USS Winston S. Churchill ( DDG-81 ) | USS Winston S. Churchill, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer | Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.

Guided missile destroyers such as the Arleigh Burke class are actually larger and more heavily armed than most previous ships classified as guided missile cruisers, due to their massive size at long, displacement ( 9200 tons ) and armament of over 90 missiles.

* 1901 – Arleigh Burke, American admiral ( d. 1996 )

He retired 22 July 2005, making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arleigh Burke.

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* January 1 – Arleigh Burke, U. S Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations ( b. 1901 )

In March 1961, Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, recommended the establishment of guerrilla and counter-guerrilla units.

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer is named for him.

On 22 April 1961, President Kennedy asked General Maxwell D. Taylor, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Admiral Arleigh Burke and CIA Director Allen Dulles to form the Cuba Study Group, to report on the lessons to be learned from

Admiral Arleigh Albert ' 31-knot ' Burke ( October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996 ) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.

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USS Arleigh Burke ( DDG-51 )

The character portrayed by Carroll O ' Connor in the 1965 film, In Harm's Way, starring John Wayne, was modeled after Arleigh Burke.

The Assisted Living section of the Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, Virginia is named the Arleigh Burke Pavilion in his honor.

Thunderbird Park of Boulder, CO was renamed Admiral Arleigh A. Burke Memorial Park in 1997.

The Navy annually awards the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy to " the ship or aircraft squadron from each coast selected for having achieved the greatest improvement in battle efficiency during the calendar year, based upon the Battle Efficiency Competition.

*" Arleigh Burke: The Last CNO " by David Alan Rosenberg-Biographies in Naval History-Naval Historical Center

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Warner and fellow Virginia Senator Chuck Robb at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Arleigh Burke with Arleigh Burke and wife present and United States Secretary of Defense | Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney delivering the keynote address, July 4, 1991.

* USS Donald Cook ( DDG-75 ), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy

Arleigh Burke's grave at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery

* USS Cole ( DDG-67 ), a United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class " Aegis " guided missile destroyer

In 1961, Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, established the U. S. Naval Historical Display Center ( now the United States Navy Museum ).

* USS James E. Williams ( DDG-95 ) an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy

The United States Navy learned of the convoy and sent the five Fletcher-class destroyers,,,, and — under the command of Captain Arleigh Burke — to intercept it.

Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U. S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze ( 1956 – 1961 ).

He reported directly to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh Burke and the Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas.

On February 17, 1994, the Secretary of the Navy announced a new Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer would be named for Col. Higgins.

B-36 | B-36A Bomber at Carswell next to B-29 bomber, contrasting their sizes A research group, Op-23, headed by Captain Arleigh A. Burke, began to gather material critical of the B-36's performance and capabilities.

When Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh A. Burke objected to the new arrangement, Gates encouraged him to argue his case with President Eisenhower, who ultimately upheld Gates's decision.

In 1970, the University of Texas Board of Regents appointed the university's first president, Arleigh B. Templeton, who served from 1970 to 1972, and received a land donation of in far northwest San Antonio for the site of UTSA.

The first ship of the Arleigh Burke class, the USS Arleigh Burke, was commissioned during 1991.

On May 10, 2008, Sybil Stockdale attended a christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine for the USS Stockdale, the 30th Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, and the 56th ship of the class.

After Captain Docherty sent Arleigh Griffith for Hoag he was able to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before Griffith returned, buoyed up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne.

He served in the U. S. Navy from 1956 to 1960 ; one of his assignments was as an intelligence briefer for Admiral Arleigh Burke.

Entered from the Great Lawn and from the Alumni Walk, the Center houses two academic wings for programs in the arts ( 1P ) ( Studio Art, Art History, Dance, Dramatic Arts, Music, Music Technology, and Photography ) as well as superb public spaces: the 440-seat Clara and Arleigh B. Williamson Theatre, the 900-seat Marlene Springer Concert Hall, a recital hall, a lab theater, lecture halls, two art galleries, and a small conference center with a view of the magnificent, although now dormant, volcano which may or may not erupt within the next 50 years.

In 1962, Dr. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ).

He commanded USS Buchanan, a guided missile destroyer, and was awarded the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy for the Navy's most improved combat unit in the Pacific in 1974.

Current plans include the modernization of Standard class frigates with new electronics and radar systems, the modernization of Glaukos and Poseidon class submarines with new sonars, electronics and air-independent propulsion engines ( programs Neptune 1 / 2 ), while negotiations are being held with the US Navy for the concession of two Arleigh Burke class destroyers.