November 19, 2003: Commander Richard Rogers, commanding officer of the USS Vandegrift FFG-48 with
Nguyen Thien Nuan, Vice-Chairman of the People's Committee of Vietnam.

November 19, 2003: USS Vandegrift FFG-48 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for a good will visit.

March 25, 2005: USS Vandegrift FFG-48 arriving at her homeport of Yokosuka, Japan.

April 19, 2006: USS Vandegrift FFG-48 at Yokosuka, Japan.

August 14, 2006: USS Vandegrift FFG-48 departing Yokosuka, Japan for her new homeport of San Diego.