Andrew Degrandpre | The Seattle Times

Sailors heave line on the fo’c’sle as the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee arrives in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a brief stop for fuel and provisions, Dec. 20, 2021. The vessel, normally deployed to intercept drug trafficking in the Caribbean, is battling a coronavirus outbreak among its fully vaccinated crew. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle Baker/U.S. Navy via The New York Times) – FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY – XNYT65 XNYT65

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