USS Spruance returns to San Diego after record 357-day deployment
The destroyer USS Spruance has arrived back at Naval Base San Diego following a 357-day overseas deployment. It is the longest deployment for an American destroyer since World War II. The extended tour came as tensions rose in the US-Iran conflict, prompting the Navy to send two destroyers to the Middle East. Admiral Daryl Caudle pointed to the strain this places on the fleet. He warned that the deployment crisis is affecting maintenance and future operational readiness.
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