"Paul F. Foster" was decommissioned on 27 March 2003. In 2004, "Paul F. Foster" was designated to replace ex- as a test ship for the Navy, a role she assumed in 2005. In support of this new role, the now ex-"Paul F. Foster" was assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. She is the only ship of her class that exists as of 2019, as all of her sister ships we either scrapped or sunk as targets upon decommissioning.