170515-N-BT947-768 SAN DIEGO (May. 15, 2017) Capt. William Sherrod, executive officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), hugs his children after the ship returned to it's homeport after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison/Released)