181121-N-YB023-0044 EVERETT, Wash. (Nov. 21, 2018) Cmdr. James Andrew Strickland, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), is greeted by his spouse upon arrival at Naval Station Everett (NSE). Shoup returned to NSE from a cooperative Western Pacific deployment after supporting the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to enhance regional security and interoperability with partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clemente Lynch/Released)