USS Port Royal returns to Pearl Harbor after 212-day deployment [Image 6 of 9]

HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES

03.24.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Troutman 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

170324-N-ON468-223 PEARL HARBOR (Mar. 24, 2017) Chief Operations Specialist Willie Sparrow greets his wife Ora Sparrow with "the first kiss" as the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) returns to homeport Pearl Harbor after a 212-day independent deployment to the Arabian Sea, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, South China Sea, Western Pacific, and Indian Ocean. While deployed to the U.S. 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, the ship and crew of more than 390 Sailors conducted joint maritime security exercises with South East Asia partners, theatre anti-submarine operations, joint counterterrorism/smuggling exercises, Pacific presence operations in the South China Sea, 5th Fleet sector air defense, and carrier strike group operations with USS Dwight D Eisenhower and USS Carl Vinson. Port Royal also conducted straits transits, providing protection for U.S. and international commerce and projecting sea control in the vicinity of Yemen and Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.24.2017
• Date Posted: 03.24.2017 18:25
• Photo ID: 3258069
• VIRIN: 170324-N-ON468-223
• Resolution: 3994x3222
• Size: 1.24 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HI, US