02 September 2021 USS Vella Gulf Awarded Navy Unit Commendation Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, presented the USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) crew a Navy Unit Commendation during a Sep. 1 visit to the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.The guided-missile cruiser recently completed two “double-pump” deployments with the Dwight D. Eisenhower...