NORFOLK (Dec. 30, 2016) Gas Turbine Systems Technician Mechanical 3rd Class Bradley A. Spears proposes to Emily Palmer during a homecoming celebration for the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason, part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group conducted a seven-month combat deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

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