NORFOLK (Spet. 17, 2021) Sailors depart the Ticonderoga Class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk to end their nine-month deployment. Monterey and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 17 following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard)