NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Aug. 4, 2022) Sailors and former shipmates man the rails before the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) decommissioning ceremony, Aug. 4, 2022. Vella Gulf was commissioned on Sept. 18, 1993, at Naval Station Norfolk. Vella Gulf is the first of five cruisers set to be decommissioned this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Milham)