USS Russell (DDG-59) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.

The deployment was centered on an annual exercise called Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2004.

On 15 April 2006, Russell provided aid to a fishing vessel in distress while operating in the South China Sea.

Other participating warships included the Surcouf, the British frigate HMS Montrose, the British fleet replenishment tanker RFA Wave Knight, and four other coalition ships conducted air defense; surface warfare operation; visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS); and joint gunnery exercises, which focused on joint interoperability training and proficiency.

[6] In June 2008, Russell rescued about 70 people from a disabled boat in the Gulf of Aden.