Sylvania (left to right), Mikey and Sophia Mellot wait with their mother Sharr Mellot at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Va., for their father Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mellott to return from a 52-day patrol aboard Coast Guard Cutter Legare Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. The family waited as part a large group of family and friends of the cutter crew who returned home just in time for the holidays. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Krystyn Pecora)