The Gettysburg, commissioned in 1991 and named for the pivotal Civil War battle that turned the tide of the conflict, is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser serving in the Atlantic Fleet. She has deployed to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf repeatedly, providing air defense for carrier strike groups and the option to strike with Tomahawk missiles. Her name carries the weight of the most decisive battle in American history, and her crew has always measured up to it.