Operational History
In 2003, the ship was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12.
In 2010, the ship failed her initial Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspection. On May 7, 2011, Philippine Sea departed Mayport for a scheduled overseas deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and U.S. Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility. On June 3, 2011, Philippine Sea paid a port visit to Kiel, Germany, prior to participating with the multi-national exercise Baltic Operations 2011 (BALTOPS-2011). This exercise included naval units from the United States, Russian, Danish, Polish and French navies, and BALTOPS-2011 ended on June 21, 2011. On July 6, 2011, Philippine Sea rescued 26 Filipino crew members from the Marshall Islands-owned, Liberian-flagged supertanker Brilliante Virtuoso southwest of Aden, Yemen, after the ship's superstructure was set on fire following a reported attack by pirates using rocket-propelled grenades (RPG). Philippine Sea transited the Suez Canal on July 1, 2011.
The cremated remains of Neil Armstrong were buried at sea from the warship on September 14, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean.
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