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    USS Laboon Returns to Naval Station Norfolk [Image 13 of 16]

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    A U.S. Navy warship, identifiable as a guided-missile destroyer, is being moored at a naval pier with line handlers on the dock securing mooring lines. Sailors in dress whites are manning the rails aboard the vessel, suggesting a formal arrival or departure ceremony. At least one additional naval vessel is visible in the background at the same pier.

    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Sheppard 

    Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet   

    NORFOLK, Va. (July 16, 2021) –The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. Laboon, a ship of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), returned to its homeport in Naval Station Norfolk on July 16 following a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard)

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2021
    Date Posted: 07.16.2021 21:00
    Photo ID: 6736823
    VIRIN: 210716-N-PW494-0485
    Resolution: 6240x4160
    Size: 16.94 MB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 81
    Downloads: 15

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