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Petty Officer Thomas' service record states that he was a Gunner's Mate on the USS Mahan (DDG-72), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer commissioned on February 14, 1998 and as of 2016 is stationed with Destroyer Squadron 22. The Mahan was in the national news in 2014, she was docked at Naval Station Norfolk on March 24 when an armed civilian managed to get past base security and boarded the ship, shooting and killing Master-At-Arms Second Class Mark Mayo when he attempted to stop the intruder. Mayo was credited with saving the life of the ship's Officer of the Watch by standing between her and the intruder. The intruder was shot and killed, by ship's security, while attempting to flee.
The Mahan carries on a long legacy of warships being named after Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, a naval officer who served during the Civil War and was later a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Mahan is widely considered to be the most skilled and important naval strategist of the 19th century. His theories on the importance of teaching the history of naval warfare and tactics to naval officers and on the importance of a strong navy, especially in peacetime and cooperation with other nations in safeguarding trade routes went a long way in shaping the modern navy. She is the fourth warship to be named after Admiral Mahan, the others being: USS Mahan (DD-102) a Wickes-class destroyer commissioned in 1918; USS Mahan (DD-364) the lead ship of the Mahan-class destroyers, commissioned in 1936, but heavily damaged by Japanese torpedo bombers in 1944 and scuttled by friendly fire; and USS Mahan (DDG-11) a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned 1960, decommissioned 1994.
The Mahan carries on a long legacy of warships being named after Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, a naval officer who served during the Civil War and was later a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Mahan is widely considered to be the most skilled and important naval strategist of the 19th century. His theories on the importance of teaching the history of naval warfare and tactics to naval officers and on the importance of a strong navy, especially in peacetime and cooperation with other nations in safeguarding trade routes went a long way in shaping the modern navy. She is the fourth warship to be named after Admiral Mahan, the others being: USS Mahan (DD-102) a Wickes-class destroyer commissioned in 1918; USS Mahan (DD-364) the lead ship of the Mahan-class destroyers, commissioned in 1936, but heavily damaged by Japanese torpedo bombers in 1944 and scuttled by friendly fire; and USS Mahan (DDG-11) a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned 1960, decommissioned 1994.