Keywords: John McCain at commissioning of USS Halsey (DDG-97).jpg Arizona Senator John McCain AZ-R speaks to the crew and guests attending the commissioning ceremony aboard the US Navy's USN newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY DDG 97 The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral ADM William Bull Halsey Jr who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II WWII Location USS HALSEY DDG 97 CALIFORNIA CA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA http //www dodmedia osd mil/Assets/Still/2006/Navy/DN-SD-06-04917 JPEG ID DN-SD-06-04917 / Service Depicted Navy / Command Shown DDG-96 / 050730-N-1356A-037 2005-07-30 PH2 CHARLES E ALVARADO USN PD-USN Commissioning of USS Halsey DDG-97 John McCain Ship nameplates |