Returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor

U.S. Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) disembark the ship to greet their families upon returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii April 23, 2010. The ship, which departed the base Sept. 14, 2009, on an independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets areas of responsibility, is returning stateside following the seven-month deployment. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup, U.S. Navy/Released)