SAN DIEGO (Aug. 28, 2023) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Mason McCarty kisses his wife from the pier of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) in San Diego, Aug. 28, 2023. Paul Hamilton returned to homeport after a seven-month deployment in U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt)