GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 25, 2019) Machinist’s Mate Nuclear Second Class Kyle Parden greets his wife Shelby Parden and his three-year-old daughter, Lucella, with the traditional first hug during a homecoming celebration for the Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), on Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. Pittsburgh is returning from the European Command Area of Responsibility where they executed the Chief of Naval Operation’s Maritime Strategy in supporting national security interests and Maritime Security Operations.

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