| Destroyer Squadron 60 | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1940s,[1][2] 19 February 2003 – present[3] |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Destroyer squadron |
| Role | Naval surface/strike/anti-aircraft warfare, ballistic missile defense (BMD) |
| Part of | United States Sixth Fleet[3] |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Rota, Spain[4] |
| Motto(s) | In the Fight |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commodore | Captain Alexander Mamikonian 16 April 2024-Present[5] |
Destroyer Squadron 60 (stylized DESRON 60 and Destroyer Squadron SIX ZERO) is a destroyer squadron of the United States Navy. Destroyer Squadron 60 is one of three U.S. Navy destroyer squadrons permanently based outside the continental United States.[6]
- ^ "Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 60". Destroyer History Home Page. Destroyer History Foundation. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Roscoe. U.S. Destroyer Operations in WW2, pp. 361, 455.
- ^ a b "Military Installations Guide 2.0 NSA Gaeta, Italy – re Destroyer Squadron 60". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON SIX ZERO" (PDF). OPNAVNOTE 5400 Ser DNS-33/13U102244. United States Department of the Navy. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Destroyer Squadron 60 and Task Force 65 Conduct Change of Command Ceremony". c6f.navy.mil. U.S. Navy 6 Fleet. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Gaeta-based Destroyer Squadron 60 small, but mighty". Stars and Stripes. 12 July 2003. Retrieved 27 July 2013.