Editing USS Donald Cook (section)

===2020s===
On 23 February 2020, the ship entered the Black Sea, marking the seventh time a U.S. ship had entered the sea in 2020. While in the Black Sea, the ship conducted routine maritime security operations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Navy Warship USS Donald Cook Enters the Black Sea|url=https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/News-Display/Article/2424135/us-navy-warship-uss-donald-cook-enters-the-black-sea/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. 6th Fleet|language=en-US}}</ref> {{USS|Arleigh Burke|DDG-51}} departed [[Naval Station Norfolk]] on 26 March, to replace ''Donald Cook'' as one of the forward destroyers located in Rota, Spain.  ''Donald Cook''<nowiki/>'s new homeport was to be [[Naval Station Mayport]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=USS Arleigh Burke Prepares for Home Port Shift to Rota|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/392310/uss-arleigh-burke-prepares-home-port-shift-rota|access-date=2021-03-27|website=DVIDS|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:DDG 75 20241116 082902.jpg|thumb|435x435px|Homeport at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida]]

On 25 April 2022, the ship returned to Mayport after a three-month deployment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3009234/donald-cook-returns-to-mayport/utm_source/twitter/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100003060296054/utm_campaign/Misc/linkId/donald-cook-returns-to-mayport/ | title=Donald Cook Returns to Mayport }}</ref>

On June 12th, 2024, USS Donald Cook along with USS Truxtun, USS Delbert D. Black, Coast Guard Cutter, the Stone, and a Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft were deployed to track a Russian naval flotilla sailing less than 30 miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. The flotilla was expected to arrive the same day in Havana, Cuba for naval and air exercises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Navy deploys warships as Russian fleet makes close pass to Florida |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2024/06/11/navy-deploys-warships-russian-fleet-makes-close-pass-florida/ |website=tampabay.com |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref>