The supercarrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with six thousand seamen on board docked in Norfolk after a five-month deployment in the Middle East.
The seamen were impatiently awaited by their families and friends. Touching pictures of their reunion after a long separation are waiting for you after the jump.Sailor Eliezer Arroyo holds his 23-month-old son Eliezer Jr. up in the air after stepping off of the USS Eisenhower after it arrived on July 30, in Norfolk, Va. The aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower (CVN 69) with its 6000 sailors returned to its home port after a five month deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in the 5th Fleet Area of responsibility conducting maritime security.
Stephanie Stewart and her boyfriend Petty Officer Joseph Rider embrace after he arrived on the USS Eisenhower on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Sailor Samual Millien kisses his four month old daughter Tara Millien after seeing her for the first time after arriving on the USS Eisenhower on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
A sailor looks out of a porthole on the USS Eisenhower after it arrived on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Sailors line the deck of the USS Eisenhower as it arrives on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Friends and family members gather to watch USS Eisenhower arrive on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Sailor Andrew VanWinkle embraces is wife Jana after he arrived on the USS Eisenhower on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
The USS Eisenhower arrives on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
The USS Eisenhower arrives on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Two-year-old Emily Smith takes a nap while waiting for her father to arrive on USS Eisenhower on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Sailors walk off of the USS Eisenhower after its arrival on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
Friends and family members gather to watch the arrival of the USS Eisenhower on July 30, in Norfolk, Va.
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