Following legislative action by Congressman Hunter, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on February 16, 2012 that one of several new "Arleigh Burke"-class guided-missile destroyers would be named , According to Peralta's mother, the destroyer will carry his Navy Cross. In Quantico, Virginia, Peralta's rifle and the last letter he wrote will be placed on display. In July 2017, the ship bearing his name was commissioned at Naval Air Station North Island, with his mother, the ship's sponsor, and several other dignitaries aboard (Susan Davis, Kevin Faulconer, Duncan Hunter, Darrell Issa, and Scott Peters).</ref>