USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is currently part of Carrier Strike Group Ten. Oscar Austin is named for Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, USMC, a recipient of the Medal of Honor. His mother, Mildred Austin, was the matron of honor at the commissioning. As of 2007, Oscar Austin was operating in Destroyer Squadron 26.[citation needed] As of 2008 the Oscar Austin is the first[citation needed] combatant ship to deploy with a Scan Eagle UAV developed and flown by Insitu Inc.
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