Cmdr. Timothy Barry, executive officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), left, watches as its crew leaves the ship during its decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois)