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Sailors aboard USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) work in unison to secure lines on the bow of the destroyer as it docks at NSWC PHD on Sept. 20. Homeported in San Diego, USS Fitzgerald has seen multiple deployments over the years, including in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) carrier strike group in 2003. (U.S. Navy Photo by Eric Parsons/Released)