170515-N-IA905-0096 SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Zackary Stiff kisses his wife after the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) returns to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the Pacific, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Morgan K. Nall/Released)