The US Navy's First Stealth Destroyer Is Operating Farther From Home Than It's Ever Been

USS Zumwalt in Yokosuka on September 26. US Navy/Seaman Darren Cordoviz © US Navy/Seaman Darren Cordoviz  

Business Insider: After years of headaches, the US Navy's first stealth destroyer is operating farther from home than it's ever been 

* US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt is on a tour of the Pacific, making visits to Guam and Japan. 

* The trip is the farthest the futuristic stealth warship has been from home since it entered service. 

* It comes after years of mechanical problems and debates about the ship's role in the fleet. 

The US Navy's most advanced destroyer may finally be turning over a new operational leaf after years of maintenance delays, budget headaches, and debates about its role in the fleet. 

USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, made a port call in Guam on September 19 and arrived in Japan on September 26. It departed Japan on October 8. 

The trip is the farthest the warship has been from its home port in San Diego since it was commissioned in 2016. It's also a chance to figure out what the Zumwalt class will actually do for the Navy.  

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Update: US Navy sends its most advanced surface warship to east Asia (CNN)  

Update #2: USS Zumwalt Conducts Port Call in Japan (Navy.mil)  

WNU Editor: I have doubts that this program can be re-booted .... Zumwalt-Class Can Become a Dominant 21st Century Destroyer (19FortyFive).