NORFOLK (Dec. 30, 2016) Fire Controlman 1st Class Jacob Messer mans the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) as it returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk. Nitze, part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, conducted a 7-month combat deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations.

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