171210-N-WX604-0367 EVERETT, Wash. (Dec. 10, 2017)

171210-N-WX604-0367 EVERETT, Wash. (Dec. 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Timothy Stramel, a Chicago, Ill. native assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) returns to Naval Station Everett, after a six-month deployment with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Dec. 10, 2017. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Montemarano/Released)