home soon! Amy Atkins of Norfolk, Va, and son Bryce wave goodbye to her husband, Fire Controllman 2nd Class Stephen Atkins, of San Antonio, Texas. His ship, the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville, deployed Monday for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier battlegroup.

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