The final chapter of a naval vessel’s life rarely unfolds in silence. Even when it is planned, controlled, and carefully executed, there is always a sense of weight attached to it—history, service, and the memories of those who once stood on its decks. That was certainly the case with the former USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), a guided-missile frigate that, after decades of active duty, met its end not in battle, but in a deliberate and purposeful exercise designed to serve the future of naval operations. The ship’s final mission came as part of a SINKEX—short for sinking exercise—a training...
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