Shannon Huff, wife of Master-at-Arms 1st Class (SW/AW) Mitchell Huff and his children Preston, 7 (L) and Keiran, 5, spot their father disembarking the carrier John C. Stennis as it arrived in Norfolk. (Mark D. Faram/staff) 
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Mitchell Huff hugs his children Keiran, 5, left, and Preston, 7, after disembarking the carrier John C. Stennis in Norfolk. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) 
Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the carrier John C. Stennis in Norfolk. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) 
Tugboats work the bow of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis as the ship arrives pierside in Norfolk. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) 
Sailors from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman wait to help tie up the carrier John C. Stennis. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) 
Family and friends strain try to glimpse loved ones on board the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) 
A lone officer watches the festivities pierside from his perch on the island of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis. (Mark D. Faram/Staff)
