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SAN DIEGO (May 21, 2021) Lt. Andres Solarte, from Brentwood, N.Y., holds his child on the pier after disembarking Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) May 21, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of maritime security operations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Melgar)