190131-N-LW591-030 GROTON, Conn. (Jan. 31, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class, nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine, USS North Dakota (SSN 784), stand topside as they pull into their homeport on Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. North Dakota is returning from the European Command Area of Responsibility where they executed the Chief of Naval Operation’s Maritime Strategy in supporting national security interests and Maritime Security Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskins/Released)