GROTON, Connecticut, July 9 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news:

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USS Delaware Returns Home from Deployment

By Chief Petty Officer Darren Moore

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), under the command of Cmdr. Jason Patton, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London Saturday, July 5, completing a six-month deployment to U.S. European Command area of responsibility