Machinist's Mate 3rd Class James Jones, a sailor assigned to USS Nashville (LPD 13), kisses his six-week-old son for the first time after returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

Nashville, USS Nicholas (FFG 47) and USS Saipan (LHA 2) returned to Norfolk after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of the war on terror.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Laura A. Moore