US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale hoists a 240-foot homeward bound pennant as it prepares to return to homeport in San Diego after completing an extended deployment November 5, 2013 operating in the Pacific Ocean. The homeward bound pennant is flown by ships that are on a continuous overseas duty for nine months and returning to a homeport. The length of the pennant is one-foot for each Sailor who has served aboard while overseas for more than nine months.


US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale hoists a 240-foot homeward bound pennant as it prepares to return to homeport in San Diego after completing an extended deployment November 5, 2013 operating in the Pacific Ocean. The homeward bound pennant is flown by ships that are on a continuous overseas duty for nine months and returning to a homeport. The length of the pennant is one-foot for each Sailor who has served aboard while overseas for more than nine months.


Size: 5000px × 3570px
Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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