The squadron was restructured in July 1969 as part of a reordering within the Cruiser-Destroyer Force . All ships , except '' Robert A. Owens '' were transferred from DesRon 2 to other squadrons , and the new squadron 's DesDiv 21 comprised guided missile frigate , , and that spent the rest of the year in Norfolk for leave , upkeep , and availabilities . The following year , 1970 , DesRon 2 participated in extensive training , first , in the Caribbean for RIMEX IV-70 , and later in the Mediterranean where , as part of TF 60 , it conducted Exercise National Week in the Ionian Sea . While in the Mediterranean , the squadron distinguished itself in responding to the Fedayeen hijacking of four airliners to Jordan that endangered American citizens in Jordan , and received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its action on that contingency mission . After ComDesRon 2 planned with the ComPhibLant and Hellenic Destroyer Squadron staffs for the NATO Exercise Deep Express/Deep South , the squadron returned to Norfolk on 17 November . It passed most of 1971 training either in Norfolk or in the Caribbean , the latter engaged in Springboard operations , before embarking on another Mediterranean deployment on 1 December
hijacking of four airliners to Jordan
Dawson's Field hijackings
Destroyer Squadron 2