VIDEO: USS Hartford returns
August 18, 2017 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 19, 2017 5:29 pm
Groton — Fire Control Technician Gilbert Aurelien, center, is photographed by his aunt Debora Aurelien, left, as he gets a double-hug from his sister Tara, center left, and mother, Ginette, as family and friends are reunited with their loved ones Friday as the crew of the Los Angeles-class, fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) returns to U.S. Naval Submarine Base.
The submarine was returning from a regularly scheduled six-month deployment. The Hartford traveled approximately 35,800 miles and made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway; Faslane, Scotland, and Brest, France.
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