Brig. Gen. Frank Donovan, commander task force (CTF) 51, reads a letter at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) from the ship’s sponsor, Martha Puller Downs. Lewis B. Puller is the first ship to be commissioned outside the United States, and the ship’s reclassification provides U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet greater flexibility to better meet regional challenges.
