In October 2010, "Carr"'s final change of command took place pier side in Norfolk, Virginia when Commander Patrick Kulakowski relieved Commander Eric Ver Hage. "Carr" completed a dry-docking availability at NORSHIPCO in Norfolk to close out 2010 before completing a January-February COMPTUEX in preparation for deployment. In June, 2011 "Carr" arrived in Staten Island, NY for New York City Fleet Week and Boston, MA for Dorchester Day. On 14 June, 2011 (returned 15 Nov, 2011) "Carr" departed for a combined Northern European Theater Security Cooperation Deployment and Caribbean Countering Illicit Traffic deployment. Countries visited included the Azores, England, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Norway, Scotland, Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica, and Curacao.