Welcome Home,
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Family and friends of sailors aboard amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport watch as the ship pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group. The ESG supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez


Amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group. The ESG supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez


A young boy waits for his grandfather to arrive aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze as ships of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group returned to Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after their six-month deployment. The ESG supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew D. Leistikow


Guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group. The ESG supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez


A sailor aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze meets his newborn baby boy on the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007. The sailor returned home after Nitze’s six-month deployment with Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group in support of maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez


Ensign Ryan Robertson kisses his wife at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007. The USS Nitze returned from a six-month deployment with Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, which supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez


Guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo


Family and friends of sailors aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf watch as the ship pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007, after a six-month deployment as part of Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo


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