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171210-N-NI812-079 BREMERTON, Wash. (Dec. 10, 2017) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate Senior Chief Jason Hewitt, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), meets his son for the first time on the pier, during the ship's homecoming, Dec. 10, 2017, in Bremerton, Wash. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and Arabian Gulf which supported Operation Inherent Resolve and numerous multi-national exercises promoting peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead/Released)