USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses

230513-N-IW125-1291 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 13, 2023) – Quarter Master 3rd Class Francis Anthony Caoleng, from San Diego, attached to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) hoist the commissioning flag during the commissioning ceremony in Key West, Florida. DDG 123 is the second U.S. Navy warship to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. Higbee was the first living woman to receive the Navy Cross for her leadership of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nicholas V. Huynh/Released)

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USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses

May 16, 2023

KEY WEST, FL - 230513-N-IW125-1291 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 13, 2023) – Quarter Master 3rd Class Francis Anthony Caoleng, from San Diego, attached to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) hoist the commissioning flag during the commissioning ceremony in Key West, Florida. DDG 123 is the second U.S. Navy warship to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. Higbee was the first living woman to receive the Navy Cross for her leadership of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nicholas V. Huynh/Released)

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