Navy Leaders Attend Commissioning Ceremony for USS Michael Murphy in New York

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Maureen Murphy look to the sky as a member of the U.S. Navy's parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, carries the national ensign during the commissioning ceremony for he guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team during combat in Afghanistan. He was the first person to receive the medal for actions in Afghanistan and the first Navy service member to receive itl since the Vietnam War. Maureen Murphy is the mother of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy and the sponsor of the ship bearing her son's name. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Sam Shavers
  • A member of the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy's parachute team, descends into the commissioning ceremony of the USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • Members of the official party and audience participate in the commissioning ceremony of the USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert talks with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, center, and U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York during the commissioning ceremony of the USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • The officers and crew of the USS Michael Murphy man the ship during its commissioning ceremony in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • The officers and crew of the USS Michael Murphy salute after manning the ship during its commissioning ceremony in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert thanks the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy's parachute team, for participating in the commissioning ceremony of the USS Michael Murphy in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • Maureen Murphy, mother of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy and the sponsor of the ship bearing her son's name, and U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York look back at the USS Michael Murphy as a military helicopter performs a flyover at the end of the ship's commissioning ceremony in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor