaul'' (DDG-74) is an in the United States Navy. She is named for Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action on 20 December 1989 while serving in Panama.〔 〕 McFaul was awarded a posthumous Navy Cross for attempting to rescue a platoon mate at the cost of his life. ==Recent events== On 22 August 2005, ''McFaul'' was involved in a minor collision with the destroyer off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. Both ships suffered minor damage, and no injuries were reported. Both ships returned to their homeport at Naval Station Norfolk under their own power. On 16 February 2007, ''McFaul'' was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. On 24 August 2008, ''McFaul'' arrived in Batumi, Georgia, as part of Operation Assured Delivery to "deliver humanitarian relief supplies...as part of the larger United States response to the government of Georgia request for humanitarian assistance" in the wake of the 2008 South Ossetia war.〔 〕 ''McFaul'' offloaded nearly of supplies—including hygiene items, baby food and care supplies, bottled water, and milk—donated by the United States Agency for International Development.〔 On 5 April 2010, ''McFaul'' responded to a distress call from the merchant vessel MV ''Rising Sun'' after she was attacked by pirates. ''McFaul'' was able to neutralize the threat, and captured ten suspected pirates and successfully rescued eight crewmembers from on board a dhow near Salalah, Oman. The pirates were then transferred to the destroyer for a week before they were transferred back to ''McFaul'' where 30 days later they were turned over to the Somalian Transitional Federal Government for subsequent prosecution. On 12 September 2012, ''McFaul'' was ordered to the coast of Libya in what the Pentagon called a "contingency" in case a strike was ordered. This was in response to the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks. 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 McFaul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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