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Caption:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Jul. 24, 2003) -- Los Angeles class attack
submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), one of four Pacific Fleet submarines
to strike at targets in Iraq during the Operation Iraqi Freedom,
returns to her home port in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Key West left
for deployment on Jan. 24, 2003 and was in the Arabian Gulf when
coalition forces began the initial strike against various targets in
Iraq. In addition to participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Key West was the first U.S. warship on station during the initial phase
of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated in strike missions into
Afghanistan. As a result of the operations, the commanding
officer, Cmdr. Chuck Merkel, became the first submarine skipper since
World War II to lead his crew in back-to-back combat operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C.
Cantrell. (RELEASED)
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