USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) returned to Norfolk Aug. 11 after a 7-month deployment. Vella Gulf and her crew of 40 officers and 320 Sailors departed in January to provide Ballistic Missile Defense and Maritime Security in the Mediterranean and …
A U.S. Navy spokesman says a Virginia Beach-based sailor was …
Updated: Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 12:58 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 12:56 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf returned to Naval Station Norfolk on August 11 following a 7-month deployment.
USS Vella's (CG 72) 320 sailors and 40 officers were deployed Jan. 3 to assist in ballistic missile defense and maritime security in the Mediterranean and Black seas.
According to James DaAngio with the Coast Guard, USS Vella's crew assisted in training and exercises with allies including France, Greence, Israel, Italy, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.
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