Thomas Hudner departed Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 18 with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group after completing their six-week composite unit training exercises. The ship transited the Atlantic Ocean and entered the Mediterranean Sea on March 8 alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), flagship of the IKE CSG, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), a ship of the IKE CSG. “The crew exceeded each and every one of my expectations and they should be as proud of their work as I am of them,” said Cmdr. Bo Mancuso, commanding officer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116). “For a multitude of missions and exercises, they did it all and they did it well.”
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Hugs, kisses, cheers and seven new babies greeted the officers and crew of the USS Thomas Hudner on Saturday as they returned home to Naval Station Mayport from the ship s maiden deployment
The Thomas Hudner was the first of a trio of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers scheduled to arrive over three days at the Navy base.
Shavon Echols drove from Athens, Ga., to welcome home her daughter, Shatoya Echols, a culinary specialist returning from her third deployment since joining the Navy in 2008.
Echols and her sister Yvette Mathis held up a homemade brightly colored banner reading Welcome Home We Missed You, Shatoya!!! that was decorated with a hand-drawn house. The sign was made by Mathis young daughter who stayed up till 2 a.m. to finish it, Echols said.