January 28, 2006: Commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
Mrs. Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick gives the call "Man our ship and bring her to life".

January 28, 2006: Officers of the USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 prepare to board the ship.

January 28, 2006: The crew of the USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 "Man the ship" following the commissioning ceremony.

January 28, 2006: The crew of the USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 "Man the ship" following the commissioning ceremony.

February 3, 2006: USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 arriving at her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia for the first time.