The US Navy's guided-missile destroyer Arleigh Burke is in Grand harbour for a short visit.
While in Malta, the crew will enjoy several days of rest and recuperation and will have opportunities to visit historical and cultural sites, the US embassy said.
They will also do voluntary work for Maltese charities.
The Arleigh Burke was the first of a class of guided missile destroyers built around the sophisticated Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer in World War II, and later Chief of Naval Operations.