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SAN DIEGO (Feb. 26, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, February 26. A part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Sterett returned to Naval Base San Diego after a more than 10-month deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet, which included freedom of navigation operations and participation in Operations Freedom’s Sentinel, Inherent Resolve and Octave Quartz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mora)