NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (May 19, 2024) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Kris Merrell, from Rogers, Ark., embraces his sons after returning home from deployment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) at Naval Station Mayport. Carney returns after a deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sophie A. Pinkham)