FORT LAUDERDALE, PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (July 30, 2022) – USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) ship sponsor Meredith A. Berger gives her remarks to the assembled guests and crew during the July 30 commissioning of USS Fort Lauderdale in the rain. LPD 28 is the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after the City of Fort Lauderdale. (US Navy Photo by Sgt. Gavin Shelton, USMC)