NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 22, 2024) Cryptological Technician (Maintenance) Seaman Andrew Jamison, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), part to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), greets his family as Mesa Verde returns to Naval Station Norfolk following an eight and a half-month deployment operating in the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation, March 21, 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)