220809-N-NR343-1032 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Aug. 9, 2022) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Dakota Messler strikes a bell aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while moored pierside in Augusta Bay, Italy, Aug. 9, 2022. Sioux City is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet, to defend , allied, and partner interests.

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