USS Decatur Return to Homeport, San Diego, California, USA - 28 Jun 2023
San Diego, California, USA - A Sailor assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) hugs his family 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 U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. While on deployment, Nimitz Strike Group conducted operations in U.S. 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.