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) — 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 ...

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 ...