DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY FOUR ZIPPO 1981 MIB

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ZIPPO 1981 SLIM POLISHED CHROME NEW MIB. BASE ( / ZIPPO ) KEYSTONE SQUADRON ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY FOUR established on July 1, 1956, and homeported in Newport, R.I. Know as the "Keystone" squadron, the name carried over from the original formation of Escort Squadron 6 when the Commodore and all commanding officers hailed from the state of Pennsylvania, the Keystone state. Destroyer Squadron 24 shifted homeports in 1973 from Newport, R.I. to Mayport. In 1978, Destroyer Squadron 24 was redesignated a tactical squadron commander whose purpose is to command assigned ships for naval air and sea control in pursuit of national objectives. Squadron mission emphasis is specifically on tactical development and execution. When deployed, Destroyer Squadron 24 is usually assigned anti-submarine warfare and/or anti-surface warfare commander duties within the battle group or in a specific area of operation. Leading anyw from only a few to greater than a dozen ships, the squadron can effectively execute a variety of missions ranging from Tomahawk strike planning and execution and open-ocean warfare to maritime interdiction operations and littoral warfare in support of joint forces ashore. In home port, the staff supports training and readiness needs of assigned ships. Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR, formerly Escort Destroyer Squadron SIX, was established 1 July 1956 and homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. The "KEYSTONE" Squadron name carried over from the original formation of Escort Destroyer Squadron SIX when the Commodore and all Commanding Officers hailed from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - the KEYSTONE State. The squadron is administratively and operationally assigned to Commander, Carrier Group SIX. During the 1960s. Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR participated in several historic events. In January and February 1962, squadron ships participated in the Project Mercury Space Task Recovery Group in support of Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn's milestone first manned orbital flight. Later that year, four squadron ships joined other U.S. Atlantic Fleet ships off the waters of Cuba in support of the Cuban Quarantine. Highlights of that operation included boarding clearance of five Soviet merchant ships and, in conjunction with the 3rd Antisubmarine Carrier Group, surfacing a Soviet submarine. In September 1965, Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR was the first U.S. Atlantic Fleet destroyer squadron deployed to the Pacific Fleet in support of combat operations in Southeast Asia. In 1973 Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR shifted homeport from Newport, Rhode Island, to Mayport, Florida. In 1978 Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR was designated a tactical destroyer squadron with a mission to command, train and prepare ships for naval operations in support of the National Maritime Strategy. From then and through the decade of the Eighties, Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR conducted Battle Group operations in the North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean and South America. The squadron has participated in naval contingency operations in Beirut, Lebanon; rescue operations in Grenada; anti-terrorist strikes into Libya and freedom of navigation operations in the Black Sea and Gulf of Sidra. Noted for its development and evaluation of surface antisubmarine warfare tactics, in 1986 Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR produced the training plan used to prepare all Atlantic Fleet towed array ships for extended deployment. Commander Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR embarked in USS SARATOGA in August 1990, a first for the Atlantic Fleet, as Anti-Submarine Warfare Commander for the Battle Group. Following a high speed transit of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR assumed command of the Maritime Interception Operation in the Red Sea in support of United Nation... read more

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