NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 22, 2024) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Ticali greets his family as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) returns to Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, March 22, 2024. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises, increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill)