PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced the June 11 successful launch of the Navy’s first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). DDG 125 will feature enhanced detection and engagement of targets, as well as ballistic missile defense capability. HII-Pascagoula has delivered 32 DDGs to the Navy. The ship is named for Jack H. Lucas, a longtime resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was the youngest Marine and youngest service member in WWII to receive the Medal of Honor. (Source: HII 06/11/21) A video accompanying this release is available at: http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/ddg-125-launch.
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