Event Brief
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. returns after 40 days combat
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
Summary: The guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Monday after 40 days of combat operations and six months in an active combat zone. During the deployment, it fired Tomahawk missiles on Feb. 28 and later helped ward off more than 100 Iranian missiles and drones.
WHO: USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
WHAT: The guided-missile destroyer returned home after a deployment that included combat operations and air/missile defense against Iranian missiles and drones.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026
WHERE: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
WHY: The ship returned home after completing its deployment that included 40 days of combat operations and six months in an active combat zone.
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