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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Aug. 4, 2022) Capt. (ret.) Constantine L. Xefteris, the first commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), speaks during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony, Aug. 4, 2022. Vella Gulf was commissioned on Sept. 18, 1993 at Naval Station Norfolk. Vella Gulf is the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Milham)
220804-N-OW182-0013.JPG Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Milham

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Aug. 4, 2022) Capt. (ret.) Constantine L. Xefteris, the first commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), speaks during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony, Aug. 4, 2022. Vella Gulf was commissioned on Sept. 18, 1993 at Naval Station Norfolk. Vella Gulf is the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Milham)


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