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Twenty years ago, on 22 April 2003, The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN-724), under the command of Commander Michael E. Jabaley Jr. USN, arrived in HMAS Stirling at Garden Island, Australia, for a week-long visit to Perth.On 21 March 2003, thirty U.S. Navy and coalition warships, including USS Louisville, then assigned to Naval Forces Central Command, launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) during military operations to disarm Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.USS Louisville was officially decommissioned 9 March 2021 during a ceremony near Dry Dock #5 on Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, after more than 34-years of active service.This picture is from USS Louisville's 2003 Press Kit, USN Photo.