Petty Officer 2nd Class John Neet, Navy, holds his son Dustin while his wife Cafada Neet places her husbandХs hat on her sonХs head on Jan. 24, 1996. The family was re-united in Norfolk, Va., when Petty Officer NeetХs ship the aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66) returned from a six month, Mediterranean Sea deployment. Additionally, the America Battle Group operated in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Operation Joint Endeavor. This was the last deployment for the USS America which is scheduled for decommissioning later th


Petty Officer 2nd Class John Neet, Navy, holds his son Dustin while his wife Cafada Neet places her husbandХs hat on her sonХs head on Jan. 24, 1996. The family was re-united in Norfolk, Va., when Petty Officer NeetХs ship the aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66) returned from a six month, Mediterranean Sea deployment. Additionally, the America Battle Group operated in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Operation Joint Endeavor. This was the last deployment for the USS America which is scheduled for decommissioning later this year. Neet, from Alameda, Calif., is an Aviation BoatswainХs Mate (Fuels) onboard the ship.


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