Stennis home again in Bremerton

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sailors man the rails on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as a tugboat steams alongside near Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo)

USS John C. Stennis arrived at its homeport in Bremerton on Friday, July 10, after a six-month deployment. The ship wound its way home along the length of the West Coast after exercises off the coast of Alaska, making stops in Everett and San Diego to drop off air wing crew members.

Kitsap Sun covered the homecoming festivities, including what that's like for some single sailors, and posted this video of one father's first chance to meet his daughter born during the deployment:

For more homecoming coverage, see Stennis public affairs' news release and Twitter feed with links to lots of candid photos, like this one: