USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke Flight III guided missile destroyer commissioned on July 27, 2019, and named in honor of Paul R. Ignatius, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1967 to 1969 during the height of the Vietnam War. As the lead ship of the Flight III variant and the most advanced version of the Arleigh Burke class, Paul Ignatius features the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar, a revolutionary system that dramatically increases the Navy's capability to detect, track, and engage advanced ballistic missiles and aerial threats. Homeported in Mayport, Florida, Paul Ignatius represents the cutting edge of surface warfare technology and continues the Arleigh Burke legacy into a new era of great power competition. This sweatshirt features the official ship's crest and honors those who serve aboard the most capable surface combatant in the American arsenal.