Congratulations to the newly elected and appointed USS STERETT Association Officers for our upcoming deployment towards the next port-of-call in the Spring of 2023 in San Diego, CA (dates TBD)!!! President Burton Dietz (YN3, 70-72) Vice-President James "JJ" Jennings...

STERETT Family, the last edition of Bitts has been posted here Bitts — Sterett Association.  Truly an honor to have served as the USS STERETT Association's president!!!

On 19 April 1972, USS STERETT (DLG 31) and three other ships were attacked by North Vietnamese forces.  The Chief of Naval Operations, then ADM Elmo R. Zumwalt, described the Dong Hoi battle as an "outstanding combat action."  He messaged the ship's officer and crew,...

On April 8, 1967, the third USS STERETT (DLG 31) was commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton, Washington.  CAPT Edward A. Christopherson, Jr., assumed command.  Welcoming remarks were made by the Commander, PSNS Rear Admiral W.F. Petrovic. ...

Ahoy, only 36 days before our 2022 Reunion in San Antonio, Texas!!!  There are just five (5) rooms left at the $139.00 (plus taxes) price.  Per our contract, the end date to get the $139 price is when the rooms are sold out, or 10 April 2022.  After 10 April, the...

The March 2022 edition of Bitts has been posted and can be found in the Information Menu.  There is information on the upcoming San Antonio Reunion (12-15 May), location of Ship Logs to support Agent Orange exposure VA claims, the DDG-104 Change of Command scheduled...

The 2022 Reunion Special Newsletter can be found here - Newsletters — Sterett Association

Many have asked about the evolution of the reunion hat pin, so we have created a page that we hope will answer your questions. Please visit https://www.sterett.net/reunion-hat-pin/ Thank you to Past Presidents John King (2005) and Wayne McBrian (2007) for their...

My most outstanding tour in the Navy took place aboard the Navy’s only forward deployed warship homeported at the time in the Philippines during the late 1980s.  That tour cemented my desire to stay in the Navy...read more at http://www.sterett.net/one-night-in-1989/

Dear STERETT Family, it is with a broken heart that I convey that CAPT Richard P. Genet, USN(Ret.), DLG/CG-31’s 13th Commanding Officer, passed away Christmas Eve.  He meant so much to me and those of us that he called his “First Team” during his tenure from...

The 2021 Christmas Newsletter can be found here:  Newsletters — Sterett Association

DDG-104 makes her way back to Naval Station San Diego after a much-needed 6-month Selected Restricted Availability period at Continental Marine of San Diego (CMSD) shipyard.