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251212-N-AS506-1792 U.S. Sailors attached to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) embrace with families after returning to their homeport in Everett, Washington, after a nine-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 12, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in port conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)