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	21k	Sergeant Rafael Peralta (April 7 1979 – November 15 2004) assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was a scout team leader assigned to the "Lava Dogs" of Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. During the second battle of Fallujah, his team was ordered to clear houses as part of Operation Phantom Fury. On that mission his team came under heavy insurgent AK-47 fire and a grenade attack. Sgt. Peralta smothered the grenade with his body, absorbing the majority of the lethal blast and shrapnel, killing him instantly, but saving the lives of his fellow Marines. In September 2008, his family was notified that he was awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest award a United States Marine can receive.		Ron Reeves
	33k	Start of Fabrication banner at Bath Iron Works, December 19 2011.		Bill Gonyo
	141k	The stern section of the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) awaits transit into the Ultra Hull facility at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. Photo courtesy of General Dynamics.		Bill Gonyo
	144k	151031-M-SA716-052. Bath, Maine, October 31 2015, U.S. Marines, Sailors, and guests honor the American and Navy flag during the USS Rafael Peralta christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, Oct. 31, 2015. The destroyer was named after Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Peralta who was killed during the second battle of Fallujah in 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Gabriela Garcia.		Ron Reeves
Christening Program - October 31 2015.				Ron Reeves
	163k	USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) before the christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine on October 31 2015. US Marine Corps Photo.		Tommy Trampp
Christening October 31 2015.				Ron Reeves
	161k	Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) is christened by Risa Maria Peralta, Sgt. Peralta's mother		Dale Hargrave
	95k	161216-N-DM751-001. Bath, Maine, December 16 2016, the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed acceptance trials after spending two days underway off the coast of Maine. U.S. Navy photo.		Ron Reeves
	146k	161017-N-DM751-001. Bath, Maine, October 17 2016, the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) sets sail for the first time to conduct initial at-sea builder's trials off the coast of Maine. U.S. Navy Photo.		Ron Reeves
	266k	170729-N-HI119-038 San Diego, July 29, 2017. The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) mans the ship and brings it to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony onboard Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Sonia Jeannette Zayas/Released).		Dave Wright
	397k	170729-N-DX349-965 San Diego, July 29, 2017. Cmdr. Brian Ribota, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.		Dave Wright
	299k	170729-N-GD109-294 San Diego, July 29, 2017. The crew mans the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zackary Alan Landers/Released)		Dave Wright
	523k	Cover of commissioning booklet for USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115).		Ron Reeves
Ship's patch.				Ron Reeves

CDR Brian Albert Ribota    Jul 29 2017 - Apr 06 2018

CDR Aaron Patrick DeMeyer    Apr 06 2018 - Jul 22 2019

CDR Chad Joseph Trubilla    Jul 22 2019 - present

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