Senior Chief Kellen Voland hugs his daughter Kiely, 9, as daughter Sophia, 7, and wife Laura run to greet him as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota returns Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The North Dakota was deployed to the European Command Areas of Responsibility under Cmdr. Mark Robinson. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Senior Engineering Department Master Chief Joseph Ceferatti, center, hugs his children, from left, Noah, 6, Abigail and Chloe, both 4, as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota returns Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The North Dakota was deployed to the European Command Areas of Responsibility under Cmdr. Mark Robinson. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Crewmen from the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota stand on the sail of the ship, which is covered in ice Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, as it returns to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The North Dakota was deployed to the European Command Areas of Responsibility under Cmdr. Mark Robinson. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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From left, Ensign Shawn Brennan holds his daughter Vivian, 20 months, as his sons Grayson, 5, and Isaac, 3, open a box revealing the gender of the family's new baby as their mother and Brennan's wife, Elizabeth, looks on as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota returns Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The North Dakota was deployed to the European Command Areas of Responsibility under Cmdr. Mark Robinson. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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