When the Navy awards one of its toughest, most capable ships the name of a living Medal of Honor recipient, it says something profound about faith in patriotism and in perseverance. The DDG‑148, now christened the USS  Kyle Carpenter , joins the storied Arleigh Burke–class destroyer line as a symbol of honor turned to action.

The Arleigh Burke Workhorses

The Arleigh Burke–class guided‑missile destroyers are the backbone of the surface fleet—the sharp point, the vigilant eye, the mobile fortress. Centered around the Aegis Combat System and outfitted with SPY‑1 or SPY‑6 radars, they can track and engage aircraft, ballistic missiles, surface targets, undersea threats, and even support land strikes via Tomahawk missiles . With as many as 96 vertical launch cells aboard later variants and

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