The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and the USS San Jacinto missile cruiser returned home Sunday after seven months at sea.
The ships are part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, which operated in the 5th and 6th fleet.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) and USS Truxtun (DDG 103) are scheduled to return to Norfolk on Monday, August 10, the Navy says. The USS Stout (DDG 55) will remain on deployment and return to Norfolk at a future date.
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