Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class (SW)Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 12, 2015) Damage Controlman 2nd Class (SW) Michael Falconer (R) waits onboard the guided-missile cruiser Normandy for the brow to be put over, connecting the ship to the pier so he can depart the ship and meet his wife for the traditional "first kiss." of the returning crew. With Falconer is Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class (SW) Christopher Archuleta (middle) and Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class (SW) Jordan Urie. Normandy returned to Norfolk, Dec. 12 from an around the world cruise. Photo by Mark D. Faram Times StaffNaval Station, Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 12, 2015) Damage Controlman 2nd Class (SW) Michael Falconer kisses his wife on the ship’s brow for the traditional "first kiss." of the returning crew of the guided-missile cruiser Normandy. Normandy returned to Norfolk, Dec. 12 from an around the world cruise. Photo by Mark D. Faram Times Staff.Aboard the USS Normandy, Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 12, 2015) Quartermaster Seaman (SW) Darius Ringer officially marks the symbolic end to the round the world cruise of the USS Normandy by bringing down the underway colors from the ship’s mast as the ship “shifts colors” after mooring at 9:32 am Dec. 12 upon returning t Norfolk Naval Station. from an around the world cruise. Photo by Mark D. Faram Times Staff.
The piecemeal progress of extremism-prevention efforts during the past four years is more than can be expected out of the Pentagon in 2025, experts said.
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