Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Hegseth welcome home U.S. Navy Sailors who deployed with Carrier Strike Group 12 consisting of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 16, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)