R. Larson (Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet) Mayor Maureen O'Connor, and Admiral , the Commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, as speakers. In 1991 McClusky shifted homeports to Yokosuka, Japan and joined Destroyer Squadron 15. She assisted in Operation Fiery Vigil, the evacuation of civilians from the Philippines during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Fate McClusky was to be sold to the Mexican Navy under the Foreign Military Sales program as of 2014. However, as of September 2016, the ship was in reserve at Pearl Harbor and was slated to be disposed of as a target. In January 2018 it was announced that McClusky would be used as a target during RIMPAC 2018. On 19 July 2018 she was sunk in waters 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii. Important events 1986 – Involved in the patrolling of Taiwan international waters during large-scale Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy exercises in the region. 1986 – January–July first Pacific deployment 1987 – 1988 Persian Gulf deployment, Operation Earnest Will 1988 – Pacific Rim exercise 1989 – 1990 Persian Gulf deployment 1992 – The ship visited Vladivostok in the Russian Federation, the first ship to do so after the breakup of the Soviet Union. 1996 – After three Persian Gulf deployments, 15 bilateral exercises and over 40 port visits, McClusky departs Yokosuka for homeport shift back to San Diego. 2000 – First counter-narcotics operations – numerous busts and drug seizures 2002 – Counter-drug operations, and rescue of Richard Van Pham, shift ISIC from Destroyer Squadron 7 (DesRon 7) to Destroyer Squadron 1 2003 – INSURV and Battle "E" Winner – Counter-drug ops 2011 – Battle "E" Winner(6th award) and NAVSTA San Diego Energy Efficiency Award (FFG Class) winner, commanded by Commander Darren Glaser. December 2012 – As of 2012, McClusky was commanded by Commander Murz Morris, and in the later half of the year deployed with Carrier Strike Group One. During the 112th session of Congress, a proposal was made to grant the transfers of the USS McClusky and the to the Mexican Navy. McClusky ended a three-month restricted-availability period in January 2013. 2013 – Scored above class average during INSURV and 2013 Battle "E" Winner, commanded by Commander Murz Morris. 2014 – 10 April the final deployment/voyage of the USS McClusky. 2015 – 14 January, decommissioned in San Diego. 2018 – 19 July, sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2018. References External links USS