USS Oscar Austin Crew Accepts Combat Award for Red Sea Deployment

USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment

The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.

Crew of USS Oscar Austin awarded Combat Action Ribbons for Red Sea deployment

The USS Oscar Austin played a pivotal role as Houthi rebels fired hundreds of rockets and drones towards U.S. ships in the Red Sea this spring. Now, members of its crew from that fight will wear Combat Action Ribbons on their uniforms, the Navy announced Tuesday. The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer were awarded a Unit Combat Action Ribbon Tuesday upon the ship’s arrival at Naval Station Rota, Spain. As a result, all memb…

USS Oscar Austin Completes Patrol with Newly Awarded Combat Action Ribbon

From U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, June 10, 2025 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of operations. Oscar Austin departed for Patrol One on Dec. 11, 2024, dur…