The following is the July 29, 2017 commissioning ceremony of the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.
VIDEO: USS Rafael Peralta Commissioning Ceremony
July 31, 2017 3:01 PM

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