The USS Truxtun (DDG-103) is a part of The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers. Arleigh Burke is one of the destroyer classes of the United States Navy and is built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The Arleigh Burke class ships are the U.S. Navy's only active destroyers and are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built, both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers.

“Good discipline is considered by all who know anything of service as the vital part of a ship at war.”
-Captain Thomas Truxtun