230628-N-EU502-1315 SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) – A Sailor assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) hugs his children after the ship arrived pierside at Naval Base San Diego June 28, 2023. Decatur, a part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned following a seven-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. While on deployment, Nimitz Strike Group conducted operations in 7th Fleet including: deterrence and presence operations; multinational exercises; integrated multi-domain training; long-range maritime strike exercises; anti-submari


230628-N-EU502-1315 SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) – A Sailor assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) hugs his children after the ship arrived pierside at Naval Base San Diego June 28, 2023. Decatur, a part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned following a seven-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. While on deployment, Nimitz Strike Group conducted operations in 7th Fleet including: deterrence and presence operations; multinational exercises; integrated multi-domain training; long-range maritime strike exercises; anti-submarine warfare; information warfare operations; air defense operations; multiple ship navigation; and formation maneuvering and refueling-at-sea operations.


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