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YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 2, 2019) The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) stand in formation during the ship’s 25th anniversary and change of command ceremony, July 2, 2019 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. McCain was commissioned on July 2, 1994 in Bath, Maine and was originally named in honor of Admirals John S. McCain Sr. and Jr. In a rededication ceremony on July 12, 2018 the late Sen. John S. McCain III was officially added to the namesake.