Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mellot (right) reunites with his wife Sharr and children (left to right) Sylvania, Mikey and Sophia aboard Coast Guard Cutter Legare in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Legare's crew returned to Portsmouth Tuesday after a 52-day patrol through the Caribbean and into the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn)