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PHOTOS: USS Mitscher deploys
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Ali Weatherton, 13News Now
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Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Dennis Mottley says goodbye to his family before departing Naval Station Norfolk on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57).
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Dennis Mottley says goodbye to his family before departing Naval Station Norfolk on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57).
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Ali Weatherton, 13News Now
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Ali Weatherton, 13News Now
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ballistic missile defense to the Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation.
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Jacob and Katie Milham hug before Jacob leaves aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). The couple say they've been through deployments before, but not as husband and wife.
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Ali Weatherton, 13News Now
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
Cmdr. Ian Scaliatine, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) speaks with local media before departing Naval Station Norfolk.
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ballistic missile defense to the Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation.
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
Family members wave during the departure of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher. Mitscher departed Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ballistic missile defense to the Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation.
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Ali Weatherton, 13News Now
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ballistic missile defense to the Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation.
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ballistic missile defense to the Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation.
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