BREMERTON, Wash.(Dec. 21, 2021) The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) returns to its homeport in Bremerton, Washington, Dec. 21, 2021, following a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The Pacific Submarine Force provides anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and early warning, special warfare capabilities, and strategic deterrence around the world to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sophia H. Brooks)