180314-N-LW591-010 GROTON, Conn. (March 14, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) stand topside as their friends and families cheer their arrival as Minnesota pulls into its homeport on Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., on Wednesday 14, March Minnesota 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)