U.S. Navy sailors and former shipmates man the rails before the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, August 4, 2022 in Norfork, Virginia. The Vella Gulf was commissioned on Sept. 18, 1993 and is the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year.

U.S. Navy sailors and former shipmates man the rails before the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, August 4, 2022 in Norfork, Virginia. The Vella Gulf was commissioned on Sept. 18, 1993 and is the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year. Stock Photo

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