http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/89 Category: Homecomings en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:29:50 -0400 Two ships will return to Norfolk Naval Station on Monday, the Navy said today. The ships coming home are the guided-missile destroyer Gonzalez and the guided-missile frigate Nicholas, according to a statement from Atlantic Fleet Naval Surface Force. Both vessels were on a six-month deployment to the 6th Fleet area of operations. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/two-ships-returning-norfolk-naval-station-monday Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:45:34 -0400 Unit size 26 sailors Location of deployment Iraq Deployed date January Returned date Wednesday http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/navy-cargo-transfer-platoon-returns-iraq Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:23:11 -0400 WEST POINT When a Virginia Army National Guard combat engineering unit returned to West Point on Sunday after a yearlong deployment, there wasn't just one celebration. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/national-guards-237th-greeted-family-friends-governor Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:13:22 -0400 WEST POINT When a Virginia Army National Guard combat engineering unit returned to West Point on Sunday following a year-long deployment, there wasn’t just one celebration. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/engineering-unit-returns-west-point-iraq Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:33:27 -0400 By Stephanie Lee More than 100 soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company are set to return to Virginia Sunday, after serving in Iraq since Sept. 2007. The welcome ceremony will take place at West Point High School at 2700 Mattaponi Ave. in West Point. The time has yet to be determined. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/soldiers-237th-engineer-company-return-iraq Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:01:51 -0400 VIRGINIA BEACH Sgt. Jason Newton and his wife, Shanna, have been apart for most of their married life. The couple wed three months before he left for Iraq and welcomed a baby girl halfway through his deployment, while he was home on leave. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/fort-story-soldiers-back-loving-arms-after-iraq-deployment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:39:50 -0400 NORFOLK The guided missile destroyer Cole will return to Norfolk Naval Station on Friday, the Navy said in a statement. The Cole is finishing a six-month deployment with the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets, according to a statement from the Commander, Atlantic Fleet Surface Force. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/destroyer-cole-return-norfolk-naval-station-friday Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:55:38 -0400 Unit/crew size 100 Leader Cmdr. Kevin Lopez Location of deployment Caribbean Sea Deployed date May 9 Returned date July 10 Highlights The 270-foot Coast Guard cutter Tampa began its patrol in the Florida Straits, looking for illegal immigrants, and then traveled to Haiti to work with the Royal Bahamian Defense Force against illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/coast-guard-cutter-tampa-returns-after-caribbean-mission Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:27:01 -0400 Unit/Crew size 134 sailors Leader Cmdr. Troy Jackson Location of deployment Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea Deployed date Dec. 28, 2007 Returned date June 28, 2008 Highlights The Los Angeles-class fast-attack sub returned from a six-month deployment supporting U.S. forces in the Middle East and Europe. Port calls included Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan, Greece and Spain. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/fastattack-sub-norfolk-returns-deployment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:53:21 -0400 NORFOLK When the Truman carrier strike group arrives home this morning, its nearly 7,500 sailors will begin a much deserved rest. The group spent the past seven months supporting ground troops in Iraq, watching pirates off the Horn of Africa, guarding oil platforms in the Persian Gulf and training with multiple navies from the west coast of Africa to the Black Sea. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/truman-groups-7500-sailors-had-busy-7-months Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:37:51 -0400