USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) refuels USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), 2 October 1999.

U.S. Navy Photo #991002-N-7750C-011 by PH3 Class David E. Carter II.

The Mediterranean Sea, 1 August 2000 - Sailors aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) gather on the flight deck to spell out "IKE 2000" referring to their successful deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in the new millenium. Deployed with Dwight D. Eisenhower were the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George (CG 71) (top) and USS Anzio (CG 68).

U.S. Navy photo #000801-N-7750C-003 by PH2 David E. Carter II.

Naval Station Norfolk, 18 August 2000 - A young girl watches and waits for the arrival of her father aboard the USS Cape St. George (CG 71), to one of the destroyer and submarine piers.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-03-11125 by: PH2 Chris Pastol.

Naval Station Norfolk, 18 August 2000 - Spectators watch and wait for the arrival of friends and family members aboard the USS Cape St. George (CG 71), at a pier.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-03-11123 by: PH2 Chris Pastol.

February 6, 2001 - From front: The guided missile cruisers USS Vicksburg (CG 69), USS Anzio (CG 68), USS Cape St. George (CG 71), USS Hue City (CG 66) and the guided missile detroyers USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Carney (DDG 64) participate in a Coordinated Engagement Capability (CEC) Exercise off the coast of Florida.

U.S. Navy photo #010206-N-2101W-002 by PH2 Class Alan Warner.

The Mediterranean Sea, 23 March 2003 - A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) launches from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). The Cape St. George is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.

U.S. Navy photo #030323-N-6946M-002by IS1 Kenneth Moll.

SAN DIEGO, 30 July 2007 - Guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) approaches her new homeport of Naval Base San Diego. The Aegis-class cruiser arrived in San Diego as part of the first major ship relocation of the adjustment of forces from the Atlantic to Pacific coast.

U.S. Navy photo #070730-N-5207L-010 by MC1 Bill Larned.

SAN DIEGO, 19 December 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) sits pier-side, ready for a judging panel's inspection during the 2007 holiday ship decoration contest. Ships and shore commands were judged on four criteria: degree of difficulty, originality of display, holiday spirit and creativity.

U.S. Navy photo#071219-N-4658L-115 by MC2 Mark A. Leonesio.

INDIAN OCEAN, 23 September 2008 - USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG-71) steam alongside amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5), not pictured, during an underway replenishment. The ships are deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

ARABIAN SEA, 24 May 2012 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104), bottom, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG-71) conduct a replenishment at sea. Sterett and Cape St. George are deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

US Navy photo #120524-N-XO959-121 by MC3 Amanda L. Kilpatrick

ARABIAN SEA, 5 July 2012 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) performs a firepower demonstration alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Navy photo #120705-N-NB694-186 by MCSN Joshua E. Walters