NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 17, 2024) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Arellano, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), walks down the pier with his wife as the Leyte Gulf returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 17, 2024, marking their final deployment. Leyte Gulf deployed to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility, seizing 6,470 kilograms of illicit-drugs, a semi-submersible, and conducted theater security cooperation visits. Constructed in 1985 and commissioned in 1987, Leyte Gulf is named after the decisive World War II battle in the Philippine Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill)