February 26, 2012 - March 3, 2012 (87 images)

Petty Officer First Class Christon Harding holds his six-month-old daughter Lilleeana, who was born while he was at sea on board the USS John C. Stennis, on March, 2, 2012 at Naval Station Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. The carrier and its 3,200 crew members arrived Friday after spending a six-month deployment in support of Middle East operations. UPI /Jim Bryant

USS John C. Stennis Commanding Officer, Capt. Ronald Reis hugs his family, (L), while Rear Adm. Craig Faller, strike group commander, hugs his wife Martha after the 1,092-foot-long aircraft carrier pulled into its home port on on March, 2, 2012 at Naval Station Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. The carrier and its 3,200 crew members arrived Friday after spending a six-month deployment in support of Middle East operations. UPI /Jim Bryant

The staff at a polling station prepares the ballots for voters in Tehran, Iran on March 2, 2012. Iranians started voting for the ninth parliamentary election since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian