180921-N-LW591-061 GROTON, Conn. (Sept. 21, 2018) Sailors stand topside aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS California (SSN 781), as their friends and families await their arrival at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. California is returning from the U.S. European Command area of responsibility where they executed the Chief of Naval Operations’ maritime strategy in support of national security interests and maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskins/Released)