221129-N-IL330-1076 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 29, 2022) – Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Ezekial Zacharias, from Mountain View, Oklahoma, left, a winner of the “first kiss” raffle, kisses his wife after departing amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Nov. 29, 2022. Tripoli returned to Naval Base San Diego following the ship's maiden deployment where they operated in the 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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