USS Paul F. Foster Association
USS Paul F Foster DD-964 Timeline
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We are assembling a list of every significant event during the service of USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 and EDD-964. These dates and information were collected from official deck logs, command histories, and cruise books, If you have any additions or clarifications please let us know.
| June 23 1970 | After a selection process "noted for political influence and shifting rules," the entire DDX contract was awarded on 23 June 1970 to the Litton-Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. later named Spruance class |
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| January 30, 1972 | Vice Admiral Paul Foster passes away (aged 82), buried Arlington National Cemetery (Section 5, site 106) |
| September 5th, 1972 | Secretary of the Navy, John W. Warner, assigns the name Paul f. Foster to DD-964 |
| February 6, 1973 | Keel Laid - Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Sponsored by: Mrs. Isabelle L. Foster, widow of Paul F Foster. |
| February 23, 1974 | Launched - Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. |
| Feb 24, 1974 | Christening, Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss., Mrs. Paul F Foster, wife of Vice-admiral Foster assisted by Granddaughter Mrs. Greg Hinshaw |
| February 9, 1976 | Delivered - Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. |
| February 21, 1976 | Commissioned - Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. |
| Feb 23, 1976 | Departed Ingalls for transit to new Homeport, Passed through Panama canal |
| Mar 08, 1976 | Stationed at 32nd Street Naval Station San Diego California, Visited by the Sec Def Donald Rumsfeld April 1976 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | Foster visited by the Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| May 14-16 1976 | Port visit Seattle Wa |
| May 17 1976 | Port visit Bangor Wa |
| May 22 -24 1976 | Port visit Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
| May 31 - June 1 1976 | Port visit San Francisco CA for Memorial day |
| July 1-3 1976 | Port visit Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez) City in Mexico |
| July 7 1976 | Transit Panama canal |
| July 11 1976 | Pascagoula ms, West bank, Ingalls shipyard |
| July 12 - 23 1976 | Dry Dock sonor dome grooming |
| Sept 1 1976 | Transit Panama canal |
| Sep 27, 1976 | Overhaul Long Beach shipyard, Sea Sparrow installed |
| Oct 10-11 1976 | Visit ship Long Beach |
| Feb 18 1977 | Overhaul complete |
| Mar 10 1977 | PEB complete |
| Mar 29 1977 | Inport San Diego |
| May 2 1977 | Port visit San Francisco CA |
| May 31 1977 | First launch of Nato Sea Sparrow |
| July 2 1977 | Port visit Santa Monica CA |
| Aug 20 1977 | Inport San Diego, first change out of Gas Turbine |
| Oct 8 1977 | Port visit San Francisco CA, Navy Birthday visit ship |
| Jan 24 to Feb 22, 1978 | Dry dock Long Beach, Dry dock #1 |
| Feb 24 1978 | Inport San Diego |
| Mar 7th 1978 to Oct 6th 1978 | 1st Deployment, First Spruance Class Destroyer to Deploy to the Western Pacific. Mar 13 Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Mar 20 Crossed international dateline Apr 2 to Apr 17 Inport Subic Bay Apr 7 Change of Command, CDR Albert Lee Kaiss relieves CDR George Edward Sullivan III Apr 27to 29 Inport Subic Bay May 1 to 5 Port visit Hong Kong May 18 to 22 Port visit, Keelung City Taiwanese provincial city June 14 Visit by 21st Under Secretary of the Navy, R. James Woolsey Jr. July 3 to 7 Port visit Pusan, South Korea July 9 Port visit Chinhae South Korea July 17 to 30 Port visit Yokosuka Japan Aug 10 to 11 Port visit Chinhae South Korea Aug 23 to 28 Inport Subic Bay Sept 1 Crossed equator Sept 8 to 13 Brisbane Australia Sept 27 Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Oct 6 Return San Diego |
| Nov 13-17 1978 | Insurv |
| May 26 to 29 1979 | Port visit San Fransisco CA |
| Aug 1 to 6 1979 | Port Visit Seattle WA, Seafair 1979 |
| Oct 12 to 13 1979 | Port visit Vancouver BC |
| Nov 13th 1979 to May 2nd 1980 | 2nd Deployment, HSL-33-4. November 13 - Deploy, COMDESRON TWO-THREE embarked, HSL-33 Det 4 attached. November 20 to 21 - Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. COMDESRON TWO-THREE debarks. November 24th Shellback Initiation December 1 to 31 - Guam, M.I. , for sonar dome change-out. HSL-33 Det 4 debarks First 963 drydocked in a floating dry-dock. Guam, During deployment the sonar dome ruptured and Foster had to head to Guam for emergency repairs in the floating dry dock in Guam AFDM-8, repairs took 7 weeks, until Mid-January 1980 Christmas was spent in Guam December 31st Underway February 6th-11th Inport Subic Bay February 13th -17th Inport Hong Kong February 20th -March 5th Inport Subic Bay-upkeep April 4th-10th Inport Subic BayApril 9th Change of Command Subic Bay CDR Lockhart relives CDR Kaiss April 24th-26th Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 2nd Homeport San Diego |
| July 14th to 18th 1980 | Port Visit Mazatlan Mexico |
| August 5th to Aug 12th 1980 | Port Visit Seattle WA, Seafair 1980 |
| Sept 30th 1980 | Enter Regular overhaul Long Beach Naval Shipyard |
| Oct 5 to Dec 22 1980 | Dry dock #1 Long Beach |
| Apr 28th 1981 | End Regular overhaul Long Beach Naval Shipyard |
| May 2nd 1981 | Return San Diego |
| July 2nd to 6th 1981 | Port Visit Everett WA |
| July 4th 1981 | Visit by Senator Harry M Jackson (D-WA) and Secretary of the Navy John F, Lehman |
| July 17 to July 19 1981 | Port Visit San Francisco CA |
| Sept 28th 1981 | Visit by Vice-Admiral James Andrew Fulton, 19th Commander of the Canadian Navy., equivalent to USN CNO |
| Jan 14 tp Feb 1 1982 | Kernel Usher and Readiex 2-82 Hawaiian OPS |
| Feb 1 to Feb 5 1982 | Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Feb 23 to Mar 16 1982 | Dry Dock #1, Long Beach Naval Shipyard for Sonor Dome repairs |
| Apr 7th 1982 to Oct 17th 1982 | 3rd Deployment HSL-33-4 RIMPAC 82 May 13 to 17 Inport Subic Bay May 17 Change of Command CDR Laurence H. Turner Jr. relives CDR Theodore C. (Ted) Lockhart May 22 to May 27 Inport Singapore May 31 Shellback Initiation - Indian Ocean June 2 to June 9 Inport Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory July 4 to July 8 Anchored Masirah Island, Oman July 17 to July 21 Anchored Masirah Island, Oman July 25 to 28 Inport Karach Pakistan Aug 6th to Aug 26 Inport Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory Sept 4 to Sept 13 Inport Fremantle Western Australia Sept 23 to Sept 27 Inport Subic Bay Oct 11 Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Tigers board for Tiger cruise Oct 17 Return San Diego |
| Dec 7 to Dec 12 1982 | Port visit Seattle WA |
| Jan 7, 1983 | Changed Homeport to Long Beach Naval Station Long Beach California Joined Destroyer Squadron 9 |
| Jan 11, 1983 | Regular Overhaul Long Beach, Converted to All Electric Destroyer add 4th GTG switchboard removed all waste heat boilers and steam service installed all-electric services Entered Dry dock#1 Long Beach Shipyard, crew moved to YRBM-32 |
| Mar 13 1983 | Undocked from Dry dock #1 |
| June 13, 1983 | Crew moved off YRBM-32 back to Foster |
| Sept 23 to 26 1983 | Port Visit San Francisco CA, Pier 45 Fisherman wharf |
| Oct 6 to 8, 1983 | Port visit Nanoose Bay, BC |
| Oct 11 to 13, 1983 | Port visit Esquimalt BC |
| Dec 10 1983 | Visit ship for public tours Long Beach |
| Jan 13, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| Feb 7, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| Apr 13, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| Apr 20, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| Apr 27, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| May 15, 1984 | Port Visit San Diego |
| May 30 to June 17 1984 | Rimpac 1984, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| June 17, 1984 | Change of Command, CDR Raymond Paul Conrad relieves CDR Laurence H. Turner Jr, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Aug 28th 1984 to Dec 20th 1984 | 4th Deployment, HSL-35-2. Aug 28 Underway Sept 6 Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Sept 23 to Oct 5 Inport Subic Bay Oct 8 Shellback Initiation Oct 11to Oct 13 Port visit Port Hedland Western Australia Oct 23 to 27 Oct Port visit Fremantle Western Australia Nov 3 to Nov 5 Inport Subic Bay Nov 12 to Nov 14 Port visit Yokosuka Japan Nov 17 to Nov 19 Port visit Yokosuka Japan Nov 20 to Nov 22 Port visit Yokosuka Japan ?? Port visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Dec 20 Return Long Beach CA |
| Feb 25th 1985 | Ship De-Certified Nuclear weapons safe following visit by Nuculer weapons training group, Pacific due to improper handling of weapons |
| Apr 1, 1985 | Port visit Nanoose Bay, BC |
| Apr 4 to 8, 1985 | Port visit Esquimalt BC |
| May 24, 1985 | Insurve |
| June 11, to Sept 11, 1985 | Todd shipyard, San Pedro CA, SRA |
| Oct 13, 1985 | Port Visit San Francisco CA,, Navys 212th Birthday, Fleet week |
| Oct 21-22, 1985 | Inspection by Nuclear weapons training group, Pacific, Re-Certified to handle Nuclear Weapons |
| Dec 9, 1985 | Port visit Nanoose Bay, BC |
| Dec 13 to 15, 1985 | Port visit Esquimalt BC |
| Jan 21 to Feb 7 1986 | REFTRA San Diego |
| Mar 12 to Mar 13 1986 | OPPE Re exam, passed |
| Mar 21 1986 | Dependents Cruise Socal |
| Mar 16 to June 25 1986 | RIMPAC 1986 |
| Aug 12th 1986 to Feb 6th 1987 | 5th Deployment, Ozpac-Operation Kernel Potlatch, HSL-35-2 West Pac-Indian Ocean Battle Group Charlie USS Carl Vinson Aug 16th PFF rescued six sailors that had been swept off USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 Crossing the line Sept 10, 1986, longitude 143 east Latitude 00 00 00 During a fifth deployment beginning in August 1986 with Desron Nine as part of the Carl Vinson Battle Group, Paul F. Foster was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for her performance in Operation Kernel Potlatch in the North Pacific and the Bering Sea. Sept 6 Guam Sept 16-17 Brisbane Queensland Sept 19-22 New Castle South Wales Sept 22 -25 Port Kembla NSW Sept 29 Oct 7 Sydney, RAN 75th Anniversary Oct 9 -Oct 13 Melbourne Oct 22- Oct 24 Adelaide, Foster hosted a dinner for United States Ambassador to Australia (1985–1989) William Lane and Governor of South Australia,Sir Donald Beaumont Dunstan, Oct 23, Prospective CO, CDR Robert Benell Danberg reports onboard Oct 28-Oct 31 Freemantle, Change of Command, CDR Robert Benell Danberg relives CDR Raymond Paul Conrad Nov 9 - 10 Diego Garcia Nov 17 Port visit Mombasa Kenya Nov 29- Dec 7 Diego Garcia Dec 17 - 27 Freemantle Jan 5-14 1987 Subic Bay Feb 6 1987 Long Beach |
| May 16,1987 | Port visit Monterey CA |
| May 18, 1987 | Port visit Alemeda CA |
| June 10, 1987 | Dependents Cruise Socal |
| June 29, 1987 | Moored Portland, OR |
| July 1 1987 to July 1 1988 | Regular Overhaul Portland Or - Over 55 major ship alterations, including installation of MK 41 VLS and Lamps MK III, Dry dock #3 |
| Nov 24-27 1988 | Inport Long Beach, CA |
| Nov 28-Dec 14 1988 | REFTRA Underway Socal |
| Feb 11, 1989 | Change of Command, CDR Timothy Michael Ahern relives CDR Robert Benell Danberg |
| Feb 24th 1989 to Aug 24th 1989 | 6th Deployment, USS Enterprise CVN-65 HSL-47-4 WestPac/IO/PG (Operation Earnest Will: AFEM) Shellback Initiation - 14 MAR 1989 - Indian Ocean Golden Shell Back Shellback Initiation - 8 MAY 1989 - Indian Ocean Paul F. Foster departed on its sixth Western Pacific/Indian Ocean deployment on 24 February 1989 in company with the Ranger Battle Group. Conducting operations in the northern Arabian Sea, she was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Port visits Pearl Harbor Mar 6 to 10 Subic Bay Mar 26 to Apr 2 Singapore Ap 7 to 11 Diego Garcia May 12 to 17 Hong Kong Phuket Thailand Fremantle Pattaya Beach Thailand Pearl Harbor |
| Apr 27 to Jun 08 1990 | Rimpac 1990, Assigned to Battle Group XRAY REFTRA 14 May to 01 Jun |
| Dec 8th 1990 to Jun 8th 1991 | 7th Deployment, Operations Desert Shield-Desert Storm, On 2 August 1990, Iraqi forces invaded the emirate of Kuwait and Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq, announced a few days later that it was annexed as the 19th province of Iraq. In addition to condemning the invasion as a violation of international law, the United States responded by deploying military forces to the Persian Gulf. On 8 December 1990, USS PAUL F. FOSTER departed Long Beach on its seventh overseas deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield On 17 January 1991 , USS PAUL F. FOSTER transited from Operations Desert Shield to Desert Storm with the launch of Tomahawks at 0141 local time, launching 9 Tomahawks that first night Early on the morning of 17 January 1991, USS Wisconsin, acting as Tomahawk Strike Warfare Commander for the Persian Gulf, directed the sequence of Tomahawk launches that initiated the opening of hostilities in Operation Desert Storm. Paul F. Foster (DD-964) fired the first Tomahawk missile from the Persian Gulf at 0140:20. Her shot was quickly followed by five other ships in the Persian Gulf Strike Force. Wisconsin's eight missiles were included in a total of 47 Tomahawks fired in the initial volley. During the next two days, Wisconsin fired a total of 24 Tomahawk land attack missiles, while continuing to coordinate the successful launch of 213 of 214 assigned Persian Gulf Tomahawk strike missions. The battleship also assumed responsibilities as the local anti-surface warfare coordinator for the Northern Persian Gulf Surface Action Group. 44 days Combat 17 Jan to 28 Feb 1991, USS Paul F Foster earns a combat action ribbon Jan 11 to April 22, 96 days in a combat zone Shellback Initiation - 10 FEB 1991 - Pacific Ocean Shellback Initiation - 27 APR 1991 - Pacific Ocean HSL-45-3. Ports Dec 28 to Jan 1 Subic Bay Jan 1 to Jan 3 Subic Bay, ammo onload Feb 25 to Mar 1 Jebel Ali UAE -in theater TLAM reload from USS Acadia Mar 14 to Mar 19 Jebel Ali UAE - Tender availability, USS McKee Mar 19to Mar 26 Dubai Apr 29 to 3 May Pattaya beach Thailand May 8 t May 12 Hong Kong May 15 to May 18 Subic Bay, ammo offload May 31 Jun 1 Pearl Harbor-pick up Tigers Jun 8 Long Beach |
| Aug 27 to Nov 26 1991 | Dry Dock 3, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Crew moved off to barracks on Naval Station Long Beach |
| Jul 16, 1992 | Dependents cruise SOCAL |
| Jul 20th 1992 to Jan 20th 1993 | 8th Deployment, Operation Desert Storm- Southern Watch, HSL-49-9. West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf Deploying for the eighth time on 20 July 1992, PAUL F. FOSTER returned to the Arabian Gulf where it operated in support of Operation Desert Storm- Southern Watch while participating in numerous bilateral exercises with Arabian Gulf Nations. Port visit to war-torn Kuwait Ports Pearl Harbor 27 July Guam 9 Aug Singapore 16 Aug Phuket 23 Aug Colombo Sri Lanka 30 Aug Bahrain 5 Sept Bahrain 20 Sept Kuwait City 26 Sept Abu Dhabi UAE 4 Oct Dubai UAE 7 Nov Dubai UAE 21 Nov Phuket 13 Dec Hong Kong 24 Dec Guam 27 Dec |
| Apr 23rd 1994 to Oct 20th 1994 | 9th Deployment, Operation Southern Watch, HSL-47-10. Deployment Arabian Gulf Operation Southern Watch During the ship's most recent deployment, its ninth, Paul F. FOSTER served with USS CARL VINSON Battle Group and was the first ship on the scene to provide assistance to a burning ocean-going tug, GLORIOUS CITY, putting out the fire and saving its crew of seven. |
| Oct 20, 1994 | Regular overhaul Long Beach, Upon returning from deployment on 20 October 1994, PAUL F. FOSTER entered into a regular overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard where several of the latest technology weapons, sensors and engineering systems were added. |
| Jan 20 to Jun 23 1995 | Dry Dock #2 Long Beach |
| Nov 01, 1995 | Changed Homeport to Naval Station Everett, Everett Washington |
| Feb 21st to Aug 21st 1997 | 10th Deployment, Persian Gulf, HSL-47-9. JUL 1997 Shellback initiation During the ship's tenth deployment which began February 21, 1997, PAUL F. FOSTER was a part of the multinational force in the Arabian Gulf, enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq. port visits Pearl Harbor Feb 27-28 Guam Mar 10 Hong Kong Mar 15-18 Singapore Mar 23-25 Thailand Mar 26-29 Bahrain Apr 7-12, Apr 19-27, May 11-14, Jul 1-4 Dubai Apr 14-16 Jebel Ali Jun 6-10 UAE Jun 23-28 Diegp Garcia July 6-7 Fiji Jul 11 Feemantle/Perth Jul 19-22 Sydney Jul 28 Aug 1 Pearl Harbor Aug 13-15 |
| Oct 01, 1997 | Dependents cruise Puget Sound with 100 visitors onboard |
| Jan 27th to July 26th 1999 | 11th Deployment, Operation Iron Siren, Eager Sentry, and Arabian Gauntlet, HSL43-5. PAUL F. FOSTER departed for its eleventh deployment on January 27, 1999. While serving as part of the Pacific Middle East Force, PAUL F. FOSTER participated in OPERATION IRON SIREN, EAGER SENTRY, and ARABIAN GAUNTLET. In addition, the ship conducted boardings in support of United Nations Sanctions against Iraq. On 24 March, while conducting conduct a functional check flight, Battlecat 27 crashed into the waters of the Central Arabian Coast. All members of the flight crew were rescued by crewmembers of PAUL F. FOSTER. (1999 ship command history) April 12th outfitted with new Helicopter ports Pearl Harbor Feb 2 Hong Kong Feb 19 Singapore Feb 27 Phuket Mar 5 Jebel Ali UAE Apr 3 Jebel Ali UAE May 1 Crossing equator June 12 Darwin Aus June 18 Mackay Aus Jun 27 Suva Fiji July 6 Pearl Harbor July 16 Tiger cruise July 20 Everett Wa July 26 |
| Aug 27, 1999 | Dependents cruise Elliot Bay Wa. |
| Jan 12th 1999 to Jun 28th 2001 | 12th Deployment, HSL-45-9. On January 12, 2001 USS PAUL F. FOSTER departed Naval Station Everett, WA, for a six-month Middle East Force deployment |
| June 6th to June 10th 2002 | Rose Festival Portland Oregon with USS Frederick LST-1184, USS Ford FFG-54, USS Valey Forge CG-50 |
| July 1st to July 18th 2002 | Rimpac 2002 U.S. Navy ships: USS Lassen, USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Lake Erie (CG 70), USS Crommelin (FFG 37), USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) and USS Tarawa (LHA 1) along with ships from Peru, Chile, Japan, Canada, Australia, Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom are currently participating in a biennial exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002, off the coast of Hawaii. The multi-national forces participating in RIMPAC 2002 conducted a ship-sinking exercise (SINKEX) at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), off the coast of Kauai on July 5, 2002. A variety of surface-to-surface missiles and naval guns were used to sink RATHBURNE. In the SINKEX, five naval warships formed a battle line to engage an "enemy" ship some 30 miles (48 km) north of Kauai. The Peruvian Navy frigate BAP MONTERO (FM 53), Chilean Navy patrol frigate CS LYNCH (PF 07), guided missile cruiser USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70), destroyer USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD 964), and guided missile destroyer USS LASSEN (DDG 82) took their position three miles (about 5 km) from the RATHBURNE and fired a variety of missiles and naval guns in succession. Other platforms participating in the sinking included the guided missile destroyer USS O’KANE (DDG 77), U.S. Coast Guard high performance cutter HAMILTON (WHEC 715), and aircraft of VP-9, and VMFA-321. Naval gunfire from participating units and two AGM-84D Harpoon missiles fired from a USN P-3C Orion aircraft helped sink the RATHBURNE. A P-3C Orion aircraft approached the RATHBURNE at 300 knots and fired the first of two Harpoon missiles from 20 miles (18 km) away. Then the aircraft followed its missile to see what it did to the ship. The missile blasted through the hull at the starboard-aft quarter near the waterline. The concussion blew the steel doors off the ship’s hangar. The hit also caused a large explosion and a lot of smoke followed. The RATHBURNE sunk on July 5, 2002, at 022° 11' 42.0" North, 160° 13' 07.0" West. |
| Jun 17th 2002 to Dec 20th 2002 | 13th Deployment, HSL-43-3. PAUL F. FOSTERs thirteenth and final deployment began 17 June 2002, over the course of which several multinational exercises including RIMPAC in Hawaii, MALABAR (in conjunction with the Indian Navy), and ANNUAL-EX off the coast of Japan. Nov. 28, USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) departed Qingdao, China, after a four-day port visit, completing the first U.S. Navy ship visit to mainland China since March 2001. The Spruance-class destroyer's visit was one in a series of recent exchanges between China and the United States. During the visit, the ship's Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Chuck Nygaard, met with military and government officials including Vice Adm. Ding Yi Ping, China's Commander, North Sea Naval Fleet, Senior Capt. Guo Shouqian, China's Deputy Chief of Staff, North Sea Naval Fleet and the Deputy Mayor of Qingdao. HSL-43-3 PAUL F. FOSTERs thirteenth and final deployment began 17 June 2002, over the course of which several multinational exercises including RIMPAC in Hawaii, MALABAR (in conjunction with the Indian Navy), and ANNUAL-EX off the coast of Japan. July 1 to July 18 Rimpac 2002 U.S. Navy ships: USS Lassen, USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Lake Erie (CG 70), USS Crommelin (FFG 37), USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) and USS Tarawa (LHA 1) along with ships from Peru, Chile, Japan, Canada, Australia, Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom are currently participating in a biennial exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002, off the coast of Hawaii. July 5th Sinkex ex USS Ratheburne FF-1057 and ex USS Holt July 18 to 21 Pearl Harbor July 24 Inchop 7th Fleet. Aug 22 to Aug 27 Bali, Provinces of Indonesia Sept 25 to Sept 27 Cochin, India Sept 2 to Sept 6 Phuket / Pattaya Beach, Thailand Sept 27 to Oct 3 Malibar Singapore Oct 16 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Naval Base White Beach, Uruma Nov? Okinawa, Japan Nov 11-22 exercise Annual ex 14G off coast of Japan Nov 24th to Nov 28th Qingdao/ Beijing China Nov. 28, USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) departed Qingdao, China, after a four-day port visit, completing the first U.S. Navy ship visit to mainland China since March 2001. Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan Dec 5 Inchop 3rd Fleet. Dec 8 to Dec 10 Pearl Harbor Dec 15 San Francisco, CA Dec 20 Everett WA |
| Mar 14, 2003 | Decommissioned Everett Wa, First unofficial reunion of prior crew |
| Apr 01, 2003 | After Decommissioning a skeleton crew sails Foster to Naval Surface Warfare Center at Port Hueneme 2003 |
| Mar 16 2005 | Designated as Self Defence Test Ship, Began service as Self Defense Test Ship ( Designated EDD 964 ) on March 16, 2005 in Port Hueneme, Ca. Transferred to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Ca Paul F. Foster was designated to replace ex-Decatur as a test ship for the Navy, a role she assumed in 2005. In support of this new role, the now ex-Paul F. Foster was assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.[3] She is the only ship of her class that exists as of 2019, as all of her sister ships we either scrapped or sunk as targets upon decommissioning. |
| Sept 18th, 2009 | 1st Association reunion, Ventura Ca. A steel beach picnic was held on the S.D.T.S on Friday, on Sat Sept 19th a meeting was held at the Crown Plaza in Ventura and the Association was voted for and created that day. |
| April 8th, 2011 | Wired.com reported that ex-Paul F. Foster had successfully used the Maritime Laser Demonstrator for the first time in a sea-to-sea target test, sinking a small inflatable motorboat at a range of one mile in rough seas. |
| November 17th 2011 | ex-Paul F. Foster demonstrated the use of shipboard alternative fuel, while underway in the Pacific Ocean on a 50/50 blend of an algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum F-76. The ship arrived Thursday morning to the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Port Hueneme in Southern California after traveling for 17 hours on a maiden trip from San Diego. |
| Apr 28, 2012 | 2nd Association reunion, Las Vegas NV, |
| Jul 25, 2014 | 3rd Association reunion, Ventura Ca,, a steel beach picnic was held on the S.D.T.S on Friday, on Sat a meeting was held at the Crown Plaza in Ventura |
| July 18th, 2016 | ex-Paul F. Foster performed a test launch of the LRASM Anti-ship missile from her Mark 41 Vertical Launching System while underway in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 4th Association Reunion, Caribbean Cruise USS Paul F Foster DD-964 2016 Reunion Caribbean Cruise The official USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 Association reunion 4 DAY WESTERN CARIBBEAN on CARNIVAL SENSATION |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 5th Association Reunion, Ventura Ca. September 26th to September 30th, 2019Ventura Beach California Steel beach picnic on SDTS |
| March 24th, 2023 | 5th Association Reunion, Naval Surface Warfare Center at Port Hueneme |
| February 21st, 2026 | Planned 6th Association Reunion, 50th Anniversary of Commissioning, Save the Date |