 This year's Naval Academy ship selection night has come to an end and Mitch Shipman got to experience a night that will define the careers One future surface warfare officer shared how she felt after picking her first ship Excited a little overwhelming, but really excited. Okay, and what ship did you pick? I picked the Samson DDG 102 out of San Diego. These Mitch Shipman made their selections in front of an audience of surface Navy leaders family and friends Special guests at this year's ceremony included commander naval surface forces Vice Admiral Tom Coatman and the superintendent of the Naval Academy Vice Admiral Michael Miller Today the United States Navy the surface Navy in particular is Existential to the United States Navy and we have been since the very first day this Republic was founded after graduation The new swows will report to the ships. They chose to begin their naval careers from the defense media activity I'm petty officer James Norman