NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After 37 years in service, USS Leyte Gulf is being prepped for decommissioning. The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser is one of few left in the Navy. It returned to Naval ...

USS Leyte Gulf returned home after its last deployment, concluding nearly four decades of service. The guided-missile cruiser patrolled the South Atlantic to counter drug trafficking in the region.

NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy sailor died aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf Thursday, Aug. 18, while the ship was at sea. The Navy identified the sailor as Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A U.S. Navy Sailor from Virginia Beach died on Thursday while serving aboard the USS Leyte Gulf. The Navy confirmed Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Nicholas Woods’ death on ...

Guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf returned Friday to Naval Station Norfolk for the last time as the Navy prepares to decommission the warship later this year. The cruiser departed Jan. 28 from its ...