Exclusive: On board a US Navy destroyer patrolling the Mediterranean

The USS James E Williams carries a fearsome arsenal of firepower, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, air-launched torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
With four gas turbine engines, it can reach speeds of up to 30 knots. The US Navy destroyer also has 360° vision, which enables it to track up to 800 targets more than 200 miles away.
Forces News gained exclusive access to the ship as it kept watch over sea lanes and Nato's adversaries in the Mediterranean as part of the alliance's multi-national task group in the region.
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[@mac2626]

God Bless the USS James E.Williams and all who sail on her, all the very best from Glasgow.🇬🇧

[@TheIceman567]

Love back to the UK 🇬🇧 🤝🇺🇸

[@ChasWG]

My son is an officer on a ballistic missile submarine. God bless all our sailors! What a great look at an amazing ship!

[@gfys756]

Get your kid off that ship, Chas! He's f***ed if he comes against China.

[@ToothlesstheNightFury510]

Dang he just out under the water somewhere 🔥

[@leandro9311]

Not information that you should disclose publicly online

[@staymad7206]

your son wouldn't be happy you commented this Chas

[@yyxy.oncesaid]

Wow,Kool career

[@arkansasboy45]

I served on board the USS Voge FF-1047 back in the 80's and this video brought back a lot of memories.

[@bradcolby7373]

James was a real life Captain America, destroying 65 enemy boats?! Incredible! God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@joshuaecht]

That would make a good D+ movie!

[@Gathead36]

🇺🇸 salute all our soldiers and allies

[@valerianocuomo996]

The top of the engineering, tecnology,they are in the italian ship s , FINCANTIERI BUILD THE COSTELLACTION CLASS...noo? The Italy ...true softpower

[@saturnv2419]

This ship may look small, but it is gigantic if you see in person.....

[@tylerclayton6081]

It’s about as large as a WW2 aircraft carrier. So yeah, pretty large. 160m in length I think

[@xavierd3298]

The America ship small and weak compare to China. China have very advance ships to stop America. China obey all law, America break all law. War with China will be America worst mistake

[@James-ke9sv]

​@@tylerclayton6081WW2 aircraft carriers were closer to 240m in length, with the longest being 265m

[@feraxks]

@@tylerclayton6081 Wasp-class LHDs are about the same size as a WWII aircraft carrier and they are significantly larger than an Arleigh Burke DDG. The Burkes are about 154m (505 feet) long and the WWII Essex-class carriers are about 270m in length while the Wasp-class LHDs are about 257m long.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Fun fact James E Williams was the most highly decorated enlisted man in the USN: MOH, Navy cross and other decorations. Passed away in 1999.

[@danielcarlson800]

PBR-105

[@TypeRyRy]

That's awesome. What an honor it must be to serve on a ship named after him. 😮

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

Anyone else notice The Rock at 5:15?

[@oldsalt7534]

@@tankythemagnorite9855 LOL I missed that one.

[@stavrophotography]

Much respect to all that have served. And to those that continue to serve!

[@dbibbyma]

Yeah, great video. Proud of those men and women. Go Navy!

[@lordkorner]

Commodore John Barry would be proud, love and respect to all the crew from Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@ThatCarGuy]

best destroyer in the world, amazing work they put in her. Amazing how fast the US builds them too. Keep up the good work, we will need it with how China and Russia are acting

[@DarkShroom]

it actually was not built to be the "best dstroyer", they needed to both be able to afford lots of them and for them to be capable.... but then maybe that IS the best destroyer, or was when it was new in the early 90s

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@DarkShroom Seeing how it has Aegis hard to say it was not built to be the best destroyer not to mention it's not cheap at almost 2 billion each.

[@ramal5708]

AB class is the most all rounded/jack of all trades destroyer class in the world, they could strike land, sea, underwater and air targets with more than 90 missile spaces in the VLS tubes on the ship, not counting the CIWS, the two 25mm guns and obviously the 5inch mk46 guns.

[@BP-ie7xf]

They’re about to see why we don’t have national healthcare

[@Dsuccessfulone]

My thoughts exactly

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Nice to know that these sailors are out there keeping us safe. I'm a peace loving guy so we need to be prepared to fight to protect that. It's the grand irony of being a human being.

[@mike-cherylsmithson9539]

Well done piece. Bravo. I was a sailor aboard the USS Mississippi, CGN40 (80-83) ...great interviews of the crew.

[@allans7281]

Fantastic video production! Thx for taking us with you! That floating beast is called a Destroyer for a reason- that warship is NO JOKE!! God Bless the USA and our troops!! Freedom will be defended We a proud if you all! USA!!

[@Pete_Finch]

Forces News has been putting out some of the most informative and entertaining military videos I've seen of late. Keep it up!

[@eherrmann01]

Excellent tour, thank you. I worked at the shipyard that built the USNS Kanawa (T-AO196). She was actually the first ship that I ever stepped aboard. I spent over 10 years at the shipyard, and it's always nice to see ships that I helped build on the news, or in videos like this.

[@EyeInTheSkypaulmcmenamin]

Fantastic ships, no expense sparred.

[@douglastwyford9872]

...but their spelling is better

[@EyeInTheSkypaulmcmenamin]

@@douglastwyford9872 haha thanks. Predictive text on the phone!

[@GavinKohAquascaping]

Great presentation! This official channel is informative, current and very engaging. Keep it up!

[@brandenhellman4381]

A fabulous video. Coming from an Soldier,…. It’s always extremely interesting to see how the other branches live. I cannot imagine living on the water like this. Commendable and I salute you all.

[@chloehennessey6813]

A soldier. Now if you’d have used “excellent” as say a qualifier? Or as satire? An excellent soldier.. see it fits nicely? You’re American? Why do so many Americans put an in sentences like this?

[@symphonic1057]

@@chloehennessey6813 Most people don't have perfect grammar, it's not that deep lol

[@anmolpreetsingh859]

Great job guys , thank you for this amazing episode.

[@josephstevens9888]

When I was a very young man in high school, I was debating whether to enlist in the Air Force or Navy. I eventually decided on the Air Force, but I've always have had a deep admiration for the men and women of the United States Navy. This was a very interesting video; I suspect if I choose the Navy I would have enjoyed the experience. God bless the good ship and crew of the USS James E. Williams!

[@christinmarshall7267]

Thank you for your service! Much appreciated!

[@matthewkent5212]

I'm from England and it seems whenever you turn on the TV and see something about America its always about its military.

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

@@matthewkent5212 Every time I see something about England it's always about the royal family scandel...

[@theturtwig50]

I'm from America, and whenever I turn on the TV and see something about America its always about our politicians fighting with one another. I don't watch US news because its so political, but now BCC and NHK@@matthewkent5212

[@perpetualgrin5804]

Always loved the Navy would never give the Army or Air Force any thought.

[@itsjohndell]

God bless all who go down to the Sea in ships.

[@dirks4093]

Bless each and every one who serves. Your nation and the free world loves you.

[@sfoeric]

Safe mission sailors!

[@alysonturcin-weller7443]

Amen

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

Three cheers for the crew of the USS James E Williams.

[@oldsalt7534]

Destroyers sure have changed since the 60's. USS Robert H. McCard DD822 June '65-Aug '67. She was a good ship.

[@josephstevens9888]

I bet it did!

[@landtuna3469]

You ain't kidding! USS Orleck DD886 4/63-4/66.

[@oldsalt7534]

@@landtuna3469 I saw somewhere some of the equipment from the McCard was transfered to the Orleck before McCard was scraped because the Orleck was going to set up as a museum ship. She's in Jacksonville now.

[@jerryfinger8659]

When you consider that they are as large as ww2 battle ships, impressive.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Thank You so much

[@chrismeadows0199]

USS Peterson DD-969 was my boat. Loved the Navy.

[@dylanst3802]

Good stuff glad we can leave our differences on land and work together closely on the sea

[@MedicCasey]

Great effort with this one.

[@samuelrock5809]

Very proud of All OF YOU!

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

Very impressive. Thank you to all military people for your service and sacrifice to this country and yours.

[@gusm2752]

Loved Crete. I was based there 1976 - 78. USAF at IRAKLION AIR STATION.

[@cfonde]

I served aboard USCGC "Vigorous" (WMEC-627) from 1979-1981. I was amazed to see that so many things haven't changed, and looked just the way I remember, when I served.

[@maundamartin59]

Depending on your pay grade the amount of hours you work aboard ship per hour can turn out to be just a little better than minimum wage.

[@jasonking6892]

Spot on ..very interesting 👍🇬🇧

[@antikoerper256]

Biggest respect to all former and current US, UK & Commonwealth servicemen and women, past or present. Your role in the preservation of our civilization is pivotal. And in the core of it all its the English-speaking / anglo-saxon nations, leaders of the skies and seas for centuries. You're doing God's work by staying vigilant and watching over all that we have and all that it's worth living for! All the best from your humble ally in NATO - Bulgaria

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great video! That ship with the "spinning pyramid" radar really stands out - quite amazing seeing that thing spinning around!

[@kristoffermangila]

That's an AESA radar unit, and that ship is an Aquitaine class frigate, part of the FREMM frigate program in service with the French and Italian navies, and soon in the US Navy (as the Constellation class).

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I did my first Med cruise in 1988 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I joined her in 1986 one month after she had been commissioned. Did an Artic cruise up near the north pole, the Med cruise, and a 3 month GITMO workup. Got out just when Desert Storm was brewing up. But the Med cruise was my favorite. Got to visit and see some spectacular places. The pyramids in Egypt, Jerusalem, and so many others. But it was a different time back then.

[@ramal5708]

Gotta miss the Cold War era

[@shawnp6744]

5 Meds, 1 UNITAS and a Westpac. Meds can be fun in summer but cold and dreary in winter. Not cold enough for snow but 50's and rain. Westpac for partying and Med for history. Saw the Pyramids, Holy Lands, Acropolis, Rome, Naples, Normandy (Toulon port visit tour), Malta, etc. Fun times.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@@shawnp6744 Many of my shipmates had done West Pac and told me some outrageous stories. It did sound like a lit of fun! I had my share. Where ever we went was where the party was! lol you're exactly right. Fun times.

[@oldhendy785]

I served aboard the Gearing class destroyer USS Henderson DD-785 during the Vietnam War from 1964-'68. I didn't know it at the time but the U.S. Navy was good for me.

[@landtuna3469]

Did you know an SK3 name of Donn King?

[@mikecorrigan3136]

Tin can sailors rule bmsn. Ret. Uss Decatur ddg31. Decatur not dickeater

[@zeusincoming282]

"The Rock" is also named Dewayne Johnson.

[@joshuaecht]

At 3:12 one of the multinational ships used to be a FFG-7 Perry Class frigate! (Probably from Turkey or Greece).

[@DarkShroom]

i love these little insight videos you do, it's great to see the henry ford or queen elizabeth sure.. quite mind blowing, but it's these sorts of areas much real practical work of the navy is being done... you can see our navy too shewdly investing in "destroyers" or missile frigates (i am not sure which is which), and minesweeping, submarine detection (i hope anyway) actually this clas from the americans they wanted a newer hull shape but that zumwalt never passed the test... now this class feel very important of a sudden so they have a sort of stealthed top half, as usuall all the US gear will be top notch, but the hull is the same as from 1991.... much like an F-15 also it will probabally get the job done

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

I feel bad for the sailors. Going by his name 5:15 his food must be hard as a Rock

[@christopherdsouza2988]

underrated

[@edbak8452]

Served on the USS Glover AFF1 in the mid seventies. One of our cruises was to the Med and Middle East. Great experience in my young adulthood

[@edbak8452]

I'm sorry AGFF1

[@FCB_818]

Thank you for you service 🤝

[@ws8061]

dang a 6 month Med cruise? That's gotta be pretty sweet coming from us OEF OIF era sailors who merely passed through the Med on our way to the 5th fleet.

[@waltertaffs1737]

Miss the good old days I was on the Uss Butte AE27 and I wanted to say to the crew best wishes

[@johnbettano6026]

stay safe stay strong

[@SimonSNB]

Shout out to Petty Officer 1st class Dwayne Johnson

[@i-on-u]

To ALL Enlisted Men and Women past, present and future the Backbone of the World’s FINEST Navy, …The United States Navy, BRAVO ZULU!….retired Boatswain’s Mate Chief, USN. 🇺🇸 “Fair Winds and Following Seas”

[@ZATennisFan]

The sight of that empty table never fails to bring a tear to my eye

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Respect

[@theopinion9452]

Lots of people in US say that diversity is bad but look at our armed forces,we can easily communicate with many countries because our service members,many of them were either born there or were raised by families that speak that language natively...In other words,the US people criticizing diversity are been kept safe by diversity.....How many people in,say Finland,can speak Spanish or Portuguese or Ukrainian.etc and out of those,how many are serving in their armed forces??. Think about that fellow Americans.

[@oldskolacura9798]

Im currently building the sullivans fletcher class destroyer model kit.

[@addh381]

Stay safe out there guys and thanks for your sacrifice

[@sawittwo]

Will never forget those who served,🇺🇸but are not with us. May they RIP.🙏

[@Tonetwisters]

God bless them .

[@ocathain-games]

Lets go S2!

[@BlueDueSky]

God bless our service members.

[@kimschelble6732]

Protect and bless our amazing US troops and sailors! You’re unmatched and phenomenal! 🇺🇸

[@AlejandroGarciacandelari-ox8oy]

La US Navi mis respetos que Dios les Bendiga 🙏🙌

[@Delatta1961]

These service members make me proud to be an American 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@1776brando1]

Merica even on a deployment you can still get amazon

[@SalemVineyard]

Thats really cool.

[@byronharano2391]

Galley is the heart of a warship or any ship at sea

[@sentinal001]

DDG 95 is NOT her callsign. It is her hull number.

[@Patriot3791]

Pretty cool that The Rock cooks meals for sailors in his free time.

[@jaysartori9032]

May GOD bless you all come home safe

[@arakami8547]

Definitely a warfighter, not built for comfort but for battle and is certainly very capable... Living conditions look even worse than what the Chinese have aboard their DDGs however. It's a wonder this thing can take 2 Seahawks, it's hangars are absolutely tiny.

[@Whoozerdaddy]

Excellent video. Love the tin cans, although I never served on one. The story of the defenders of Taffy 3 is nearly unbelievable, but is characteristic of what these little bulldogs and their crews will do. Check it out some time. I was just watching a show about the _HMS Queen Elizabeth_ on deployment, accompanied by the _USS The Sullivans._ A Russian frigate was harassing the QE until _The Sullivans_ slid up between them and the Russkies beat feet. God bless our Navy!

[@eymoose]

Uncle was on a guided missile destroyer during the Gulf War. Has the family stereotype when the boss is asked how good of a worker they are…. “Well… they’re really funny.” Where are we Petty Officer Nieblas? “I don’t know Cap but we’re making great time.”

[@IphigeniaAtAulis]

The culinary specialist's name is Dwayne Johnson. So, if you SMELLLLLLL what he's cooking.

[@bowlampar]

USS James E Williams👶👶 : " Don't shoot at me, i am here on NATO mission, not fishing in your water. "

[@r_emerasynth]

The ships crew must feel safe knowing that their culinary specialist is Petty Officer Dwayne Johnson.

[@miltechinformation]

the power of the US navy is so perfect, no one has been able to compete with its technology

[@lillycookie9993]

Thanks you so much america for helping the phlipoines. God bless america.

[@BACK2PORT]

3:40 Proper professional

[@hzh4961]

Damn didn't know The Rock is in the Navy

[@426superbee4]

I got a bunch of big Howitzer size shells casing. That my uncle gave me I haven't melt them down nor use them for any thing as of YET > Just keeping them the way they are > there just so many things a person can make out of them > Example brass beer mugs

[@jessieesio1526]

God bless

[@user-by6ul7di4b]

one of the ship has old crappy radar, the one with spinning tri angulish block thing, they are the best target for anti ship missiles as the radar up date is slower

[@malcolmcossar6447]

Thank you for your insight. The USN will immediately notify the CNO of the USN and then to the Secretary of the Navy then to the Secretary of Defense then on to Congress. After that all of our so called Crappy ships will be updated on your suggestions. Just think we're wasting all of our US taxpayer money on paying people who don't know how to build ships when you do. Yeah I'm being a Smart Ass and I thoroughly enjoyed it at your expense😏😅

[@John-isAround]

This is an excellent video. The American Cruiser I was on was hit accidentally by a friendly fire missile before I got on board. No females were yet allowed on combatants. When I caught up to the ship at first I slept on a cot in front of a Coke machine. Myself and my crew toured a massive Russian Warship and the Russian Sailors visited our ship also. They were quite friendly and we enjoyed the experience. The ship was eventually safely sunk in target practice conditions.

[@Edgar876]

Liar 😏😏😏

[@John-isAround]

@@Edgar876 one of the Russian warships Naval Officers went with us also when we left the pier to continue our operations. After a while we saw their ship also at sea and their crew were wearing shorts. We were wearing jackets as the weather was a bit cold for us.

[@ThinBlueLineGuardian]

@@Edgar876 Not a liar the U.S.S. Worden CG-18 got hit by friendly fire, Worden was damaged and suffered casualties in 1972 in a “friendly fire” incident involving missiles launched by US support aircraft. There were ten casualties in this incident, including one dead. After brief repairs at Subic Bay, Worden resumed its station, providing escort for U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.

[@John-isAround]

@@ThinBlueLineGuardian yes, that was before my time, but members of that crew were at the reunion I attended in Louisville in 2007. They enjoyed watching the video the chaplain had shot of the ships last deployment that included the visits with the Russians. Me and another guy caught up with the ship anchored of Bahrain. We probably weren't expected so that's why we didn't have racks when we reporting aboard just in time to experience Desert Shield/Storm. It later on did a big drug bust off the coast of Mexico with another C.O.

[@ThinBlueLineGuardian]

@@John-isAround thats really cool

[@shygorilla8082]

"Call sign DDG-95??????" You mean Hull Number?

[@nikolliagron190]

I love you forever America 😘

[@TheIceman567]

Are you British?

[@malcolmwhite6637]

Been there done that aboard the U.S.S. Lockwood FF-1064 in Yokosuka Japan as a young and stupid kid fresh out of high school...''81 to ''83! I went from ''R'' divison (shipboard repair) to ''A'' Gang...(Auxillary engineering ..keeping the lights on)..!! Destroyer Sqaudron ..Desron 15 WesPac!!

[@tessrabuya4270]

thank u....❤❤❤👍👍👍👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗💋💋💋

[@californiadreamin8423]

I thought the headline was going to be “…..patrolling the Channel “ !!!

[@venatorclass9334]

When was this ?

[@americanmilitiaman88]

Best destroyers were the spruance class. They should add another 5 inch gun with guided munitions to the arleigh burke. Kinda difficult for enemy CIWS to detect and engage especially with multiple rounds incoming

[@seanhallinan4155]

I served on the use thorn dd 988

[@CtrlOptDel]

“CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE COOK IS ROCKING?!” 😏

[@BillFlanagan-ru2vv]

Go navy 🇺🇸

[@landtuna3469]

BIG change from the USS Orleck (DD886) of Korea and Vietnam eras.

[@berges104]

So a fully fueled DD under normal operations will need a refuel every 20 days. That sucks. Our SSGN only had a food limitation and it definitely wasn't 20 days before we became useless

[@AlejandroGarciacandelari-ox8oy]

También a don Chuy y Miguel Anguiano capitán retirado del ejército mexicano y fue presidente de sayula Jalisco

[@evrydayamerican]

Cant wait till we have the sisters to the Fremm Frigate the new Constellation class

[@leondillon8723]

0:50)An US Navy O-7 is a Rear Admiral, Lower half(him). Is an O-8 a Rear Admiral, Upper Half?

[@photonman48]

We always called is RAS (resupply at sea) not connected replenishment

[@landtuna3469]

And it was called UNREP (UNderway REPlenishment) in the 60's.

[@corvette36]

The ole Jimmy Willy. 3 years on there.

[@gherkamum]

👍👍👍