… of Commissioning Celebration and Former Crew Reunion
A celebration of the legacy of Admiral Burke and the success of the ship and class. At 31 years DDG51 remains capable, operationally relevant, and on-duty forward deployed.
We are expecting a cross section of Navy and Industry Leaders, supporters who contributed to the ship and class success, and former crew members.
July 1-5, 2022, Norfolk Virginia, Host Hotel: Marriott Waterside
Schedule
Time | What | Where |
Friday – July 1 | ||
1800 | Welcome Reception No Host Bar | Blue Moon Tap House River Room Waterside |
Saturday – July 2 | ||
AM | Golf | Red Wing Park |
1130 | Picnic | Red Wing Park |
1800 | Dinner (Main event) Summer White / Business Professional | Marriott Waterside |
Sunday – July 3 | ||
0900 | Invited Destroyer Leader Breakfast | TBA |
1030 | Memorial Service | Ship |
1200 | Navy Museum / Vietnam War Exhibit | Nauticus |
PM | Golf | Red Wing Park |
1700 | Norfolk Tides Game | Harbor Park |
Monday – July 4 | ||
AM | Golf | Red Wing Park |
PM | Beach Party | Virginia Beach |
Sunset | Ship Reception & Fireworks | Ship or Town Point Park |
Tuesday – July 5 | ||
0800 | Farewell Breakfast | Marriott Waterside |
Registration form and instructions are at the links below. If you previously submitted a form for the prior dates, please provide an updated form.
If you are attending only the dinner on Saturday, a registration form is not required, and you can pay at the link below.
Dinner Only Payment

Saturday Dinner (only) at Marriott Waterside
$100 plus 3.50 Paypal service charge. Please include attendees names in the Paypal remarks. If you are attending multiple reunion fee events, see instructions on the registration form for online payment.
$100.00
Hotel Information
Marriott Waterside has a limited number of rooms at the excellent rate of $129 now $159 / night. Make your hotel reservations ASAP!
Marriott Room Cancellation Policy for our Group is 48 hours prior to Check In Time on the day of arrival.
Reservations may be made by using this link or contact the Marriott Waterside directly at 757-627-4200 and mention USS Arleigh Burke Association Reunion.
Reservations made for the Oct 2021 event are being rolled forward to July 2022. Contact Marriott directly if you need to further adjust your reservation for the new dates.