GROTON, Conn. (Nov. 26, 2021) Tugboats guide USS Minnesota (SSN 783) to the pier as the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine returns to Naval Submarine Base New London following a regularly-scheduled deployment. The submarine returned a week earlier than originally planned, much to the joy of families ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristan B. Lotz)