191104-N-PW494-0589 NORFOLK (Nov. 4, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Christopher Blackmer, from Fostoria, Mich., kisses his girlfriend for the ceremonial first kiss following deployment. Bainbridge, USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to their homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after the successful completion of a seven-month deployment as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard/Released