JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) Donald Mattes, from Crown Point, Ind., assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) reunites with his family after the boat returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II)