150225-N-FV739-170 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 25, 2015) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Seaman Victor Venegas, a Sailor returning from the deployed amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), greets his newborn son for the first time. During the deployment, the ARG transited nearly 35,000 nautical miles and conducted air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher A. Veloicaza/Released)