NORFOLK (September 23, 2017) Information Systems Technicians 1st Class John Scott hugs his wife and son as the "first hug" during the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan's (LHD 5) return to homeport. he ship returned from a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and Middle East.

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