Emily Zoski kisses her boyfriend, Petty Officer 2nd class Slade Stroinski as the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) returns to the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., following a regularly scheduled deployment to the European Command area of authority Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The New Hampshire made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway, Faslane, Scotland and Brest, France during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Victoria Polentz kisses her boyfriend Josh Ayers as his sub, the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), returns to the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., following a regularly scheduled deployment to the European Command area of authority Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The New Hampshire made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway, Faslane, Scotland and Brest, France during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Haley Price, left, races to share the traditional first kiss with her husband Petty Officer 3rd class Jonathan Price as the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) returns to the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., following a regularly scheduled deployment to the European Command area of authority Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The New Hampshire made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway, Faslane, Scotland and Brest, France during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Petty Officer 2nd class Benjamin Gaston, right, drops to one knee to propose marriage to his girlfriend Sarah Eastwood as the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) returns to the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., following a regularly scheduled deployment to the European Command area of authority Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Eastwood said yes. The New Hampshire made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway, Faslane, Scotland and Brest, France during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Krista Pruitt and her husband Petty Officer 2nd class Lee Pruitt, left, and Petty Officer 2nd class Samuel Bradley and his wife Alicia kiss on the pier as the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) returns to the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., following a regularly scheduled deployment to the European Command area of authority Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The New Hampshire made port calls in Haakonsvern, Norway, Faslane, Scotland and Brest, France during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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