Homecoming for USS California
February 14, 2024 8:16 pm
• Last Updated: February 15, 2024 8:28 am
FT 2nd Class Peter Burley holds Venus, 1, who he and his wife will soon adopt, and stepdaughter, Chloe Neff, left, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, while welcomed home by the girls and the rest of his family during the homecoming for the crew of the USS California (SSN 781) at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana/Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Family and friends watch as the USS California (SSN 781) arrives Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, during its homecoming at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton after a six-month deployment. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
LT Parker Nelson and his wife, Rachel, smile after their first kiss Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, during the homecoming for the USS California (SSN 781) at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Crew members of the USS California (SSN 781) pass between two rows of officers Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, after returning from deployment to find family and friends waiting on the dock at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
FC Seaman Ethan Carello hugs his grandmother, Gerri Ingerson with his mother, Jaime Ingerson, looking on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, during the homecoming for the USS California (SSN 781) at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
USS California (SSN 781) returns to its homeport Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton ―The USS California (SSN 781) returned to its home port Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton after a six-month deployment.
During the deployment the crew executed the chief of naval operations’ maritime strategy in supporting national security interests and maritime operations in the European area of operations.
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