Petty Officer 2nd class Tariq Imran says goodbye to his wife Kyla as he gets ready to deploy aboard the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, which includes the amphibious transport dock ship Arlington and the dock landing ship Fort McHenry, will conduct a scheduled seven-month deployment in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence in Europe and the Middle East. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP), APTOPIX