110610ZZ999-191 SAN DIEGO (June 10, 2011) Friends and family members gather near the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) as the ship moors at Naval Base San Diego. Harpers Ferry is returning to homeport after participating in Operation Tomodachi, the tsunami relief effort in Japan, and performing a crew swap with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Harpers Ferry returns home after being forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan since 2002. Navy

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