USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) arrived heretoday for routine port resupply mission and liberty call.  The ship iscurrently on its independent deployment to the Arabian Gulf and WesternPacific Ocean. 

The ship departed on its deployment in February and has been conductingtheater security cooperation operations, Maritime Presence operations andleadership engagements with partner nations.

The Paul Hamilton is not scheduled to conduct any exercises during its resupply in the Philippines; however, the crew of more than 300 sailors will have the opportunity to enjoy some well-deserved liberty and experience the great city of Manila.

Paul Hamilton is a multi-mission ship designed to operate independently or with an associated strike group. The ship is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 21 and is home ported in Hawaii within the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.