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Ensign Ryan Robertson kisses his wife at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007. The USS Nitze returned from a six-month deployment with Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, which supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.

Ensign Ryan Robertson kisses his wife at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007. The USS Nitze returned from a six-month deployment with Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, which supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.

Ensign Ryan Robertson kisses his wife at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 3, 2007. The USS Nitze returned from a six-month deployment with Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, which supported maritime operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.

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