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Sailors aboard the USS Norfolk heave mooring lines as the submarine departs from Pier 3, on board Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 28, 2007, for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.

LEAVING NORFOLK

Sailors aboard the USS Norfolk heave mooring lines as the submarine departs from Pier 3, on board Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 28, 2007, for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.

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